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Posted 6/25/2013 12:51 PM (GMT 0)
Hi, I get bowel movements with gas after every meal. Mostly breakfast and Lunch. There is no change with the type of the meal. i dont get any abdominal pain. I tried with fiber supplements, Antibiotics, and GDU Kit (Combined drugs) But no use. Please help
Posted 6/26/2013 2:52 PM (GMT 0)
What is your diet like? Have you kept a food diary to see is there is a definite pattern to these episodes? It is normal to get the urge to go after eating, but excessive gas or loose stools or diarrhea is not normal. What sort of fiber supplements did you try? Metamucil is known to cause gas for example, but Citrucel is more mild.

Are you under the care of a doctor at this point? I would try the food diary for a couple of weeks, then see a good Gastroenterologist. Please let us know how you are doing. Ruth
Posted 6/26/2013 6:38 PM (GMT 0)
Why not try probiotics instead of antibiotics?
Posted 6/27/2013 3:32 AM (GMT 0)
Renew Life Probiotics are some of the best probiotics around. Pricey but worth it. You find them at health food stores in the fridge, many strengths, starting as low as 15 billion up to 50 or 80, even higher if need be.

Google renew life probiotics, read reviews, the most common strength for IBS issues is 50 Billion count. You may find that daily probiotics might just be what you need.
Posted 6/27/2013 10:33 AM (GMT 0)
Initialy i tried with reguler medical doctors, Then visited a specialist(Physician). He only instructed to go ahead with the GDU kit (Combined 3 drugs - Omeprazole 20mg + Clarithromycin 250mg + Tinidazole 500 mg)
But even it didnt work. Then he gave a letter to a Gastroenterologist . I am expecting to visit him.
I tried with various different foods to monitor reactions. It didnt rely on the type of food.
Posted 6/27/2013 2:22 PM (GMT 0)
Cut out grains and legumes(and anything derived from them) for a couple days and see what happens. Cutting these out does wonders for gas and bloating.
Posted 6/29/2013 7:25 AM (GMT 0)
I am having the same problem at the moment but I am probably worse. Meals almost always give me to urge to go (and if not immediately, about 30 minutes after they will). I also feel bloated shortly after eating and continually pass smelly burning gas (the type of gas you have when you have an imminent onset of diarrhea).

My stools are mostly loose (rarely nicely formed, rarely completely diarrhea). They float and are yellow in colour. I've been through a plethora of examinations (colonoscopy, faecal calproctectin, stool tests, urea breath test, SIBO breath test, blood test) and all have shown nothing.

I've tried numerous things (antibiotics, immodium, antispasmodics, anti-depressants, chinese medicines, supplements, anti-fungals, herbs, diet changes) all of which have had little to no help. I am not sure what to do.

I've ordered a bottle of Nexabiotics, which I hope to try. I am also thinking I might try Xifaxan (Rifaximin), an antibiotic known to help (and cure) IBS, to see the effect.
Posted 6/29/2013 1:11 PM (GMT 0)
You should google bile salts diarrhea. The job of a gall bladder is to process bile properly, but sometimes if a patient had their GB removed or it's not functioning properly, the bile gets dumped into the GI tract. And this bile can wreak all sorts of havoc, dumping episodes, if not loose stool, repeated trips to the bathroom and often times the stool output color is yellow.

What to do. Well, google the above 3 words elsewhere on the web but also here, there is one very helpful member here, Inape I believe is her name she has posted lengthly posts detailing all of this. Sometimes all a person in this situation needs to chew 3 Caltrate with Vitamin D pills each day, one with each meal. There are medications that can mimic the job of a gall bladder, these meds as they travel thru the GI tract bind with the bile that's not where it should be. One is a generic form of Welchol - called cholestryramine, it's a powder you mix with juice or applesauce, etc. at bedtime. It's usually prescribed for high cholesterol but has an added benefit for those struggling with symptoms you've described. Ask your doctor if cholestryramine might help you. But in the meantime a simple tactic would be to try Calrate, if yo do, the pills are scored in the middle so you can easily cut them in half. You'd want to take 1/2 pill with each meal and work your way up to a full pill. Also, during your meals consume very little water/beverage. Save the times between meals for your water intake. Skip chewing gum and using straws with beverages as well, both habit bring more air into an already touchy GI tract. You'd want to reduce added air intake.

Good luck to you.
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