Re: Hi...I'm Matt and I suffer from IBS...and boy do I need help!
10/06/05 12:48 PM
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Johnny T. Reb
Reged: 07/09/05
Posts: 987
Loc: Lake Linden, Mich in the U.P. IBS-C
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Hi Matt, I'm an IBS-C also, and I have an enlarged prostate
too. In fact I take double Flomax plus Avodart. The enlarged
prostate shouldn't cause constipation, it may be a bit more
difficult to pass stools. If it was causing constipation it
would be so ballooned you wouldn't be able to pee at all.
If you're having trouble passing stools, then do what I do,
squat, that straightens out the 'anorectal angle' to 180
degrees as opposed to 90 degrees when you sit upright on
the toilet, and makes it much easier to poop. It's a good
idea to bag the Zelnorm, my GI doc told me the same thing
as yours, and I had a severe allergic reaction to it. I
had D for two weeks after stopping it, it takes a long
time to get out of your system. I've had some success with
drinking coffee again. It seems half the time it works the
other half it aggravates. I'm not doing too bad right now.
I've been managing to go a couple of times in the morning
every day, it's not fun mind you, but at least it's coming
out. I think the 25mg of Paxil I take is the key factor in
having the BM's. If you can, get yourself an SSRI like
Paxil, it may really help. Also, you may be increasing
your acacia dose too fast which may contribute to your
being gassy. And yes, this board is totally dominated by
women, you just have to put up with their calling each
other sweetie and honey and giving {{hugs}} and stuff like
that. It's no too bad  -Bob
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