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Hi,
Has anyone of you got experience with taking Immodium for cramps rather than D? As I don't seem to get proper D very often I guess I'm rather the pain/discomfort type. Even before taking fibre supplements and meds and on a normal diet the worse I got is very loose stools but only once or twice per day. I do get the terrible D cramps though. Today I had to lie down on the basement floor (I was going to fetch something from the freezer) because I got such heavy cramps but as usual they didn't end up with D.

I was wondering though whether I could still take Immodium to calm down my system when the hypermotility is bad. The other day I tried taking half a capsule and it made quite a difference. Or rather, it changed the symptoms from nausea and urgency to stabbing pain which I found easier to cope with (I was driving my parents to the airport).... Later everything got very calm and I skipped next day's BM and had the best day in weeks followed by a cramp free BM the following day. Do you think it's dangerous taking Immodium in very small doses when you don't acually HAVE D?

Thanks for any advice!

Susaloh

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