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Posted 12/7/2008 1:17 AM (GMT 0)
Hey everyone hope you all are well I just wanted to know does anyone experience urgency with their IBS I do and I hate it.I get a sudden urge before I move my bms I've never had any accidents on myself thank God it's just I start feeling my stool moving really quickly to be evacuated I never have any control over it cant hold it till later needs to be done right away.Is there any medications that help with urgency? or could it just be do to a spastic colon? I would like to read your experiences and advice it would be greatly appreciated. :-)
Posted 12/8/2008 1:42 PM (GMT 0)

Questran helped with having more formed BMs, but I still suffered from frequency and urgency issues just like what you described.

I was prescribed Elavil (amitryptaline).  At a very, very low dose (about 12.5 mg), it controls the urgency and frequency 90% of the time.

It's  too low a dose for clinical depression, it works on the receptors in your gut quite well.  You may want to discuss this with your MD or GI specialist.

Posted 12/8/2008 11:19 PM (GMT 0)
I find an antispasmodic (buscupan or colofac ibs) slow things down and help with urgency issues. If i know i have to go somewhere i take these and so far it has helped. I can't take them on a daily basis though as i found they can slow things down a bit too much when taken all the time.

Posted 12/9/2008 1:09 PM (GMT 0)
I'll check into those meds with my GI doctor I researched them online and they have a lot of side effects I'm going to be careful before I decide to take anyone of them.I'll have to talk it over with my GI doctor though thanks for the info very informative I know something that I did not know now. :-)
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