Controling Severe IBS
#6419 - 04/18/03 05:14 PM
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What if my severe IBS never gets under control? What do I do? Everyday is a nightmare. How can I live like this?
What do I do for my calcium intake? Calcium supplements make me constipated. I can't have soy milk. It gives me tons of gas.
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God Bless
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Angel,
I read on an earlier thread that you can balance the calcium with magnesium to avoid the constipating effect. You might want to try entering a search for that thread.
Also, try looking into the IBS audio program. Read up on it on the hypnotherapy board. Shawneric is great at answering questions you may have about it.
Kerrie
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Thanks. I check it out.
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Angel - the ratio is: to take half as much magnesium citrate as calcium, so:
500 mg of calcium
250 mg of magnesium citrate
Any questions, please post, but Tess Louise (Amelia) is the one who answered my question on this. Hope youu feel better soon.
sharon
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Angel,
I'm sorry you're not feeling well. I've been there before. You will feel better. I usually just eat sourdough toast with a little low sugar jelly or honey and drink water for 2-3 days and that usually helps me a lot. Since I started on Wellbutrin several months ago, I haven't had a severe attack, but I almost did when I started taking Coral Calcium. I took it for a little over a week and became very sick. It took me about a week and a half to get over it. I also take Bentyl as needed and the last attack from the Coral Calcium, I took 20 mg. 4 x's a day and that really helped. Hope this will be of some help to you.
Good Luck and hope you feel better soon~
Joy
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Thank you. Can you buy magnesium pills alone or only magnesium pills with calcium?
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You should be able to buy just magnesium.
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Okay. Thanks.
God Bless
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I take TWINLAB CALCIUM CITRATE CAPS 2 CAPSULES=300 MG CALCIUM CITRATE AND 150 MG MAGNESIUM
I have found this brand to be the most easily digested and absolutely non constipating. Very quickly absorbed. Try to take one (they are very tiny) TRI-BORON supplement also 3mg, it aids calcium absorption into the body.
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Angel, sorry to hear the IBS is getting you down at the moment.
What exactly do you do for it and what are your symptoms?
Also what tests did you have done?
I missed your symptoms.
So you know almost everyone can get IBS under control for the most part. Not cure it, but at least effectively manage the symptoms.
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