mtjbob, thanks for your post. When I found out I had Barretts back in August I really went into a deep depression.. I come out of it now and then but I occasionally dwell on it... and how do you not...
You are young enough to be helped, I think. Go to the doctor - completely change your eating patterns. There may still be time. I had a period where I was eating healthy for 5 years and felt great -...
Thanks for the reply. YES - I had been using the generic EON brand of Cholestyramine from 2002 until 2007. It was an absolute Godsend, it was great!! But then it was indeed the replacement SANDOZ...
Hi Everyone... some of you may have heard me from other threads, but things have gotten worse... I have been going through a nightmare that began innocently enough back in June 2007, and it has...
HELP!!! ADVICE, PLEASE!! :( So my GI found a half-liter's worth of bile in my stomach during my endoscopy yesterday. He also said my stomach was inflamed. And NOW I am one devastated, terrified, and...
So since I last wrote I have continued to have a new sore throat development which has been on and off on a daily basis ever since June 24th!! I went to see my ENT, he prescribed an antibiotic for me...
I have to shake my head and laugh at these doctors. So my ENT prescribed an antibiotic for my "sinus infection". When I got the medicine home it said very clearly "not to take within 8 hours of...
I went to my ENT doctor. He ran a camera down my nose, said a sinus infection was the reason for my throat problems. This is satisfactory news to me, as it's better than the start of some esophagus...
I have an appointment in two days to see my ENT about the throat thing. I don't know how much he can look at right there and without an endoscopy or something, but I'm going to talk to him. I am...
Just an update, for what it's worth... Several days ago I went to a GI doctor that I kind of like. At least when I told him the history of my year-long problem he ordered some blood tests, which is...
Keriamon, I have a GI appointment Monday, and I'll swing the "slow stomach emptying" thing by him. The idea that my regular Family Practice doctor prescribed Reglan without even doing a stomach...
I'm hanging in, Mary... and you do the same! You're so right too when you explain about "other people being normal"... it drives me crazy, actually. Nobody can understand, everyone thinks it's all in...
Thanks for replying, Mary. Wow - it seems like you're really having a difficult time. I can only say I wish you the best, and at least we can relate to the rigors of having such troubles and dealing...
Well, to make a long story short, 20 years ago I had a 5 year period of severe illness. Went to all sorts of doctors, and nobody knew what was wrong. My life was in a shambles, and I could barely...
Well, today is a dark day for me. It's ONE YEAR AGO TODAY that I first had to take a new brand of Cholestyramine after my old faithful version of 5 YEARS was bought out by another company. I have...
7Lil - Thanks so much for your uplifting words. It means a lot to me, just to hear it. Keriamon - thanks for all your suggestions. I appreciate this more than you could know, but I always feel guilty...
I wanted to tell about another experiment I went through recently in trying to get off my medications and trying out Calcium again. I was using the Caltrate (pink bottle): I stopped the Welchol, and...
I tried Nexium for just 2 weeks, which was back around September, I guess. It didn't do much. I have been advised to try OTC Prilosec, but haven't done so yet. I don't know why not -- I guess because...
The reason I think it MAY be related is only because I view it like this: I take the medicines... The medicines can cause gas/acid.... Gas/acid then causes reflux/bad taste, coated tongue Of course,...
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll keep it in mind when I go to the next GI doc and I'll mention it to him. I've looked up a lot of info on this and the symptoms don't sound too much like mine (it's...
I had an endoscopy back in October, and everything was fine. I'm not sure I understand the "emptying" thing; I have regular daily bowel movements, sometimes 2 or 3 times daily, so would that rule out...
Two tabs of Welchol in the morning are enough to stop my D. I can already see that Welchol is stronger than either Cholestyramine or Colestid were, and I do think I'd get constipated if I took any...
Yesterday I began trying Welchol at 7am. It's now been about 24 hours and I don't note any changes, which is a good thing in the sense that it still controlled my bile diarrhea... but a bad thing in...
Keriamon - I much appreciate the input, but I've been aware of the vitamin issue for a long time, and have also been taking a very good multivitamin at night (I take the Colestid in the morning). It...
deputyhcsd -- maybe, maybe not. Turns out that about 20% or less of people who have their gallbladders removed have to endure this problem of nonstop diarrhea, especially after eating. It's a...
I appreciate that Linda steps in to help people with her calcium information, but sometimes I'm afraid it just simply does not work for everyone, and there is no way of getting around that. Linda, I...
Well, my test results are all "normal". Of course, I don't want to have anything seriously wrong with me, but this doesn't help resolve the problems I've been enduring for close to a year. I guess my...
Yes, I have been aware of this. In fact, every time I have used the Cholestyramine I always brushed my teeth well right after, gargled with Listerine, and have generally taken care of hygiene because...
I may be mistaken about the Glucosamine (I take tablets). I could swear that I read at one time on the packaging not to take if you have diabetes, but I have just checked the bottle and cannot find...
My latest doctor scoffs at the idea that I have Thrush, and the Mycelex lozenges another doctor gave me to dissolve on the tongue for the condition haven't done anything, which only confirms his...
Thanks for all your advice. I still haven't been wearing the mouth guard, just in case. This morning I woke up with a sore tongue in the back, the same place where I usually bite it in my sleep when...
No, I have been saving the Welchol as a last resort. For all I know, the Colestid I am now taking (and the Cholestyramine before that) isn't even directly responsible for the sour taste/white tongue...
So too much fruit can also feed candida? I eat a good amount of fruit, and I eat some breads, though I am off all types of "refined white sugars". I have had a distressing white coated tongue since...
Hi, Maybe some of you have read my posts in other forums. Basically, I had my gallbladder removed in 2002 and suffered the Bile D right away. But I had already heard of Cholestyramine, and so I knew...