Guest guest Posted September 17, 2001 Report Share Posted September 17, 2001 If your current PCP refuses to even give you meds to be used " as needed, " you can also use Immodium to combat some symptons.. but to prevent the cramping, you'd need an anticholonergic drug. One common one available over the counter is Dramamine.. but you need to tell your current PCP that IBS can cause loss of control.. which is not acceptable! There are quite a few medications available to treat IBS.. you just may have to push your doc to write the appropriate script. Whatever happens.. take care, & let us know if you got through to him. Hugs, Liane > Hello! This is an enbarassing problem but I have to ask.I have not > had surgery as of yet.I do however have IBS which was diagnosed in > 1996 one year after gullbladder removal.I am not on any medications > as my current pcp feels that I can manage this with proper diet,ok so > im going to see a new pcp in november.What can i do imn the meantime? > Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2001 Report Share Posted September 25, 2001 Chris.. Hate to burst your bubble, but IBS is not at all like fibromyalgia.. there are specific tests for diagnosis, and specific meds that work to ease the symptoms. If it were a gluten allergy, I should never have missed 3 weeks from work, or for that matter, had troubles prior to trying to go back to work. I did not eat any bread or gluten-containing products for the first 3 months of my surgery.. I ate chicken, beef, and veggies. I'm happy that your friend resolved his IBS-like symptoms by ruling out gluten products.. but it was not dietary for me. I had gut spasms on broth and jello. I was on broth and jello for most of a month. I think that could safely rule out milk products and gluten. My troubles are not dietary. Thanks for the input, though. Hugs, Liane > > > What are the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome? Is there an > > > effective treatment? > > > > > > Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2001 Report Share Posted September 25, 2001 And to further complicate the issue, IBS frequently is seen in patients that have Fibromyalgia, along with Irritable Bladder, migraine headaches, myofascial pain syndrome, arthritis, nerve entrapment syndromes, neuralgia, restless legs syndrome, and many others... Just don't let anyone tell you that fibromyalgia isn't a " real " illness-- as someone who has lived with this diabolical disease for many, many years, I know just how real it is. -- Joy Frost > > > > What are the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome? Is there an > > > > effective treatment? > > > > > > > > Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2001 Report Share Posted September 25, 2001 > And to further complicate the issue, IBS frequently is seen in > patients that have Fibromyalgia, along with Irritable Bladder, > migraine headaches, myofascial pain syndrome, arthritis, nerve > entrapment syndromes, neuralgia, restless legs syndrome, and many > others... > > Just don't let anyone tell you that fibromyalgia isn't a " real " > illness-- as someone who has lived with this diabolical disease for > many, many years, I know just how real it is. > Joy.. I do realize that fibromyalgia is real.. my mom has it, too. She also has CFIDS, and I get tired of hearing that its not a " real " disease, too. I'm sure my mom chooses to feel bad <sarcasm, in case no one figues it out>.. just like she chooses to have muscle spasms so strong that she'll " throw " things across the room. Sometimes I wish that those who don't feel that newer diseases are " real " would have to experience them some time.. might just open their eyes, yanno? Because infection does not manifest itself in CFIDS patients' labs the same as " normal " folk, my mom was told that the infection in her elbow prosthesis didn't exist. But when they went in to remove the prosthesis and check for infection.. it was so bad that they closed immediately to prevent contamination the OR... the [WARNING, GRAPHIC] pus was so old and thick it looked like peanut butter. It was pretty obvious that there really had been a very long-term infection in that joint.. despite her " normal " labs. Sigh.. Liane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2001 Report Share Posted September 26, 2001 , Yup...on my birth certificate, my name is Theresa Marie, but on my baptisimal certificate, its teresa maria....I guess, since I was the youngest in a large Mexican Family, my sisters coerced my mom into americanizing my name....but she held out on the religious stuff! Laughing, The other Theresa Marie > > In a message dated 9/26/01 1:11:23 PM, duodenalswitch@y... writes: > > << by excluding all other " specific " diseases is > > pretty insulting. > > > I have had times when it has driven me home, its been so horrible. > > When I am nervous or stressed, it gets really, really bad. The only > > medicine that finally stablized my condition, Lotremex, was recently > > pulled off the market! I was devestated. I am hoping that the DS > > will not exacerbate my IBS as did for Liane. > > >> > > Theresa: I know -- it is insulting that, so far as I know, there really > isn't any other clear cut way to diagnose this debilitating disease or, in > many instances, be unable to immediately and clearly help those who suffer > from it. > > I can only hope that they learn more about this disease (especially it's > origins in the nervous system) and be able to more appropriately diagnose and > treat it -- if not cure it! > > I suffer when under stress, too but I can say that my overall condition has > not been affected by the DS. It's actually been better. It is really only > when I'm stressed out that the symptoms re-appear. Now, I didn't have > diahhrea pre-op and don't really now (it is extremely rare for me to have > extremely loose bowels but it does happen on ocassion). I do get spastic > colon and/or various intestinal aches and pains, however. > > Hey - is your middle name Marie, too? I noticed that in your screenname! > > all the best, > > lap ds with gallbladder removal > january 25, 2001 > Dr. Gagner/Mt. Sinai/NYC > > eight months post-op and still feelin' fabu! > > preop: 307 lbs/bmi 45 > now: 215 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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