Hi Tonnie,
I hate the stuff. It's horrible! YUK!
I'm a "D" also, and I used to take Heather's fennel tea every morning. ICK! (Sorry Heather.) HOWEVER, as much as I hated it, it never caused my "D" to get any worse.
You're doin' it right, keep it up. If the peppermint caps don't cause you any indigestion, as they did me, they might just work as a better antispasm med than Donnatal!
I suggest checking out "Equalactin." If you're not familiar with it, you can do a search here; we've discussed it a LOT. It's an over-the-counter SFS that works REAL well to calm down the tummy (unless the cramps are really severe); it actually works more like an antispasm med than a SFS. Don't be put off by the fact that it's for "C", because it works for both "C" and "D" (unless you take too many). It's a delicious-tasting chewable tablet that I take whenever I'm on the road and my tummy feels "iffy." It calms it down almost immediately. I also take it whenever I go out to a restaurant, before my meal, or to a friend's house whose meal I might question. You may have to ask your pharmacist to order it for you; none of the drug stores around here carry it, but the druggist always orders it for me. Alternatively, you can order it online. I believe it's about $7 a box (and a box lasts a long time).
Your doc must have a good reason for not wanting you back on the Lotronex. Have you approached him on other meds? I'm sure he wouldn't want you on Donnatal, unfortunately, but what about IB-Stat? It's supposed to work like Donnatal but without the phenobarbital, so I'd be willing to bet the doc would be receptive to it. Give it a try.
Also, do you like Ginger? You might try to find Ginger Altoids. They're really hard to find (Barbie got them for me online), but they're really yummy, and ginger is sooooo calming on the tummy. I also drink lots of Stash brand lemon ginger tea; it's really good! Hubby's hooked on it too.
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