Has anyone tried Immodium?

If you mean immodium, yes I have. I works really well to control loose stools and irregularity when combined with pslium husk. It works pretty slowly if you have severe watery diarrhea. It works by slowing motility rate so if that isn't the problem it will do nothing. It seems to me that if you slow things down the mesalamine drugs will work better too.

Gary, do you think that even 1 Immodium taken with formed stools is harmful? I take it once in awhile when I am planning on going out for long periods where there may not be a restroom. I have heard people talk about toxic colon from it, but didn't worry much since I only do it once in a while.

The one pill seems to really help me when I need to go out. I will do some research on it before I do it again. Thanks Gary

The warnings with immodium are that you should not use it as the PRIMARY treatment for UC. The maximum dose is 8 pills a day and I don't worry one bit about taking a single pill when I have to go somewhere and am having symptoms. I do have distal disease, extremely high motitity, never constipated and mild/moderate disease. If you have pancolitis,constipation, and severe disease, you might want to avoid it. It is a pretty mild drug. It takes a 7-10 days at 8 pills a day to even slow down my stools to milk shake consistency. Personally I think some people abuse these types of meds by trying to get rock hard stools or taking the max dose out of fear of an accident without having diahrea at all. They could kill you.

Sorry about my spelling.
Thank you for all the advise. I would probably only take one or two depending on....

I, in no way, have formed stool. I am talking about watery, mush!
Some days I get an anxiety attack just with the thought of having to drive to work in the morning. Wondering if I will make it.

If I need to go on a road trip, like 4 or 5 hours; my stress level goes off the chart.

Thanks

Hello Mrs S
I use Imodium to slow down watery diarrhea.
Also use it if I am going shopping or out to dinner don't want an accident do we ?

I never take more than 4 a day

Imodium used to work like a charm for me, when my symptoms were likely "ibs" but once I entered crazy flare it didnt work a bit. I was actually shocked when I took 5 and was still pooping! Prior to flare I'd only ever need 2-3 and then I'd stop pooping for a day! My dr. Said I could go up to the daily max, but I was too afraid. I'm not currently having diarreah, just frequent formed stools on a bad day. I don't think it's a good idea to take it if you're having formed stools, I'm too afraid of constipating things and causing more troubles. I really liked the chewable imodium but they discontinued it! I liked that you didn't need to take it with water, I could use it anywhere even if I had nothing with me to drink. They have a dissolvable on the tongue kind now, but it doesn't work as well for me, so I had switched to the regular tablets, and no name brand was the same but much much less money.

I never would have made it through high school without it. My GI always told me that as long as I am taking the recommended amount, I should be fine. Even in remission I still use it when my IBS is acting up but it gives me horrible gas pain now.

I have not tried it but my GI recommended it to slow things down. I still haven't purchased it but I have improved so I may not get to give it a go for a while. Sounds like it might work for a lot of people.

I use 3 everyday

I take one a day. I asked my GI, he said it isn't harmless (as long as I don't overdue it) and if he had to choose pred vs immodium - he would choose immodium everytime.