Cholestyramine

Mindoz

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Joined : Aug 2018

Posts : 1

Posted 8/2/2018 10:33 PM (GMT 0)

I picked up giardia somehow a few months ago. After a round of antibiotics, the giardia was gone but the diarrhea remained. My G-I doctor says it is common for people to develop IBS after a giardia infection and it can last months, or many years. Not happy to hear that! Not much has helped but my doc said I should try cholestyramine. He said it helps around 30% of IBS patients. Have only taken it for 3 days but I see some promise. Any other people have Giardia or IBS who have tried this "magic powder"?

straydog

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Joined : Feb 2003

Posts : 19850

Posted 8/3/2018 1:51 PM (GMT 0)

Hello & welcome to the forum. It can be very effective with diarrhea for sure. I have been on it in the past after having my gallbladder out. And again after resection surgery because of Crohn’s disease. There is a lot of posts in the archives of members having success with it.

Good luck, I hope it works for you.

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