PC, Gallbladder & IBS

[Guest guest]

Hi yall,

(or " Howdy " I guess would be more appropriate from me~)

My son Cameron (11 yrs old, diagnosed with Chronic Idiopathic PC 5 yrs ago)

and I (42 yrs old, diagnosed with PC due to abnormally high Triglycerides 3

years ago) have been reading emails on the list, but have not been active on it

for many months. We are both still plugging away here in Fort Worth, TX and

our attacks seem to be farther apart, but buggers when they do hit us.

My questions are related to my resulting gallbladder removal this past

December. Drs told me " live is wonderful without a gallbladder " and they felt

somewhat certain that I would no longer experience the Panc attacks with my

gallbladder out. Well, for those of you who have been through this...you

probably

already know this isn't a " happily ever after " story. Now I know I didn't have

any choice in having my gallbladder out... And some things ARE better. BUT, I

seem to have now acquired the symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. (When I

told my dr I had uncontrollable diarhea EVERY time I ate, and sometimes when I

just drank fluids, he said " well then, don't do that " .) I have complained

for over 8 months now and I cannot seem to find a course of treatment, even

after seeing a family practitioner and 2 gastro-specialists. ANY IDEAS?

I stumbled onto the diagnosis of IBS after running my symptoms through

WebMD.com. Can ANYONE help me here? I am NOT enjoying life at this point.

This is

a miserable existance and I KNOW there must be SOMETHING I can try.

Thanks for letting me vent and I appreciate any advice anyone has to offer,

Donna Womack

Fort Worth, TX

[Guest guest]

Donna,

Welcome back, though I'm sorry to hear that you are still having

problems. Are they sure it's IBS? I've heard of a prescription for IBS,

though it specifies it's only for women. It's called Zelnorm. I only

know about it because I've seen it's ads on TV. How well it works or

it's side effects I don't know, but you might want to look into it.

There might be other medications out there, but I don't know what they

are. If nothing else, it's one more thing to check out. Talk it over

with your doctor on whether it might be okay for you. I hope you can

find something that helps you.

Wish I could do more to help you out.

Kimber

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Kimber

Vallejo, CA

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

physician or health care professional.