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but I have only found one kind. I can't remember what brand, but the flavor sounded so gross I didn't even want to try it. Something like green apple & mango??
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Yikes, that is an insanely small amount to eat in the day! I definitely eat more than that, but I am sticking to what I know doesn't make me sick.
But you're sick right now. Stuff that was OK when your stomach was feeling better might violently disagree with it now. That's what's happening to me right now. Yeah, so bread isn't well-balanced (and I do eat about 3/4 loaf each day, which I don't think is tiny at all), but anything more well-balanced is gonna go right through me anyway. Better to hang on to what little nutrients I do get!
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I have taken pretty much all of them (well, a lot anyway) but right now I WAS taking Prodiem powder until my cramps got too bad and I thought it might help if I stopped. Instead, I am taking Celevac tablets (which I got in the UK) which are chewable, and a loser dose.
Never heard of that one. Are all the ingredients OK? Does it have anything iffy in it, like sorbitol? I guess I probably shouldn't recommend stopping it, but personally I always felt much better once I stopped taking the SFS. If you've been on the same kind for quite awhile it probably isn't hurting.
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I find that if I take too much immodium, I run into other problems like major stomach cramps, stabbing pains and severe nausea. Otherwise, I'd probably just keep popping them like candy. Plus, as soon as they are out of my system, I get wicked attacks.
That's kinda what's happening to me lately, too. If I take them I can ward off an attack longer, but the attack is much worse. If I don't take them, the attacks are more frequent but they aren't as bad. I try to take frequent small doses and that helps a bit.
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I will look into Levsin and see how I go on that one, maybe. I am really broke, so right now I am not taking any prescription meds but once I have a better income, I will ask for a script.
The generic for Levsin must be cheap because my co-pay is $1.07 for 30. Tell your doctor you're broke and ask if he can give you samples to try before you pay for the prescription -- this works for me though sometimes they just don't have samples of the drug.
Get some sleep and relax!!! Maybe you're just going through a stupid stress-induced IBS attack and you'll just have to wait it out. It isn't AF time is it? Everything has been pretty wonky for me since I went off BC. I keep getting my period (or is it maybe just bleeding? don't know) when I'm having my D attacks. At one point I was bleeding for over two weeks!!! It is just never-ending joy around here 
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I found mine at Walgreens.
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that doesn't have dairy at Whole Foods and Trader Joe's. One is Trader Joe's Brand, I dont' remember the other brand. THe chocolate ones do have dairy, but the berry flavored ones don't and I do fine with them. They're what I use to balance out all the magnesium in my fibro pills.
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Awww that totally sucks Steph  I'm sorry you're suffering so much right now. Just a thought, but is it possible that this is really stress related right now? With your new job and everything...
I know that when I'm in a stressful period - particularly a period where my routine, life, etc. is changing - I can be doing everything right and still be getting attacks like crazy. The first few weeks of school are ALWAYS like that for me, every year.
I don't know if it is stress/anxiety related - or partially, anyway - or if it's something else, but maybe yoga, breathing, meditation, hypnosis etc. could help? Are you getting enough sleep? Could you try getting MORE, even if you are? Have you been having any time to do active things, like walking or getting to the gym, since you've started your job?
Also yeah, no matter what it says on the box, calcium should help D, not C. Just as long as there's no triggers in there they should be fine. However I've definitely had that happen to me a lot - something will work like a miracle drug for my gut for about 2 weeks and then, bam, either it stops working or it starts having the completel opposite effect  Happened for me with digestive enzymes, various antispasmodics... sigh. Why must our guts resemble bratty children so (to quote Little Minnie from a while back  )?
Anyway, I really hope you find something that helps and that you start to feel better soon! *MANY HUGS*
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Well Stephie, I don't post much but I'm often on the living room board and this board, and I remember that you're going through a lot right now with your new job. It could be that you're like me, in that no matter how good you are to your tum in diet, exercise, supplements etc, that very stressful or emotional situations affect you.
I'm totally projecting, as that is what is going on with me right now. I had an AWFUL, attack last night and moped around the apt. today feeling weak and continuing to be scared to eat as I still had d and some cramps. I've got too much on my plate (so to speak) at the moment, and its as if my stomach is expressing all my pent up emotions... the thing that stopped my attack finally last night was taking a paxil - which is for panic attacks. (I sometimes get that along with the ibs attack) It was my first time taking it, and it helped me breath again and somehow seemed to have eased the spasming.
I would suggest doing everything you can to deal with the stress - whatever you know works for you to get through this new struggle
Hang in there.
Dan
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I see it being sold at CVS, Walgreens, and Osco Drug store.
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Lucky!!
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I can't swallow large pills, so I haven't been able to take calcium sups at all because I can't find a chew anywhere that doesn't have dairy in it. (I know, I could eat tums, but they end up making my stomach feel funny - go figure!) I wish we had more options for health(y) food stores up here.
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I can't find a chew without dairy either and I don't need the antacid in tum, so I've recently started taking Caltrate 600 + D. However, I bought a pill cutter and only take 1/2 pill w/ meals. Atm, I'm only taking 1/2 pill to see how it affects my IBS (I've been swinging to C). The pill cutter works GREAT and I'd recommend it to anyone having difficulty swallowing those huge-a** pills. 
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I'm sorry you had such a crappy week! I agree with Laurel that it's probably the stress of a new job that's causing you this recent D attack.
Obviously, you know the diet well, all the tricks and tips, the common and hidden triggers, so there's not much more I can add. However, have you tried taking Imodium at night, before you go to bed and then again when you wake up? This has worked for me during those particularly difficult flare-ups.
I'm wishing you a better week, Stephie. Take care!
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