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Re: Met. Symptoms
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 30 Apr 2003 06:54:25 -0500 (CDT)
I don't have IBS, but mild constipation and PCOS have always gone hand
in hand for me. Gluc/Met did help a lot. I made a recent discovery
though. I always eat a couple fresh fruits before my high protein
breakfast and found that if I drink a small glass of cranberry juice
(the real good stuff from the health food store only) after my fruit and
wait 15 minutes for it to "work" before I continue with my breakfast, I
am in the bathroom within an hour or two, and constipation is
non-existant. I drink the juice every 2 to 3 days, not everyday. And
the more tastey combo juices like cranberry/peach or cranberry/rasberry,
etc. work just fine. Just one of my little experiments.
At Wed, 30 Apr 2003, J.W.J. wrote:
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>At Tue, 29 Apr 2003, GoldenEagle wrote:
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>>And one final question... Are there any other women here who suffer from BOTH
>>PCOS and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (with constipation as the primary symptom,
>>although any form of IBS symptom will be ok. :)) )?
>>
>>Dawn
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>Dawn,
>I have PCOS and also have been diagnosed by three doctors as having IBS,
>constipation-predominant. I don't know if I can help you with your
>questions, but I can tell you how I have done on Metformin. I was
>actually in a quite "regular" period during my first year on Metformin.
>It wasn't until the start of my second year on Met. that I started
>getting the constipation and cramping again. I don't think, at least
>for me, that it had anything to do with the Metformin, but I could be
>wrong. My gastroenterologist said that IBS just has a mind of it's own
>and you go in cycles for no apparent reason. I did try that new
>medicine that's supposed to be just for people with our diagnosis. It's
>called Zelnorm (Tegasarod). It did nothing for me, but you could ask
>your doctor about it or read up on it. My doctor also has me taking
>lots of fiber supplement every day; the jury is still out on whether it
>really helps or not, though. I've also been told to take extra
>magnesium. He said start with 1/2 teaspoon of Milk of Magnesia each
>night, and if that didn't help to try 1 teaspoon, and keep going up
>until I got relief. If I take too much Milk of Magnesia (such as the
>suggested dose on the bottle) I get painful cramping.
>Hope this helps,
>Jessica
>
>--
>J.W.J.
>
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