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Posted 2/22/2011 6:06 PM (GMT 0)
I am currently on 3 750 MG Colazal pills 3x daily.  I also take 1 Ultra Flora 50 Billion probiotic pill, 1 turmeric pill and 1 fish oil pill a day.  My BM's have gone down to 2-3 times daily.  I am thrilled with this.  However, they still are not forming, this worries me a bit.  Would metamucil be my best bet to help with this?  If so, which form seems to work the best?
Posted 2/22/2011 6:24 PM (GMT 0)
I am not sure about the concesus on fish oil but I have heard i can cause D. You could try taking more probiotics. I've also heard of people having luck with psyllium husk. Colazal gave me D but it is effective for many.
Posted 2/22/2011 8:59 PM (GMT 0)
I too would give up the fish oil, see what happens.
I would not take metamucil if I was bleeding, but that's just me. You didn't say if you were bleeding still.

Probiotics are a good idea, but not because it will firm things up necessarily.
Posted 2/22/2011 9:56 PM (GMT 0)
I take everything that you do with the exception that I use VSL#3 yogurt as a probiotic and I take a plain ground pscillium husk instead of metamucil. It makes a huge difference. I get very consistent and one fewer trip. It is soft but not runny. Floaters.

I take 2 fish oil caps. I got the feeling that people were getting diarrhea from large(mega) doses. I take my colazal, 2 fish oil and 2turmeric(curicumin) with meals. I use the pscillium husk between meals and at least 2 hours before taking meds as it messes with them.
Posted 2/22/2011 10:09 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks guys! I was going to ask my GI if I could get a prescription for a strong probiotic since it would definitely be cheapter to get insurance to pay for it. That stuff is not cheap!
Posted 2/22/2011 11:42 PM (GMT 0)
If you try to get a prescription for VSL #3 DS, .... it took me about 8 months and 3 or 4 tries for the doc and the pharmacy to get it right - argh!
My best pointers are to make sure the prescriptions says DS and "20 packets per box" to help differentiate it from the regular VSL.

Some insurances will cover it, some won't. I hope yours will!
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