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Anyone ever have their IBS go from IBS-C to IBS-D?

[tr ][td class=msgThread2 style="BORDER-RIGHT: buttonshadow 1px outset" vAlign=top colSpan=2 height=125] [color=blue>I][b] 5 days ago, that is. Now I'm having a typical flare and still having the...

5/17/2007 4:46 PM

Hi Ann... welcome to Healing Well. I'm sorry to hear that you're in the same predicament as me. about 12 years ago, I was on a morphine pump after a knee surgery, and like you, I didn't itch or...

3/20/2006 5:05 PM

Getting to see a new GI dr. However.......

Hi Nancy... you said you had been referred the University of CO... do you live in the Denver/Metro area by any chance? I do, and that's why I'm asking. I've seen 3 different GI docs in 2 years and...

3/12/2006 4:30 AM

Have any of you used Phopho Soda long-term, as a laxative, not a colon prep?

pb4, thanks for the response. In answer to your question, no I have not been taking it every day, but I have been taking the maximum dose (3 Tbs) every week for about 3 years. I'll take your...

2/19/2006 5:50 PM

Have any of you used Phopho Soda long-term, as a laxative, not a colon prep?

Upper Right Quadrant pain... the pain actually feels likes it's in my right ribcage, sometimes radiating to my back....

2/19/2006 2:38 AM

Have any of you used Phopho Soda long-term, as a laxative, not a colon prep?

I have suffered from IBS for over 30 years, and ultimately became laxative dependant. about 3 years ago, I started using phosphosoda once a week (3 Tbs) just so I could have a BM (nothing else would...

2/19/2006 1:52 AM

Hey Laurie, I meant to ask you... would you recommend taking the Maalox in addition to the Zantac, or in lieu of it? I have to tell you, I was sceptical /community/emoticons/eyes.gif of the...

2/17/2006 7:54 PM

Hi Laurie... thanks for the advice. I just happen to have some gingersnaps, so until I can get to the store, I will try that. Are you still taking the Acid Soothe?...

2/17/2006 7:04 PM

billion viable cells, whatever that means), Glutamine (2500 mg), and fish oil. Yesterday was the first day that I tried all this stuff, and I've been sick every since... no amount of Zantac or Tums...

2/17/2006 5:46 PM

Hey CathyA... when you said it took you several months to get off your HRT, what did you mean exactly... did you go off gradually? I'm on day 3 and haven't noticed any side effects... not even hot...

2/13/2006 10:20 PM

Hi Nancy, Jason and Cathy... after reading all your posts, I felt inspired to go off my Nexium. I've been taking 40 mg/day for over a year. I've tried going off of it before, but never got past 24...

2/12/2006 1:29 AM

Thanks Sherry... I've actually been to the UC forum, but haven't looked specifically into the joint pain issue. I'll do that....

2/11/2006 12:41 AM

Sherry, I don't know if they make a Rx strength Benedryl or not, but I think it woudl be worth looking into. Thanks for the suggestion. Yea, I kind of wondered the same thing about the Reynaud's and...

2/10/2006 7:41 PM

Hi Sherry... thanks for the response. I think I've tried most everything, i.e., Percocet, Percodan, Vicodin, Phentenyl, Darvocet, Tylenol #3, you name it. I can take any of these drugs if I'm in the...

2/10/2006 6:53 PM

all narcotic pain medications. I am about[b] to have a major operation, and my worst fear is that I won't be able to manage the pain afterwards with just OTC pain meds. Has anyone else been faced...

2/10/2006 2:29 PM

Jason, you should go check out the forum "Quitting Nexium Cold Turkey"... I'll be you'll find it interesting, as I did....

2/1/2006 11:45 PM

Headache with upset stomach/burning

Hi CathyC... wellcome to HealingWell. I am also a new member. I have been suffering from headaches, off and on, for many years. I can go for months w/o one, and then one day they start up again and I...

2/1/2006 7:22 PM

Hi CathyA... in answer to your question, yes, I was put on antibiotics for my cough. It never occurred to me until recently, however, that my chronic stomach problems might have anything to do with...

2/1/2006 5:48 PM

Jason, when are you scheduled for your EDG? I will be very anxious to hear about the results. I'm so sorry you've had to deal with so much suffering at your young age. Keep looking for solutions......

2/1/2006 5:34 PM

I cant cope anymore

Nancy, please read my response to Jason's "PPIs cause more harm than good" if you haven't already. Believe me, I feel you're pain, literally. Hang in there and keep searching. Just because you...

2/1/2006 5:12 AM

Hey everybody. I have to tell you guys, I practically got chills reading some of your responses to Jason's 'PPI's cause more harm than good' conversation. I have never joined one of these sites and...

2/1/2006 4:58 AM

Is anyone out there suffering from dyspepsia (chronic indigestion)?

Thanks for the responses you guys... you both mentioned that you have belching issues, but do you also feel sick to your stomach when your belching? What have you guys done to identify and/or treat...

1/31/2006 5:11 PM

Is anyone out there suffering from dyspepsia (chronic indigestion)?

I have been suffering from the worst indigestion/belching for over 1.5 years now... my doc calls it dyspepsia or gastritis. Other than GERD (which I take Nexium for) and a hiatal hernia that my doc...

1/31/2006 3:56 AM

Malone Antegrade Continence Enema... anyone heard of it?

Thanks Dbab... if you're really curious about this (yes, it's a surgical procedure), you can find numerous sites on both Yahoo and Google about it. It's definitely one of the stranger procedures I've...

1/31/2006 3:42 AM

Malone Antegrade Continence Enema... anyone heard of it?

Has anyone out there heard of the Malone Antegrade Continence Enema surgical procedure? I have been suffering from chronic constipation for so many years now that my colon basically doesn't work...

1/30/2006 9:06 PM