Thanks, Dr. Norm! Yesterday was a starch-filled day and was a bed-ridden day! Today, I quit starches and I'm feeling better already! This morning I ate a fresh salad with mushrooms, eggs and celery...
Hi! I've been on this stuff for about 16 days and I was doing rather well until today. I think I ate something that kicked off my GERD. That's the problem with having IBS AND GERD!! I can never tell...
Hi! I've been on Carafate for 2 months and it has helped but I still have problems. I guess I should take it twice a day like I'm supposed to instead of just once at bedtime. It's just hard to take...
What about people who have IBS-D?? I'm on Heather's Diet for IBS which is a WHOLE LOTTA carbs!! I eat tons of bagels, flour tortillas, mostly soluble fiber foods. I have control of the IBS now but my...
I have heard of the Prodiem but I never knew anyone that actually took it. I am on Citrucel "Clear" three times a day and it works very well for bulking up my stool!! However, my colon is irritated...
Hey, 7Lil! I cancelled it. I want to wait and see if my body will have a cycle on it's own this month because I bled for 7 days when I came off the pill. I think my body might be able to cycle on...
Well, it's been 6 days since I stopped the BC and the nausea is pretty much gone unless I have an IBS attack. I have been having more attacks because of the cramping but they're not as intense!! I'm...
Hey Jaime! Good to hear you're doing well! Snowwhite, Thanks for letting me know about that Pepcid. Actually Jaime is the one who let me know about the Pepcid first and I guess I started out taking...
Smscally, I went through the same thing. I have been on the nexium now for about a month and a half and it didn't kick in for a month!!! So, it does take time. I still have breakthrough heartburn at...
Oh, and about the money....I had to pay for another endoscopy to make sure I didn't give myself an ulcer from coming off the nexium on my own. So, in the long run, it's cheaper to stay on it until...
Yea, I wouldn't stop either......without consulting your doc. I stopped Protonix on my own will and I had a rebound effect after a month of being off of it and now I'm very ill. I have been on...
Will do, I hope you CONTINUE to feel better! Thanks, Michelle...
7Lil, Which pill were you taking?? Michelle :)...
Keriamon, you're too funny! I totally agree with you, too! I called my gyno and told her nurse that I wanted to come off of this Microgestin (Levsin) because it has been making me nauseated for 4...
No, Yasmin has too much estrogen in it for me! I think that's what causes the most side effects. Estrogen.....I want to be on a NO-ESTROGEN PILL!! LOL!! Maybe you need less estrogen, too, if it's...
Joci, I tried Elavil this week and I managed to completely lose my appetite in 2 days and couldn't eat anything because I was SOOOO nauseated!!! I don't know why I am having these side effects?!?! I...
Gacatlanta, Are you from atlanta?? I am...just curious, it's in your user id. Anyway, I'm sorry you're having problems but it's posts like yours that make my decision more and more firm about my...
I also have IBS-D, too!! So, I'm having some sort of attack every single day, here lately because the GERD upsets my IBS!!! :( Michelle :)...
I know I feel your pain.....Are you on anything for your GERD?? I have a HH, too and I know how bad it sucks!! But, I have heard alot of bad things about the surgery, so I am not going to do it until...
Yup, that's what my gyno said, too! I don't know.....I had an abnormal pap when I was in bootcamp in the navy (veteran now) in 1998, and I had been on the pill forever at that point, too. Stage 2...
Keriamon! Awesome info! Thank you!! If they come out with a male BC, I bet it would be huge as long as they don't grow breasts!!! LOL!! Imagine them having side effects like us!! LOL!! I was...
No, I don't want to do Nuva ring either. I don't like the idea of changing that thing every month! EWWW Michelle :)...
7LIL~ It really does sound like we're in the same boat again and I do like the BC for the light cycles and acne. It really helps in both departments, but I'm like you.....I would rather have acne...
Thanks, Bunny! I think the generic form of this loestrin is what is causing me to be so sick. I'm soooo nauseated, I have every kind of anti-nausea stuff on the market in my house and I even wear sea...
I cannot afford the Brand name Loestrin, not being in the Navy. My insurance will only cover the generic, I think. I guess I should just come off of it, all together!!! 7LIL, did you experience...
YES!!! I just made a post about this yesterday and I it didn't go through!! I thought it did.....anyway, it finally hit me in the head like a hammer after I read 7Lil's post about the BC. I was on...
