I had a CT scan last Wednesday and about 6 hours later developed an enormous rash and hives over my chest, neck and face. I went to A&E where at first, they thought I was ok and gave me IV...
Welcome to HW. I hope that you find the site useful. Did your doctor do a gastric emptying test? Sometimes I have the same problem and I take domperidone for it and it seems to help the food pass...
This is a very old thread from 2005 so if you feel you don't recieve many responses to your post, please feel free to start a new thread Thanks...
I find Ginger tea very useful also...
Have you been to your doctor about this? You should go and see your doctor if this carries on. It could be acid but there are a number of things that could be causing it. so you shold get checked out....
I don't take seperate probiotics but they are part of a multivitamin that I take and I find that very useful....
I find that peppermint tea helps with trapped wind and also abdominal massage. Use the palm of your hand and follow the large colon around the abdomen. Keep repeating this and sometimes it helps to...
Everyone responds and reacts differently to all antidepressants. A side effect for you may not affect someone else. I took Effexor for 6 years and it really helped me. I had trouble getting off it as...
There is a condition called Bile Salt Malabsorption. There is a specific scan that they can do where you take a tablet and then have a scan 2 hours later and then a repeat scan after 7 days. Bile...
If I have a bad day like that, I take Imodium. It helps me to function throughout the day and go to work. Hope you are feeling better today....
I took it about 6 years ago for about 3 days ..... i pretty much slept the entire time, it made me so drowsy. My doc changed it to another drug. Everyone responds very differently to medications...
Hi Sky Welcome to HW. I hope that you have re visited your doctor with this problem. I can't see how it could still be the effects from the laxatives. Maybe you have an infection of some sort. Your...
I agree ... MSG! It really doesn't sit well with me!...
I think you should mention it, just to be on the safe side. What did you eat? Was it a heavy meal?...
Maybe the heartburn feeling is acid reflux ... that can cause a horrible feeling in your throat. Glad you are recovering well. It all takes time, so just take it easy....
I have nausea with IBS. I usually take domperidone if it is bad....
Hi CalifSunshine Welcome to HW. This is quite an old thread going back to 2007. If you don't get many responses, I would suggest starting a new thread of your own in the forum. Sometimes when you...
Is it colicky pain that you have? Mebeverine works well for colicky, griping type pain as it is supposed to work on the smooth muscle of the bowel. If it doesn't help, go back to your doctor and see...
Are you taking it 3 times a day? Usually it takes a week or so to notice improvement when starting new meds....
Well done Kitt!!! I know how you are feeling. I felt like it was such an achievement when I weaned off Effexor. Googling it is quite scary as there are some awful stories out there. I felt pressty...
Hi Nancy ... Just wondered how you were getting on? Feeling any better?...
When I had a colonoscopy, I had to mix sachets with water 8 hours apart. Can't remember what they were called. Tasted of bitter lemon!! I think all the preps must be similar ... I think it is usually...
Try not to worry. You have just had surgery so you won't have much of an appetite and you won't feel yourself for a little while. Having an anesthetic for any surgery makes you feel yuk for a while....
Did you have the surgery laparoscopically?? The pain in the shoulder tips and ribs can happen with laparsocopic surgery. It will go away don't worry....
Very pleased to hear that your surgery went well. Make sure you take it easy and rest. Let us know how you are getting on. Take care...
I think what you are describing is very common with IBS. I know it causes me anxiety when I am having a bad day with it and have to go to work. I get myself really stressed out with it all. I am...
Have you tried any probiotics? I take Multibionta everyday which has probiotics in but you can also buy them seperatley. Hope things improve soon for you. When do you get results from the GP?...
Welcome to HW. Hope you find the site useful. Hopefully the stool test will come back with something. It could be a gastroenteritis bug that hasn't cleared up properly. Did your GP suggest anything?...
I took me about 4 days to get back to normal after my scope. I didn't go to the toilet for about a week after all that prep!! I had some colicky pains which I think were trapped wind as they put a...
Good luck with your surgery Lilly - Let us know how you get on...
My doctor said that you can take up to 16mg of loperamide (imodium) and it won't do you any harm. If I were you, I would reduce slowly as that really helped me and made the withdrawal a lot easier....
Nancy - I had the exact same issue!!!! I took 75mg for 4 years and came off it earlier this year. I had to withdraw really slowly as I had bad withdrawal effects... loose stools, nausea, dizziness...
I take Loperamide for diarrhea. It seems to slow me down!!...
I get thin stools quite a lot and I think sometimes it's just my IBS and not related to my proctitis as nothing bad ever happens following. I do hate it tho as it always makes me worry....
Hi desperateintx - it took about 4 weeks for me to notice any real difference. You must give it time as it needs to build up in your system. I am 6 weeks in now and it is really helping me. So...
Welcome to Healing Well Chezza. I hope you find the site useful and I am sure that there will be many people here with similar health issues as you do. The 'little and often' approach to food is...
Hope your scope went well Lilly. You have been through so much, I hope that they are on their way to helping you feel better. So your doctor doesn't think the diahorrea is caused by the gallbladder...
We thought that maybe we should stick with this one thread as there are 3 threads on Nanners and people are getting confused as to what the lastest update is. That ok with everyone? Thanks...
Is the blood bright red? Usually with internal hemmies, the blood always looks bright red. I sometimes get mucus without blood. It happens quite often. If you are noticing blood, you should always...
Get checked by your doctor as your symptoms have been going on for some time. Generally, when you see undigested food in your stool, it means the food is going through your system to quickly. I get...
Have you seen your doctor or a gastroenterologist with these symptoms? You have quite extreme constipation. Do you eat much fruit? How much water do you drink per day?...
I've had nausea for about 4-5 days before. It is horrible. I take domperidone and omeprazole for the nausea which sometimes helps....
Tabicat, that's what I have been concerned about with you ... that there may be some obstruction. You have gone for so long now. If you don't get any relief this weekend, go to the ER as at least you...
Have you had a bile salt malabsorption test? Bile salt malabsorption can cause nausea and diahrrea. Hope you get the results of your tests soon. Are you taking anything for the nausea?...
Have you got a follow up appointment to see him again? Hope this works for you and you get som relief....
I will try the ginger - thank guys. Rufous - I read somewhere about antihistmines being a good anti emetic but as you say, they might work better for inner ear problems rather than GI. I find it so...
I suffer really badly with nausea and it can sometimes go on for days. I take domperidone and occasionally Omeprazole but sometimes nothing seems to help it. Just wondered if anyone has any tips or...
I find swimming the best exercise. Do you have a hydrotherapy pool that you can use? Hydrotherapy pools are great to swim in as they are warm but also great for arthritis....
If you get any severe pain, nausea or vomiting please go to your emergency room. Hope you are OK. Let us know how you get on....
At least you have an appointment for this week. Let us know how you get on....