UC and IBS

**NiCoLe**

Regular Member

Joined : Jan 2008

Posts : 39

Posted 5/9/2008 8:10 PM (GMT 0)

I'm just curious if anyone has ever taken their meds for UC along with meds for IBS (such as Zelnorm). I often think that some of my symptoms are from IBS as well as IBD. Just curious to see if anyone had any luck taking the two.

princesscolon

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Joined : Apr 2006

Posts : 733

Posted 5/9/2008 10:23 PM (GMT 0)

I tried Zelnorm, I had severe, I mean SEVERE diarrhea from it. I think that fiber supplements do help me, and they are used for IBS as well. When I was pregnant, I used to take 6 fibercon pills a day just to have a bm every 3 days.

julee70

Regular Member

Joined : Oct 2007

Posts : 486

Posted 5/10/2008 12:25 AM (GMT 0)

Hi there.
I've taken Levsin, which is an antispasmodic that I think is sometimes used for IBS. I find it helps reduce urgency.
I've also been told that I probably have IBS along with UC. My doctor says it's because often my symptoms are far worse than my colonoscopy.. She says I shouldn't feel so bad if my colon looks pretty decent!
You can see in other posts that I tried a hypnotherapy class that was specifically for people with IBS and I thought it was fantastic for me. So either it also works for UC or I also have IBS. Either way, it was very helpful to learn to meditate and make my body relax.

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