Best anti-spasmodic for constipation
#218615 - 10/10/05 09:05 AM
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Augie
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I have spasms which, apparently, cause skinny, thin stools. I have always avoided anti-spasmodics because I feared they would both increase the C and also, they can cause dry mouth and dizziness.
But if they work for C, I want to try them. So, what anti-spasmodic have C people found most helpful without increasing constipation.
Thanks for any and all opinions!! 
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~ Beth
Constipation, pain prodominent,cramps, spasms and bloat!
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Hi Beth!! I think ANY anti-spam med can cause C. I have tried them all and like Donnatol the best. It has a mild relaxant in it as well so can potienally make you sleepy. I don't find that I have the dry mouth as bad with the donnatol as I did with the others! It has never made my C worse. Its cheap and I suggest giving it a try on the weekend when you don't have to go to work to see how sleepy it makes you!
Just a note, as I am newly pregnant, do NOT take Donnatol while pregnant! 
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I was looking for one that I could take throughout the day. Donnatol would wipe me out! Is there an other option...one you tried that kept you alert but didn't constipate you?
I know your pregnant!!  I posted to you on the long thread of well wishes!
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~ Beth
Constipation, pain prodominent,cramps, spasms and bloat!
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I have found, through trial and error, that I can't take any anti-spas that contains hycosamine (Levsin, Nulev, ect...) because the hycosamine gives me a migrane. However, it works GREAT on the pain and only mildly made a difference in my C - for about a day my "urge to go" kind of goes dead. But when he pain gets so bad, I go with the anti-spas and deal with the C.
I have also tried Rubinol (sp?) which worked about the same...deadens the "urge", but knocks out the pain - and me too usually. I only use them as a last resort.
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Nope, they all either make me "spacey" or tired!  
I knew you knew!! Thanks for the well wishes! I just know there are others out there trying to get pregnant and/or already pregnant and wanted to be sure they knew not to take it if pregnant!!
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I used to take a 10 mg dose of Bentyl. That helped somewhat, and I never noticed it to really give me any side effects. This time I asked my doc for the 20 mg dose to see how that would work. It's definitely more effective, but I never know how it's going to effect me! Sometimes I hardly notice and sometimes it makes me feel like I have a really big buzz! I can't even drive a car when I'm like that. But the 10 mg dose is doable as a day to day thing, or at least it was for me. I may go back to that b/c of the side effects of the larger dose.
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...as a precaution to stop the development of pain and spasms to start out with? Or only when you have spasms and pain?
Thanks!
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~ Beth
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Hey Star! I am IBS-D and I have been taking Bentyl for about the last three months. I agree that sometimes it just doesn't work that well. But, for the most part if I eat good and take it as instructed, I don't get any pain or spasms. I think it did help me to get somewhat regular as well. I ruined its efficacy when I tried the Maker's Diet and Primal Defense these past couple of weeks. No matter how much Bentyl or Immodium I took, nothing helped.
Augie- I take it daily. 10 mg doses 30 minutes before each meal and right before bedtime (4x a day). Lately, I've been swallowing down 20mg doses instead (Dr. approved this by the way) since the 10mg just wasn't cutting it. I find it's much more effective to keep it constantly in my system than just sporadically. Plus, if I don't take it regularly I will get really drowsy and dopey when I take it. Not good when you're trying to stay awake in an already boring class or argue in court! 
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...if the C folks were able to take this everyday as a precaution to spasms...or if that would make them more C. Is it okay to use just when the cramps and pain become unbareable or is it too late by then?
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~ Beth
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Beth, Yes, I take the 20mg dose three times every day. Some-
times I do have some larger stools,like yesterday, but other
times, like today unfortunately, I have four to five BM's of
relatively thin stools. Yesterday I thought I had it made,
oh well back to the drawing board. -Bob
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