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Librax was the first pill the doctor gave me for my stomach problems, and I remembered it did help me, but I did not like the side effects, it was really constipating and also caused me trouble urinating. But it should not be harmful for her, it is just an antispasmadic. Did she try enteric coated peppermint capsules as an antispasmadic first, or did you go straight for the prescription. Peppermint capsules would be a more natural way to go if you are worried about long term Librax taking.
I am off of Librax for a long time now, and just use peppermint tea and capsules, and an Immodium AD if it really starts spasms or hurting.
My stomach was loud in class also, during tests it made me uncomfortable, I convinced some teachers that I needed to take my tests alone in a separate room so I could concentrate on the test instead of my stomach, and that really helped. But I went to a small school that was very accomodating.
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When I read the post about the massage therapist, I started massaging my abdomen every night when I go to bed. When it is really bad, and the trapped gas is really stubborn, I will put a heating pad on it and it helps too. Yay for ab massage!!!!
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Thanks for your reply. No, she hasn't tried peppermint capsules though she drinks peppermint tea and uses acacia fiber every day. The biggest problem she has right now, even while trying to stay on a very controlled diet, is intestinal gas and loud noises from her intestines. She still has pain off and on also but it's not bad every day like it used to be before she starting watching what she eats.
I sometimes feel like she would feel better if she could worry less about all this, and not be focused on it so much. But as you mentioned, it IS very hard to sit in class and try to concentrate on what's going on when all you can really think about is how your stomach is feeling or worrying about the people around you hearing it making weird noises.
IBS has kept her from going places with friends and participating in activities because she hasn't wanted to take the risk of having an attack while she's out, and I just wish there was something more I could do to help her. Knowing there are others out there who've had this same problem has helped her some emotionally,though she doesn't know anyone personally (it's hard for her sometimes to see her friends eating whatever they want and going places without worrying about what kind of food will be offered or how they'll feel when they get there.)
And anything that would attract attention to her, like asking to take tests somewhere else,is absolutely out of the question. She won't even let me talk to her teachers and ask if she can have permission to leave to go the bathroom during class whenever necessary (she has one class where you absolutely can't leave to go to the bathroom, without it being a huge deal, which I think is just nuts.)
I'm glad to hear the Librax shouldn't be harmful. The other suggestion the dr. had,if this didn't work,was trying an antidepressant (she's not depressed but he said it would boost her serotonin levels which might help with the IBS) but I also have VERY mixed feelings about that.
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Well my doctor told me that i had IBS because of depression, even though am not depressed and i told him that, but he still says its the cuase of my IBS 5 years ago, i managed to control some symptoms like Dierra and stopped eating greecy food, but still cant control the Stomach voices, i got embarrased several times during classes because of them, so i started avoiding going to college in the end i lost my scholarship, some people told me its not big deal and i should ignore it and stop thinking about it much because it will stress me more and would trigger the noises again, i started going to college again, but managed somehow to control the noises by eating 2-3 wheat biscuits, and whenever i feel like its going to come out in class i just go out and eat something then go back to my class, its really tiresome thing to deal with in the long term because your always thinking about what if other people hear the noise again and about the embraccment that would happen. maybe i will try the Hypnosis for IBS,and test the results along with doing excerises.
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First off, let me say...you are a great mom for doing your best to help her. IBS is so frustrating because I think of all the things I want to do and can't because I am worried about my stomach.
I do understand that she would not want to do anything in school that would call attention to her, such as taking a test in another room. At first I was like that also, but then I just told myself that it did not matter what others think, I have to do what is best for me. But for a 14 year old that is very hard.........
Have you tried any Gas medicines, like Gas X. I have not, but other people on this board have had good luck with them.
Also, I have not tried anti-depressants,but others on this site have had good luck with them. Don't feel bad about the fact that she has to take medications. Many people need it to feel better, my mother has taken Prozac for 15 years, and she is a wonderfully happy and normal person.
I am taking a blood pressure pill to control my migraines, as a result, it also reduces my stress, which has calmed me down quite a bit, and therefore stopped alot of my stomach worries. I am not recommending blood pressure medicine, but an anti-depressant or anti-anxiety pill would have a similar effect.
Good Luck.
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I think, like most moms, when I see my child feeling bad I want to fix it. I would much rather it be me than her. But I am interested to hear that reducing your stress has helped your IBS. I started taking her to a counselor last week to talk about ways to deal with her stress, and I am still open to the idea of other medications if it seems like she needs some more help. She has tried some gas medicine which didn't seem to help a lot, but I'm not sure if she used it consistently. The dr. we have started going to also seems to be really on the ball which is encouraging.
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It is really pretty hard (if not impossible) for a person to just stop worrying about something because someone tells them "just stop worrying." I try to tell my daughter that I don't think other people will really pay that much attention to any noises her stomach makes, but I realize it is a really big deal to her. I hate to hear you lost your scholarship, I hope you can keep on going with college this time. Good luck with everything.
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