Thanks for the info on gluten. I won't bother with it . Try Fiber One. I think it tastes kind of like carboard but if you mix it with other cereal it improves. I had that and then a fiber One bar in...
No I haven't . I know that I also have Divticulosis. The dr said it is mild and doesn't seem impressed but every time I have a significant IBS attack I find myself hoping it isn't Diviticulitis...
The address is Heather's Tummy Care/80 S Washington St, Ste 304 in Seatle , Wa 98104-3411 She also has a web site ( I forget what it is but surely it can be Googled. There is a newsletter you can...
Actually, a little ago I asked the pharmacist in the drug store if she heard any feedback from customers and she said she used it herself. She found it a good prep. I think it is the idea of using a...
I can add chills to the list of IBS symptoms if you have a bad flairup but without a fever. My gastro dr said this isn't unusual. I understand it has to do with the vagas nerve . Anyway the dr said...
I'm scheduled for a colonoscopy later this month and have been given the Miralax prep. I'm guessing this is a new way to go. One of my problems is I really don't like Gaterade much. It looks like...
IBS has run my life since I had my gall bladder out. I run more to C than D. Although I usually manage to "go" every day, my life seems to revolve around gas that doesn't want to pass and bloating....
I have compressed discs of either C3 4 and 5 or 4 5 and 6 , caused by Arthritis and wearing over time. Aside from pain when turning and a sort of stiff feeling in the back of my neck, I find that I...
I think it is more appropiate to say that many suffers of MVP ALSO seem to have IBS ( among a host of other symptoms) that would it seem have nothing to do with the heart. This information can be...
Many sufferers of IBS also have Mitral Valve Prolapse , especially the syndrome. IBS is one of the main "weird" symptoms that can tag along. I have MVPS and between the two can be at times an unhappy...
Thanks for answering. I feel less weird already. A couple of my daughters get this but one is better than she was and the other has mostly C ( which I tell her is neater) I go back and forth between...
Do any of you ever get a feeling of chills with a really bad IBS day? Sometimes I'll have a day where I have multiple trips to the BR with soft stools ( not diarrhea as such) and just feel rotten all...
I wake with gas EVERY morning. I have IBS more C than D although I usually go every day I go in small amounts so it's part of my life. I usually get the kind of gas that just sits there. Certain...
There is a posting from Carrol dated 2006 in which she mentions a CDprogram lasting 100 days. I think this might be the one I recently purchased and keeps getting interrupted and needing to be...
Finch, Ask your doctor about Bentyl. It comes in 10 and 20 mg. 20 is the usual dose but I find that frequently 10 is enough. If 10 doesn't do it you can take another in say 45 minutes ( or sooner if...
Caroll, Was the program you used from a web site called Heathers ibs? If so I bought the same program and haven't finished it. After several tries something always comes up. If it worked for you I'll...
Well I said I would keep you all posted on my reaction to Digestive Advantage. Well gang I think it's great! Not a miracle cure but a BIG help. I have IBS with Constipation. Since there are several...
Oh! I didn't mean I ALWAYS get the D to cure the C. More often I use stool softners as I'm leary of what and more likely WHEN a laxative kicks in. My guts have become creatures of great enthusiam in...
Remember it was only 1/2 of a 5 mg Valium and only 10 mg ( 1/2 dose) of Bentyl. Merri...
Hi, I have an RX for Valium and have tried 1/2 a valium soon after taking Bentyl. This has helped. Lets face it, I don't want to abuse a tranquilizer by making these judgments on my own. I have...
This I know but I think many of us do it to get through very important occasions. The last thing I wanted was to have it turn to D when I was at a wedding with 200 people. It's a rare solution for me...
I found Bentyl to work best for me of all the choices. Everyone has a different drug that works ( somewhat). I preferr the 10 mg caps as sometimes that's enough medication. If not I take another...
