Welchol and IBS...it's a MIRACLE!

I know this subject has been posted about before and I have actually never posted on a site like this but I feel like I really want to this time.....I have suffered from Irritable Bowel Syndrome for YEARS!  Probably about 22 years and it has really been a burden for me.  I have the big "D" side of IBS.  I have gone to numerous gastroenterologists through the years and have had numerous tests done.  Always clear and always told "well, it looks like IBS".  about 10 years ago, I had my gallbladder removed because they said that it was not functioning properly, no stones, just not functioning. 

So a new endo doctor suggested Welchol to me a few months ago, I had never heard of it.  She said to give it a try because it has shown to help people without gallbladders who suffer from IBS and that it was considered a safe med.  So I gave it a try and HOLY *&#$, my IBS is GONE!!!!!!!!  It is truly amazing and has changed my life!  What a relief, I never thought I would know in my lifetime what it would be like to not run to the restroom after enjoying a nice meal at a restaurant.  Or worrying how I would make it through a 5 hour plane ride without having to use the gross airplane bathrooms. 

Anyway, if my post can help anyone out there, it is so worth posting!  I wish I had known about Welchol years ago!  But am so, so thankful that I know about it now!!  I am curious to know if it has helped any with IBS who still have their gallbladder??

Thank you!!

Besides D, I also had bloating and nausea. My doctor said that often times, in people who have their gallblader removed, the bile can act as an irritant to the colon and can cause IBS or D. At least that is the way I understood it. I definitely know that the way Welchol is working with me, it is binding the bile in my system and passing through nicely. In the past, I've had an endoscopy at least 5 times along with colonoscopies. They always found that my stomach lining was irritated and there was always bile in it. So I think my gallbladder wasn't working the way it was supposed to all those years. Whatever it is doing, I will take it. It has been a BLESSING in my life, even at the ripe age of 40!! Thanks!!

Some people who have there gallbladder out get D.

This too, " stomach lining was irritated' is not IBS.

But, that is NOT IBS. The exact cause of IBS is yet to be determined, but they have learned a lot about it in the last ten years.

Some people have IBS and gallbladder problems.


Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), which is classified as a functional gastrointestinal disorder, is a chronic condition of the lower gastrointestinal tract. Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) can affect any part of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, including the esophagus, stomach and intestines. The most common is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Irritable bowel syndrome is sometimes called spastic colon, mucous colitis, spastic colitis, nervous stomach, or irritable colon. These are outdated terms. Modern research understands IBS as a disorder of increased reactivity of the bowel, visceral hypersensitivity and dysfunction of the brain-gut axis. There are subgroups being defined as well, including post-infectious IBS which can lead to IBS symptoms. Irritable bowel syndrome is the most common functional GI disorder.


Did you get pain or discomfort?

Again, it is good news something is really working for you.