PCOS Messages for February, 2002: Re: Glucophage HELL

Re: Glucophage HELL

From: Anne (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 5 Feb 2002 07:08:43 -0600 (CST)

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TJ,

I also have no gallbladder (mine was removed because it didn't work, I didn't have stones), and I'm on glucophage xr 1000 in divided doses. I tend to have the problems you mention even without glucophage due to the absence of a gallbladder.

Suggestions - take the first dose with breakfast not lunch, drink a full glass of water.

Take the dinner pill in the middle of your meal.

Eat 2 pieces of fresh fruit a day (mid-morning snack and mid-day snack) (but not bananas, pineapples, or grapes because they are too high sugar).

Switch from oreos to diabetic cookies made with fructose.

Watchout for hidden sources of sorbitol - sorbitol causes problems for lots of people.

Even if you think you are not lactose intolerant, cut out dairy for a week and see if that helps.

I only have occassional problems with the glucophage after 4/5 months. It should be stopping you from wanting the oreos, maybe you need a bit more time.

If I were to eat so many cookies I would have a bad reaction (racing heart, jitteriness, etc) even with the glucophage - I do to all sugary carbs esp. corn chips and pasta.

You should not be eating those things with the condition you have, they're poison. I know what you mean about the denial, I too thought the glucophage gave me a license to eat poorly in the beginning. What it does is make it easier to not eat poorly once it balances you out and you feel better and you will not want those "good tasting" things that make you sick, you'll just get used to feeling good.

My endo said I was doing the best of all her patients taking glucophage mostly because I stuck with it. - Think of what is at stake and stick with it.

Good luck.

Anne

At Mon, 4 Feb 2002, TJ wrote: >
>Please refresh my memory.. Glucophage works along the same lines as
>Antabuse does, correct? I have had sudden diarrhea at least 5 or 6 days
>a week, every week, since starting it on January 2. I think I am in
>major denial....that little voice keeps telling me "it's ok, you're
>taking the Glucophage so you CAN eat carbs!" but I don't really think
>that should pertain to eating a whole sleeve of Oreos.. I'm trying to
>figure out what I'm doing that's causing the diarrhea - it's either the
>glucophage/carb thing or it's the no gallbladder/too much fat in the
>diet thing.. Either way I think I'm miserable! I can't figure out what
>I can or can't eat! I also don't know if increasing my dosage of
>glucophage will help or hurt the situation at this point. I'm going to
>start to cut back on the carbs - or at least give it my best shot (I
>have no discipline, I can admit this!).
>
>So I guess my questions are 1) could the diarrhea be from having too
>many carbs with the glucophage and 2) would increasing my dosage (from
>1000 mg to 1500 mg) possibly stop the diarrhea or would it make it
>worse?
>
>Thanks for your help!
>Tracy

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