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Re: Help for my possible IBS
From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 28 Sep 2003 20:33:26 -0500 (CDT)
Anon
Yes, sounds like ibs. You need fiber and tons of it. Metamucil,
fibercon, konsyl, whatever, just lots of it.
At Sun, 28 Sep 2003, anonymous wrote:
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>Hi i am 18 year old college student. I had my gallbladder removed when
>I was 16. about 4-6 months after that I started having problems with my
>digestive system. See every time I ate something I would have diarreah
>about 30 minutes afterwards. I would stop eating at school because i
>was worried that I couldn't make it to the restroom in time. When i
>talked to my doctor he said I needed to cut out all fatty and greasy
>foods. Well i did but that did not help at all if anyhting it would
>make me constipated for about two weeks (4 total bowel movements) and
>then I would have diarreah for about a week. Along with the diarreah
>and constipation, when I ate my stomach would make loud noises, which
>other people could hear. Also sometimes when I eat something it will
>make me double over in pain and I can only lay in bed. Do you think
>this is IBS and if so this there something that can elleviate the
>symptoms?
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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board
Pregnancy and Birth Section
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.
*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.
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