Did your symptoms seem to worsen after taking the Nexium? Constipation and diarrhea are a common side effect to this med, as is the same with Prevacid and Prilosec. Normally GERD is a temporary period of treatment between 8-12 weeks. How long is your Dr. wanting you to take it?
Maybe increasing your fiber intake will help regulate your symptoms. I know fiber is beneficial in both diarrhea and constipation.
I tend to go both ways with IBS but the most painful is the "C" and I can so understand when you say "debilitating" pain and inability to speak. This is exactly what happens to me and the pain is so great in the lower left abdominal/groin area and lower left back that it's difficult to walk and causes me to breathe hard while trying to cope with the pain. It's terrifying! I really feel for you as I had to go to ER twice the past 1 1/2 months with the same symptoms.
I'm also finding that my stomach is slow to digest during my cycles which is also when my IBS symptoms flare. I often go 5-6 days straight hardly able to eat as the food isn't digesting. If I do eat, it's very little fish with steamed or frozen veggies. After my cycle is over, my system is pretty much back to normal. I'm learning what to do too.
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