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I have been taking tons of Imodium on a daily basis, ever since I first got really sick (July 2004). Early on I did use Pepto a couple times, but it never helped a speck. I was just wondering if it was supposed to do anything from the post-infectious standpoint, or if it was supposed to help curtail the D.
For the first time, though, I have to wonder -- if this is post-infectious, then what was the infection? I mean, if I got this sick AFTER the initial infection, shouldn't I have been deadly ill with the hypothetical initial infection?
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jen
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The Pepto just helped curtail the D in my case. I've never had the impression it helped with the post-infectious IBS.
I'm probably not telling you anything you don't know, but the way it was explained to me, after food poisoning of the sort that brought on my post-infectious IBS, it can take a looong time for all the good flora to be back in the GI system. I wasn't deadly ill after my food poisoning, but I do remember feeling just awful for several days after.
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I think I would definitely talk to the GI or his nurse about the miscommunication. He said there was nothing wrong and then sends the other doc some info on the biopsy with a problem?? He should have discussed this with you, too. I hate docs that are incompetent.
Another thing you could do is talk to your regular doc and tell him the miscommunication problem and maybe he would contact the GI for you and find out what's going on.
In any case, I think you need to get this straightened out or you will never be able to rest.
Pepto only helps me with nausea, I really don't know why he told you to take that.
If you truly feel that you are depressed your regular doc should be able to prescribe something to help you.
Good luck
Barbie
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I am probably not being too clear here. I guess what I was getting at is post-infectious means that I had an infection in the first place, right? Well, I started to gradually have stomach problems -- mostly just some unpleasant gurgling and D-ish moments after eating fast food. And then one day my digestive system just seemed to pretty much give up and I was having D all the time. That's where I've been for over the last year. There was never any point where I got sick. I mean, like you mentioned having food poisoning -- I NEVER had anything like that.
Anyway, I guess it doesn't really matter. Just wondering if I did have an infection bad enough to launch me on this why I wouldn't have noticed. You know?
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jen
"It's one of the most serious things that can possibly happen to one in a battle -- to get one's head cut off." -- LC
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You may benefit from probiotics. They help the healthy bacteria form in your gut. Have you ever given them a try? Also -- I may have missed it in another post -- but are you on any fiber?
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