Re: Gallbladder surgery and Abdominal cramping

February 23, 2004

HI Tom;

You did leave out a few things in your post. How did they take you

gallbladder out? what meds are you on? Have you had previous

abdominal surgery?

Too much of any drug is harmful. Reglan tends to loosen stools for

most people, but every one is different. You may very well be

suffering with profound constipation. You gb is a holding tank for

bile, and bile is the " dawn " dish washing detergent for the body, it

takes grease out of the way, bile breaks down the fat in the diet.

You body will need an adjustment time to get accustomed to not

having the little tank available. Drink a lot more water, just

plain water, increase your dietary fiber, cut down on the fat, and

get a good laxitive with a stool softener perferrably a fiber source

is best. I have a prescription for Miralax that I mix with

anything, even water, has no taste, testure or anything, it is not

addictive (as laxitives can be) and extrememly effective. Try the

over the counter forms first, I bet it will work.

Good luck and let me know how you do.

> Hi Everyone, Since last November I have had 2 acute attacks of

> pancreatitis which were eventually linked a month ago to large

Gall

> stones. On January 17, I had my gallbladder removed and since

then

> I have been suffering with severe abdominal cramping and bowel

> spasms before and after every bowel movement. It has gotten to

the

> point now, where I almost pass out during a movement.

> I was curious if anyone else has experienced post surgical bowel

> issues and what was done to alleve such symptoms? I also have

> gastroparesis and am taking Reglan for it. Does anyone know if too

> much Reglan can cause severe abdominal issues? thanks-tom

February 23, 2004

Tom,

I take Reglan for nausea and it actually relieves any cramping that I

have, but that's not to say it might not do that to someone else as

everyone's bodies and reaction to meds are different. Why don't you

check out the side effects and contraindications on

http://www.rxlist.com/ and see what that says about Reglan. I'd also

tell your doctor about that cramping as well. It could be a sign that

something needs to be looked at.

Kimber

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Kimber

Vallejo, CA

hominid2@...

Note: All advice given is personal opinion, not equal to that of a licensed

physician or health care professional.

February 23, 2004

Hi Kimber and others, thanks for writing. When I first started

taking reglan (10mg before each meal and 10mg at bedtime=40mg/day)

I found that it helped my nausea and cramping also. However, since

my gallbladder surgery I have decreased the amount of Reglan

significantly because I was having lots of diarhea and thought that

diarhea and Reglan might be related. I am now taking no more than

20mgs usually 5mg before meals and at bedtime. On friday when I had

a severe bout of nausea, diarhea, and bowel spasms/cramping to the

point that I almost passed out, I spoke to my GI who had my blood

work done stat. He found no elevations in my liver and pancreatic

blood panels so that seemed to rule out any acute pancreatitis

(which are quite high during an attack for me and also stay high for

a week) and my trigliceride levels were normal, So I plan to see him

to discuss this problem shortly. I also take 15mg of lexapro and

40mg of protonix. Further, I am also type 1 diabetic with diabetic

gastro paresis and so these recent post surgical cramping bouts

really throw a wrench into things.

I am currently trying Citracell to increase fiber and alleviate

the diarheal bowel spasms. I have found for myself that fiber acts

as a bulk agent and relieves diarhea. Has anyone else found fiber

products to help? -tom

> Tom,

> I take Reglan for nausea and it actually relieves any cramping

that I

> have, but that's not to say it might not do that to someone else

as

> everyone's bodies and reaction to meds are different. Why don't

you

> check out the side effects and contraindications on

> http://www.rxlist.com/ and see what that says about Reglan. I'd

also

> tell your doctor about that cramping as well. It could be a sign

that

> something needs to be looked at.

> Kimber

>

> --

> Kimber

> Vallejo, CA

> hominid2@c...

> Note: All advice given is personal opinion, not equal to that of a

licensed physician or health care professional.

February 23, 2004