Guest guest Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 > > I have such diahhrea that I can't leave the house. Nonstop. And even after > I've " cleaned out " I end up having a yellow liquid pouring out, which my > doctor said is bile that is not being absorbed. The bile just pushes > everything out - the cholestryramine thickens things up so I don't have > diahhrea. I'm not very good at explaining things (and I don't know if I'm > explaining it correctly anyway), so maybe this will be better: > > http://www.medicinenet.com/cholestyramine/article.htm > > I don't take it for the itching or cholesterol like the article says, just > to thicken up stool. I've been taking it for about 20 years now, since my > resection. I keep asking my gastro if that's a good idea, taking something > that long, and he said it's fine and perfectly safe (though I am starting to > distrust doctors for obvious reasons). > ==>, if you go on my diet plus supplements quickly it will thicken up things too. In fact if anyone goes on it too fast it causes constipation. I'm not suggesting you should go off the medication, but you may find that after being on this program for awhile you may want to experiment and see what happens if you stop it. Luv, Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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