I'm about to start on Lexapro as I have had every IBS med kown to mankind . I am so very weary of wondering EVERY day how and when I'll have gas and bloating and despite my problem being C, I usually...
Thanks so much for your advise. I called for a sample as I wasn't sure what kind to ask for ( I'm constipated too with gas and bloating at certain times of day thrown in) they said the IBS form takes...
Starrnr, What web site did you use to get free samples of Digestive Advantage? I didn't see any off like tat when I pulled it up. Merri...
Thanks so much for your input. I didn't notice a seperate one for C but I'll look. I find that if I take Colace for a night or two I can expect to feel like garbage when It starts working as it's an...
Has anyone tried the product Digestive Advantage? I saw an add for it in Prevention Magazine and am tempted to try it. There seems to be more than one kind: one for IBS and one for Colitis. I have...
I used Donnatol long ago when this whole problem was referred to as nervous stomach and I remmember my gyno giving it for menstral cramps. As I recall it worked. I've taken Bentyl and Librax and not...
Dear Gutastrophy, Maybe we're twins. Are you taking anything for the belly aches or did you give up on them.? There are times when I take 1/2 Valium when I really HAVE to go somewhere and that often...
I know my IBS started when I got my gall bladder removed no matter how hard any docror trys to intimate the we cause the whole thing ourselves. Stress surely esterbates it though. I find myself...
HI, I bet there isn't anyone on this board who hasn't taken imodium before going out. The extra problem is that we worry about it happening to such an extent that I think we make it worse. At least I...
Hi Floss, Thanks for your input. I find I pretty much run my life around IBS. Annoying to say the least. The part I hate is when a dr ( usually male) says it's caused by stress. We all know it's...
I don't get a fever. More often than not my temp will be below normal . Running below 98.6 is normal for me. Occasionally , with the chills it will get to 98.6. I know I have some Diverticulosis with...
Do any of you ever get chills when you have one of those " really mean" IBS attacks ? you know the ones I mean. Not the usual daily gassy, bloated,belly ache, don't plan to go anywhere before you...
That is interesting. I brought the book to my gastro dr and he poo pooed it. As a nurse might I say this doesnot surprise me too much. A couple of things I've learned along the way: ginger ( it comes...
Dear Keriamon, In a book called "IBS The First Year" by Heather Van Vorous ,it states on page 3 if your IBS symptoms are D predominant and began after your gall bladder was removed an rx drug called...
I think we are all in this together. I'm going into NY city in June to see a show and am starting to fret about it already. We all do the same (take imodium before we go anywhere) I have diviticulos...
I wouldn't think the fever would have a connection, but if she had a sleep over could it be bites? I understand there is an increase of bed bug problems. Alot of top rated hotels have been infested....
I had a colonoscopy in May and was told IBS and "some diviticulous". I will admit that I am anxious because of the Div but it seems that the whole situation is running my life. I get L side pain (...
As far as stress is concerned, there is no doubt that it makes the IBS worse but I really resent being told by a dr that it's CAUSED by stress. I think once you have IBS you are stressed as a result...
I think everyone of us has taken Imodium before going out at some point. I don't mean to stop diarrhea. I mean for the piece of mind that even if you have gas, bloating, belly ache etc. the chances...
What is welchol? I had my G. B> out about 5 yrs ago. Before that I was kind of C but not that I had to give it all my attention. After the operation I got IBS really big time. gas, bloating either c...
In addition to IBS I have Mitral Valve Prolapse and recently was told a coulpe of very small nodules on my Thyroid. Apparently, this has nothing to do with chills as nobody is impressed: not the...
My family dr recommmended trying Lexapro for the same thing. I took one and felt awful so I didn't take any more. I do have a rx for Valium 5 mg and from time to time I take 1/2 which seems to help...
Does anyone else get chills ( no fever) with a flairup? My dr says it's from the Vagas nerve which runs through the digestive system. I also get left sided pain in the lower abd. on occasion with a...