Yep, those sound like GERD symptoms to me. I have the same symptoms and I have been on 40mg Nexium for about 7 weeks now. It is a little bit better than in the beginning but I still feel acidic...
Sirion, What kind of peppermint caps are they?? I used to use Enzymatic Therapy peppermint caps and didn't have that problem. But, then I tried Heather's peppermint caps and they ALWAYS open in my...
I cannot take a multi-vitamin at all!! I can't even take Flinstones without getting a HORRIBLE D ATTACK!!! So, yea.....I think it's possible that it could have been the vitamin, especially since it...
That's too complicated for me. Too much thinking involved. I don't want to have to think about my heartburn and what's causing it. So, I don't eat anything that gives me heartburn at the moment. I...
Yep, you're right. Every person is different. That is WILD! I cannot go near spicy food! I would be in IBS-D attack, Reflux city!! That's awesome! I can't even smoke anymore. I had to quit because I...
7Lil! Please let me know what happens to your IBS with you going off the BC! Me and my hubby discussed this and we both think I should go off the pill to control the IBS but the doctor says NO!!! I...
Yep, I'm going through it right now!! Today is the start of it, I think. I couldn't hardly eat anything all day, today because of the nausea, D, and stomach cramps!! This Sucks!! I've been downing...
HI! I have been on Nexium for just over a month, now and it finally kicked in! It takes FOREVER to work but it finally did work for me. You're supposed to not eat anything for AT LEAST AN HOUR AFTER...
I'm sorry ya'll but Potatoes are the best thing that ever happend to my GERD. I don't know why the low-carb didn't work for me but I tried it. Maybe it has more to do with my IBS-D. I don't...
I will say that having the Levsin was better than having nothing at all!! Maybe it was just the psychological comfort of knowing I had something in case I had an attack. I had fewer attacks....until...
Yep, I was on Levsin for 4 months and it did nothing for me but irritate my hiatal hernia and GERD. So, the doc switched me to Pamine Forte (5mg) and oh, buddy that stuff is waaaaaay too much for...
Very good to hear! You are further along than I am!! Good Luck~I hope you get the job! Michelle...
OH, the WelChol is prescription! I didn't know that. I tried Elavil for my IBS-D and the first time back in 2003 it worked! This time it didn't work!! It made my D worse and it also irritated my...
I was on Prilosec OTC For a year when my GERD first started and it worked after about a month. This time around, it did NOTHING!!! I was freaked out!! I finally got so sick, I had to get an endoscopy...
HI Linda! Sorry, I have been off the board for a couple of days....forgot about it! :) Anyway, I tried taking 1/2 a pill twice a day (oh, yea, with LOTS OF FOOD) and it still upset my stomach. I...
I am a navy veteran but I only get 10%! That sucks! Michelle :)...
OH, also......I take imodium at least twice a week and it works just fine. Sometimes if I take too much I will be C for a couple days, though. But, it's fine to take it on a regular basis. My best...
Hi Ray! I also just had my tests ran back in November and I also have IBS-D and a hiatal hernia. Well, he thinks my IBS-D is stemmed from my acid reflux. The doc seems to think if I get the acid...
I have IBS-D and tried Caltrate Plus and it tore my gut to pieces! I cannot tolerate calcium carbonate for some reason. Not at all..... I cannot take Tums, Rolaids, nothing with calcium carbonate in...
Hey dbab! They already did the ultrasound and it came back "perfectly normal" according to the general physician. GI guy wants to do the hida scan. Don't know why, I guess he just wants something to...
Keriamon, Well, I was supposed to have this hida scan done on my gallbladder but now that you said it's quite nauseating, I don't think I'm going to do it!! You have scared me out of it! I'm super...
OH, krushedspritecan, (cool ID ) I didn't think the Nexium was EVER going to start working. It took a good 2 weeks before I started noticing a difference. But, I was also eating acidic foods the...
HI! I have a hiatal hernia AND acid reflux and I just started Nexium 21 days ago. It's working okay, still have symptoms every now and then but I also have IBS and eat potatoes every single day!! I...
I can't say that I blame you.......hehehehehe.....horrible, horrible.....yucky taste in my mouth, horrible. Oh, they really need to do something about that one. When a person has heartburn, nasty...