Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: ZELNORM QUES....!!!!

I have had similar issues for the past year but have been on Zelnorm for only about 6 months or less. I have terrible IBS-C and the more fiber, laxatives, and water I drank the worst off I was. I finally stopped the fiber (metamucil, fiber choice, grapenuts, shredded wheat etc). I eat only foods on Heather's diet, take milk of magnesia, zelnorm and potassium pills. Interestingly enough the last time I was in the hospital the dr. said he had noticed my potassium was low the last couple of times. Before he thought it was due to vomting and dehydration however he put me on a Rx dose of potassium for two months. Things were working fine until my Rx was up. I didn't take it for about a week and the C with gas,pain, and bloating was back on a daily basis. This could have been a coincidence I guess, but I choose to go back on the potassium pills and haven't felt like that again.

My guess is your attack may have been triggered by something else. Although you may never know what. Just rest and give your gut a chance to recover-lots of peppermint tea and low residue fiber or soluble fiber (rice pasta etc.)

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