If you are ibs-d you want more soluble fiber and if you are ibs-c you want more insoluble fiber....
I went and seen my gastro doctor on Monday and he is considering putting me on Lotronex. Nothing that I have tried yet has been working. The only thing that helps is immodium but only for a few days...
I actually have decided to try Kyo-Dolphilus. I am getting it from Rite-Aid today. So hopfully this one will help my urgency issue or at least bring it down a notch. How long have you been taking it?...
I'm going tomorrow to get a probiotic but am not sure which one of these two I should try. I have heard good things about the kyo-dophilus but also heard that the LactoFlamX has helped others with...
He wants me to take immodium every day along with some fiber to see if that will help stable my urgency. I have to start out with 1 immodium for 3 days and keep a journal of what I take when I take...
Lomotil helps with colon spasms and relaxes the gut. It also seems to take the edge off of stressing about the urgency. In my experience Immodium works just as good but without the side effects. I...
I have taken Align for a month and didn't see any improvment. I am thinking of trying VSL#3 next though. I haven't tried the enzymes. I have heard that Digestive Advantage for ibs making their D...
I am wondering if maybe my urgency could be due to the fact that my sphincter muscles and the nerves got damages or weakend due to giving birth to my third child. That is when my urgency issues...
I have ibs-d but still testing and my anxiety is getting the best of me over this. I really want to try something for it but would rather go natural first before my doctore puts me on something. Has...
I heard that the Digestive Advantage for Chrons is good if you are ibs-d. The Digestive Advantage that is actually for ibs might make your symptoms worse. So give that one a try....
I went to my gyno last Thursday and she felt what might be a fibroid tumor. I went yesterday and got an ultrasound done but it didn't show anything wrong. All it showed was that my uterus is...
I have switched my calcium to a different brand because the one I was using doesn't seem to be helping that much. Does the brand make a difference or not. Also I was interested in why we shouldn't...
Has anyone tried Thorne Products called Perma Clear or GI-Encap? I was on another ibs forum and someone was asking about them. They seem to have helped people with this issue. So I am trying to find...
I'm not sure if digestive enzymes would help but it would be worth checking into. If they do help please let me know. What probiotics are you on? I am searching for one to help with my...
I am looking for a good probiotic to help me with my urgency/diarrhea. I have heard Align and Kyo-Dophilus is two good probiotics. I just don't know which one to try. Does anyone have any expierence...
I find I have smelly gas if I take certain medications or eat yogurt. What I don't understand though is I do not get baloted or cramps at all with my gas just the smell. I have tried gas x and beano...
I have also been wondering about this supplement for diarrhea. I have heard it does work but have not tried it. Right now I am trying Calcium Carbonate for this issue but am only on the second day of...
I have another question. I know I will have to find the calcium supplement that works for me by trial and error. My question is the one I take now is by Vitasmart Select and from what I can tell it...
Yes I did have gas today not to bad mainly this evening. I took 600mg at breakfast and was ok took another 600mg at lunch and felt sick to my stomach for about an hr or so but I took another 600mg...
The bottle says one tablet is 1200mg so I will start with half at breakfas and at lunch and then again at dinner for a few days that will be a total of 1800mg a day and see how that works. That would...
My Gi doctor wants me to take calcium tablets twice a day. I have IBS-D but how much is to much the tablets I have are1200 mg. I don't know if I should take that twice a day or just take half in the...
One more thing I forgot to ask I thought if you have IBS-D you want soluable fiber not insoluable fiber. Insoluable fiber will make D worse. At least that is what I have been told. And you can get...
Marsky I see you had your gallbladder removed and then you were left with IBS-D. Have you tried Cholystermine? It is for that very thing when you galbladder is not working right or has been removed....
Yes I try to eat somewhat helpful to my stomach. Alot of white rice, pasta, oatmeal, cream of wheat. However there are times I get sick of it so I eat a little more than that but try not to overdue...
I am new to this forum and would like to get some advice. I have IBS-D or at least thats what they think so far. I am waiting on some blood work. I have had a colonoscopy, xrays, catscans and stool...