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thanks for the tip on taking less!, but i'm doing well enough without zelnorm.
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as a general comment: and as cyndy says, neither i nor anyone posting is trying to ruin zelnorm for anyone. in my case, i was helping like a good boyscout: 'always be prepared' ...in case it IS pulled. i realized i was a taking a chance posting this, but i would feel remiss had i not. to be forewarned is to be fore-armed.
also, it's naive to think our docs would never put us on anything harmful. oh for the good old days when i believed that, too! docs, pharmaceutical companies, and the fda do indeed scratch each others backs. sad but true. its about $ more than anything else, however you slice it.
it's beyond appalling that we don't have more & safer meds for all our conditions...and that so little research $ goes into so many valid illnesses.
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I have no idea if this would bother you as I am IBS-A but the main suffering is the "C".
I make a grated carrot salad (full of fiber). I make a big batch and add 2 cans of Dole brand "Tropical Fruit" I reserve the juice. I add some raisins, sliced (not slivered) almonds, and mix well. The dressing I use 2 grams of Best Foods Mayo and Whipped cream from a can. I mix the both so I get a bit of a sweeter flavor than a mayo taste. then I slowly add however much reserved juice from the can of Dole to get the taste I want. Mix it really well and chill for 2 hours.
This will keep your stools "really" regular and pretty well formed. at least it does for me. I'm eating it as I type this to you. I can't take anymore of the excruciating pain that I experience when I'm "C".
I hope this gives you some insight if you already didn't have it. Good luck and I'm sorry to hear about your pregnancy.
Heidi
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thats great to hear that you are feeling well. i just started taking zelnorm about a month ago, but my doctor didnt tell me to change my diet or anything for that matter. So I think thats why it hasnt been working that great for me. I still have faith in it thought that it will help. How long did it take before you really benefited from it? Do you take 2 a day, one in am one in pm? Im trying to find the best times to take them....any suggestions?
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And now, well, when I take it 2x a day, it's soooo NORMAL!
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Keep on keepin' on...
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but I couldn't figure out how. You didn't happen to post on INCIID a couple years ago, did you? I used to know a Jules who had a baby, and was trying to have another one...just wondered if it was you or not. 
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Shelli - Wife & stay at home mom to 1 son, 1 dog & 2 parrots! IBS-A, usually C.
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I suufer from IBS-C/Chronic constipation. When I was pregnant I took the rx stool softener Lactulose, also called Enulose. Its natural sugars that draw water into the intestines. It worked great for me and I gave birth to healthy twin babies this past December!!!
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Nope, that's not me Shelli. :0) This is my first baby.
BL, I'll try and get a pic of me up here. But I'm computer challenged, so it may take a while. ;0)
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There are going to be warnings with every drug you take!plain and simple.what does it produce D in some people and kill them or what?how long did you take it for?it usally takes a month to fully go into effect.
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