domperidone?
#208919 - 08/26/05 03:04 PM
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renee21
Reged: 06/02/05
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Loc: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Hi everyone
I read this board frequently but don't post very often. Like some of you on this site, I'm recovering from an eating disorder but still suffering the effects gut-wise. I just had an appointment this morning with an eating disorders specialist to see if she might offer any fresh perspective on my IBS. She prescribed me domperidone to help improve gastric emptying/motility, scheduled me for an ultrasound and encouraged me to get my weight up and "eat, eat, eat through the pain".
I'm writing from Canada, and I have a feeling domperidone (brand name motilium)is not available in the US, but in any case, have any of you tried it and found it helpful? I am loathe to fill yet another prescription that doesn't do a thing...
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I am in a similar situation (I have a slow motility disorder) and I recently have been placed on Domperidone to increase my motility. It is known to have some side effects, but for mosat it works well. However, it takes quite some time to work, anywhere between 2 weeks and a month or so to get going. I have not been taking it long enough to say if it has helped for me personally, but I know many people that it has worked for, if that helps any. For now, like you, I have been told to eat through the pain (i'm sure you understand how hard this is!!) good luck!!
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--maikko
IBS-A, mostly C-- many foods intolerant 
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Hi Renee, You're right, it's not available in the US. -Bob
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Sorry, I am not an experienced message-boarder- what does "bump" mean? I mean, other than the painful swollen bump that is my tummy right now!
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It moves the thread to the top of the Que on page 1. -nt-
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My GI has put me on this as well, I can't tell whether it's working yet as I've only been taking it for a couple of weeks.
What exactly is a motility disorder??
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I've tried Reglan and that stuff was awful, awful. I would like to try this if it is available in the States. I too have a screwed up GI system due to a long battle with an Eating Disorder.
Have you noticed any improvement yet while on the drug?
I, too, have been told to eat through the pain...they told me I can die from being too thin, but not from the pain. True, but the pain sure makes me want to die.
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~ Beth
Constipation, pain prodominent,cramps, spasms and bloat!
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