Re: Do I have the flu???????

March 24, 2001

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>Hi. I just finished about a week with what I think

>was intestinal flu. I had diarrhea, almost non stop.

>I take 1500 mg of glucophage per day.

>I have noticed posts about gastrointestinal problems,

>with glucophage. Is this one of them? In addition to

>diarhhea, I find that nothing sounds good to eat.

>When the idea of a taco doesn't sound good, it is

>usually because I am ill.

>Last fall, I had a flu shot. I still seem to get the

>flu, but light cases of it. Now, I am wondering if it

>was the meds???????

>Sheila

Sheila,

The flu vaccine addresses the other type of flu. I have not

heard that it addresses the stomach type of flu so it would not

afford you any protection from that type.

KimDerry

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March 25, 2001

Sheila Clinton- wrote:

<< I just finished about a week with what I think was intestinal flu. >>

If you had diarrhea with no " head cold " symptoms, it's not the flu. There's

several other possibilities, including food poisoning that irritated your

digestive tract, bugs, antibiotic use, celiac. Usually, once we get " broken

in " on the Glucophage, we can manage it, and you've been on it a year. But

it could be that as well.

I'm concerned about you because of your mention of having liver damage. Of

the above causes, I think that celiac would be a cause to investigate.

<< In addition to diarhhea, I find that nothing sounds good to eat. >>

The Glucophage can do that.

<< Usually, I take Metamuscil daily. >>

You can get the benefits without taking in the carbs by using straight

psyllium husk.

Susie

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