Re: BM's Back to Patty

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Patty wrote:

> She told me that some patients complain about gas and

bloating when they take Metamucil so I prefer not to have those

symptoms if possible.

Patty,

I did try the MOM and then Metamucil with my doctor's approval a

couple years ago. After a month or more of trial, I was still having

a tremendous amount of difficulty with my bowel movements,

often constipated, and one time I had a horrible impaction.....

which I didn't mention on the MB, because I was embarrassed

about it, but I will now if it would save someone else from going

through that same misery!! It was absolutely horrible!!

I had also tried Colace, Benefiber, and Senecot, and was eating

prunes every morning. Nothing was working for me. You may

be different, though. I did find that the Metamucil drastically

increased all the bloating and gas problems that we already

have with CP. I haven't been bloated now in over a year, since I

started on the Miralax.

I'd had some tiny hemmoroids as a result of my first child's

childbirth that would only occcasionally become irritated over the

years, maybe once or twice a year. They were easily treated with

a suppository and vanished within a day or two. Well, after a year

of problems with difficult motility because of the CP pain meds,

those hemmoroids doubled in size and became a daily irritant.

My intern even refered me to a surgeon for removal, but I didn't

want to do it.

The only thing that gave me any relief from all of this problem

was the Miralax. If I use that about every three days, everything

runs very smoothly.

All I can say is that if these products don't work as effectively as

you need after a few weeks trial, ask for something better right

away. I couldn't believe the difference between the Miralax and

the Metamucil, and was really irritated at my old GI doctor for not

prescibing it sooner, because I complained to him of problems

with motility every time I went to see him. He just kept saying to

" get more fiber in your diet " . If he'd prescribed it sooner, I may

never have had such a problem with those hemmoroids. I don't

see this doctor anymore.

Good luck, Patty, with whatever you decide.

With love, hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

South Carolina

SC & SE Regional Rep.

PAI

Note: All comments or advice are personal opinion only, and

should not be substituted for professional medical consultation.