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Hi,
Welcome to the boards. This is a great place for info and advice for IBS and even a little fun, too. I think you have to have some humor to get through this darn IBS.
I noticed from your profile that you are in your 50's, too. I am 59. Bev & I will be glad to have some more "Old Broads" join us. Ha Ha
I am on Librax, also, and it has really helped me. Hope it helps you, too.
Barbie
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Hey! What about me!! I'm turning 51 THIS MONTH!!! Don't I count, Barbie?? 
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Sorry, LS
#88619 - 07/10/04 06:39 PM
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barbie
Reged: 04/22/04
Posts: 2435
Loc: Texas
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Hey LS,
If you wanna join the "Old Broads" be my guest. We would love to have you. You are still a youngish "Old Broad" though.... not seasoned like Bev & me. I guess I just didn't realize you were <<<<<that old>>>>>>
Birthday this month....huh... PARTY!!!!!
Barbie
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Do you have any side effects from the librax? My mouth gets very dry, but otherwise I haven't been aware of any others. Seeing my attacks happen within the 1st 2 hours in the morning, my doc started me off taking one as soon as I got up. It seems to have helped some, but not completely. So my doc said to take one at bedtime as well to try and calm the tummy thru the night in preparation for morning blahs. I actually have had more problems this last week since I've started taking the 2 a week ago. However, I began to wonder if I was taking too much acacia, so I cut back on that yesterday to see if that helps. What's your experience with the librax?
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Ok--here's a stupid and embarassing question--what is SFS? I'm still trying to learn all the abreviations you guys use.
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Dont worry about knowing all the "lingo" it wont take you long to figure out all these short forms.
And by the way, WELCOME to the site!
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I have been on Librax for several years. I started with 3 times a day 30 minutes before a meal. My problem was stress and when I ate my stomach was in knots. The Librax relaxes me and then relaxes my stomach when I eat. I have gone down to 2 a day now trying to go to 1 a day but keep having too much stress so I am back to 2 a day. I have not had any side effects except maybe some dry mouth, too.
It could possibly be the Librax causing your trouble. You might either want to experiment with less Acacia and see what happens or try not taking the Librax and see what happens. Only try one thing at a time, though, so you will know which one was causing your problems. There are a lot of people on the boards taking Librax and I don't recall any of them complaining of any side effects.
Also, sometimes I get the morning blah sour stomach and I think it could be acid. You might try taking some tums or pepcid if you think it could be that.
Barbie
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Thanx!
#88637 - 07/10/04 07:14 PM
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Reged: 07/10/04
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Loc: Northwest Montana
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Thanx for filling me in. Yes, I do take acacia--was up to 7tsp/day, but have cut back the last couple of days as I've been having more problems this week and think I may be getting too much.
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