Librax users - need advice ASAP!!
#304845 - 04/13/07 10:00 AM
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Lisa Marie
Reged: 07/17/06
Posts: 1566
Loc: Lakewood, CO
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I posted a few days ago, wanting suggestions of what IBS-Cers take for painful gas and bloating. I posed the same question to my doctor, and she suggested I try Librax. I wouldn't take it regularly, just once in a great while when I'm really in pain. Are there no anti-spasmodic type drugs that have D as a side effect? Have any of you noticed Librax to cause C??
I'm tired of every single thing from allergy meds to ibuprofen giving me C!! Why can't something give me D for pete's sake??  I shouldn't have to choose between gas pain and C.
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Lisa, IBS-C (Vegan)
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Mommy to Rhiannon Marie (Dec. 13, 2008)
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Lisa - I don't use Librax, but when I did a search for the side effects, constipation was one.
It appears that taking an anti-spasmodic is just going to cause constipation in someone that already has constipation. I haven't found anything yet that will stop the gas & bloating. That is the one thing I haven't been able to control 
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Snookie, IBS-C
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I've never tried any prescription meds. I have however tried some valerian (herbal for valium) for the cramping. It worked pretty good. I also like to take kava kava, it's an herbal form of muscle relaxer. I usually only take these before bed or if I'm just staying at home because they will make you a little drowsy. I like to take papaya enzymes after a meal to help with digestion and gas. Sorry I don't have info on the meds.
Julie
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I've used Librax in emergencies. It's worth it. I don't think I was that much constipated after taking it...but I only took it in emergencies when the pain was just too bad.
I don't think any of the antispasmodics will give you D, sadly. They all tend toward C.
I'm not sure if I should say anything, but are you sure it's not the Acacia making you so gassy and bloated?
And no, we shouldn't have to choose.
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#304853 - 04/13/07 11:38 AM
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Jordy
Reged: 08/12/06
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I also get C from any and all meds I have to take!
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IBS-C with pain and bloat
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I've been using Zelnorm for the past year with great results. Any suggestions on what to use next since this medication is pulled? I'm increasing my Acacia from 1 to 2 Tablespoons per day but concerned about my gastrocolic reflux coming to a complete halt as it did before Zelnorm.
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I usually do well on Miralax.
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IBS-C with pain and bloat
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No, it's not the acacia. This only happens once in a great while, and it's typically when I'm out with friends. Figures! Could be the stress of eating at a restaurant, or there being something in my food that I didn't know was there... who knows! But the last time it happened, I had to take quite a bit of dicyclomine to make the gas and pain go away, and then I was pretty C the next day. I just thought I might try something new.
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Lisa, IBS-C (Vegan)
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Mommy to Rhiannon Marie (Dec. 13, 2008)
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I know 2 other people with C who also use Librax, if that means anything!
I thought the gas and bloat were everyday, that's why I suggested the Acacia. Sorry
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Yeah, my doctor mentioned that C was listed as a side effect, but said that doesn't necessarily mean it will happen to ME. Well, I'll bet good money that it will.  Can't help being a little cynical at this point!
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Lisa, IBS-C (Vegan)
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Mommy to Rhiannon Marie (Dec. 13, 2008)
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