Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Please I am desperate for any suggestions

Taking the Tylenol with Codeine plus 1/2 an Imodium isn't dangerous but both are constipating so keep that in mind if you're worried about swinging too far the other way.

I agree with Maria about trying some chicken broth - you need to stay hydrated and the salt in the broth should help your electrolyte balance. Throw in a little cooked rice if you feel up to it and eventually a little cooked chicken to get some protein down you.

I'd also stop eating graham crackers. I know most people find them safe but I've never done terribly well with them. Try a saltine instead - very soothing. The original Nabisco gets 16% of calories from fat which I do fine with but if you think that's too much for you now try a non-fat kind.

The worst run of IBS I ever had was after I got a very bad case of food poisoning. I don't think the food poisoning lasted all that long but by the time it ran its course my gut was so outraged it was in horrible shape for weeks. That was before I found this Website and my doctor finally put me on Elavil (which worked for a while but not for that long and the side-effects were too much for me). However, even once I was off the Elavil my IBS was back to normally awful instead of over the top miserable so I figure the Elavil gave it time to calm down a little and get back on its feet, so to speak. (Interesting visual.)

There is a point to that long ramble which is that if you had a virus or food poisoning, even if that's subsided your gut may have become so deranged it needs something - Imodium, Tylenol with Codeine - to help it calm itself down and get back on track.

I hope some of this helps and I hope you feel much better soon.

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