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Re: Help: Endo/IBS
From: Nicky (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Sep 25 07:22:19 2003
Amanda, I have horrible IBS and I have tried most of the drugs for this.
I have not tried the new one that you mentioned however. Bentyl and
that did nothing. Zanax I hear works for some people but it does as you
say cause you to become sluggish. My friend who takes it has built up a
tolerance and seems to do ok on it. Do you watch what you eat? I know
that mine kicks into overdrive when I eat certain things like salad,
corn, bread (because of the yeast as Mariah said)red peppers, and my
favorite anything fried or greasy. If you can keep a journal of the
foods you eat for a couple of weeks and you can get a good feeling of
what will cause you to have the problem. Hope this helps.
Nicky
At Wed, 24 Sep 2003, Mariah wrote:
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>Hi Amanda,
>I am going through a similar struggle presently. Only a good doctor can
>tell you if Zelnorm might be right for your situation, but in my own
>*personal* experience, taking Zelnorm actually worsened symptoms instead
>of making them better. It threw my whole digestive system more out of
>whack than it was to begin with.
>
>One very basic thing, which you have probably already considered -
>ibuprofen, especially the ectra-strenth Motrin that many doctors
>prescribe for Endo pain, is very hard on the digestive tract. If you've
>been taking ibuprofen regularly for more than a few eeks, it could be a
>contributing factor. Also, certain mendication can make the effects
>ofthe ibuprofen on you stomach/digestive tract worse. Also, I have not
>personally been checked for Candida overgrowth of the digestive tracts,
>but I know that a yeast-free diet has been said to help in cases where
>there is Candida overgrowth in the digestive tract.
>
>For me, whenever my system is really bad, I drink 3-4 cups of strong
>ginger tea a day, and before eating, I take entric-coated peppermint oil
>capsules -- these I found at my local health food store and bought in
>desparation when the Zelnorm wasn't doing anything -- they worked much
>better than the Zelnorm!
>
>Anyways, that's just from my own personal experience... i'd be
>interested to hear what other folks suggest...
>-M
>
>At Wed, 24 Sep 2003, Amanda wrote:
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>>Hi. Endo and IBS are back worse than ever. I am now on Aygestin to
>>stop my period and Bentyl and Xanax, both in small doses for IBS. The
>>IBS meds do not seem to be working anymore and I'm in Grad school and
>>the Xanax makes me feel dumb. I don't know if my doctor will consider
>>another surgery, it's only been a year and a half since my last one.
>>After surgery though everything was 100% better. Has anyone out there
>>tried another med. for IBS that works. I also do not have perscription
>>coverage so I need something cheap, with Aygestin being so expensive I
>>have no money. Also, I keep seeing a med. called Zelnorm on TV. Does
>>this work. Thanks.
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