Prescription meds for Ibs cramping. Poll sort of?
#315193 - 09/18/07 04:21 AM
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LtDanFan
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I know this has been discussed before, but since there are a lot of new people and new medications I was wondering if anyone would like to give their two sense worth on what type (if any) prescription medications you are taking to control colon spasm from IBS - D. I would be greatful.
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#315195 - 09/18/07 05:39 AM
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Sly, do you have IBS-D do you have horrible cramping? If so what do you use? Thanks
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I am taking Dicetel (Pinaverium bromide) for my abdominal cramping, bloating and pain. Although it hasn't completely removed those symptoms, it has helped tremendously!!!!! I am Canadian, and not sure whether this is only available here, because i haven't heard anyone else on the boards mention it.
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#315206 - 09/18/07 06:26 AM
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Syl
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I have IBS-D. Cramping and pain was a serious problem for me until I got my SF/IF under control and removed all high fructose foods from my diet. I eat very little food with high amounts of IF. I eat lots of foods with high amounts of SF particularly, cooled rice, potatoes and pasta.
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For long term management:
Still taking 10 mg of Elavil/amitriptyline at bed time.
For attacks or breakthrough cramping:
lorazepam/Ativan (Only for really bad attacks, cramping -- I don't do well with the side effects of the usual prescribed anti-spasmodics, but this tranquilizer works for me.)
Other:
peppermint and/or ginger tea
heat therapy (either heat patches, hot showers)
eating something purely SF -- sometimes my cramps get better after I eat something, so maybe it has to do with waiting too long to eat or not eating enough.
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Thanks Maria!
I have seen that this regimen really works for you. What type of side effects do you have from other antispas meds? If you don't mine me asking. I haven't tried eating when I get an attack because I'm in so much pain, I sometimes forgt to breathe. So I am doing the heat, the peppermint tea/caps, I have the lorazepam, but never thought to use it for the cramping. I just was switched from levsin back to librax and since it has librium in it, I'm not sure if I can use the lorazepam as well....hmmm Right now, I'd do anything to sleep, but that's another issue. What would you consider your safest SF food? I do my very very best to no have any HFCS, I'm not sure if it's a trigger, but just in case. It's in tons of stuff, what happened to just plain suger?? Thanks
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Sly,
I do lots of rice, pasta, potatoes!! Why do you eat cool rice, is the heat aggrevating?
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In the past, I've used Donnatal and Levsin, both made me jittery and anxious. Also, Donnatal + another tricyclic AD I was on a long, long time ago, just didn't go well together for me. I was very sleepy all the time and completely out of it. It could have been that the dosage was too high. In either case, neither of these anti-spasmodics did anything for the spasms or pain. I haven't tried Librax, but yes it does contain a tranquilizer so don't mix it with Ativan; talk with your doctor first, of course.
I also try to avoid HFCS, but it does seem to be sneaking its way into everything. I have noticed some companies (Jones Soda, Romano's Italian Sodas) returning to pure cane sugar after getting enough complaints from consumers. Not that I drink pop, but I'm hoping if these companies are listening to consumers maybe others will as well.
My safest SF food would be rice -- Rice Chex, steamed white rice, rice crackers. So, rice is usually my base during meal times. Other SF bases for me are potatoes and/or pasta/bread. Of course, I eat a lot of other stuff with my SF base: fish or chicken, mixed vegetables or legumes.
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#315222 - 09/18/07 11:40 AM
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Cooling heated rice, potatoes and pasta cause the starch to gel producing what is known as resistant starch which acts just like SF. It is also known as a functional fiber.
It was the reduction of high fructose foods that made the biggest improvement in my IBS-D.
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