I"m glad your D has decreased since you quit the Nexium!! That's awesome! And if your tummy is doing better, it was probably time for you to come off of it. And you quit the fiber, too?? Wow! I tried to come off of my fiber for 2 weeks and I got really sick. I couldn't eat anything and my gut felt raw all the time, like it was empty. I'm used to the full feeling that the fiber gives me. I feel full all the time! The doc told me to stay on it because it helps flush the acid out of my system. I have to agree with him. I feel better when I am on it than when I'm off of it. But, it doesn't work for everyone. So, you might be one of those people ....Like Bev. She can't do fiber either. I wonder why Benefiber made your D worse?? I have never tried it. I take Citrucel "clear" and if anything, it makes me C. It definitely has NEVER made my D worse.
I'm sorry to hear you're having those cramps today, that I had yesterday! It definitely sucks!! I don't have pain today. Just icky feeling, no appetite, stomach upset......but, no cramps!!! Whooo Hooo! I think I would rather deal with cramps than this stomach upset though. It's no fun to not be able to eat. I was eating just fine yesterday, even through the attack....until the D attack hit. Then came the nausea and I couldn't even think about food let alone attempt to ingest it!!! Bleh!!!!
Hopefully yours will pass soon!! Are you totally stopped up??? I think I am. I finally had 1 BM and it was not formed at all....not hard stools like yesterday. I think I'm going to be stopped up for the rest of the day.
I am having a hard time eating again. It's definitely the Elavil. This happened with the Remeron and I had to come off of it because it never went away. But I was on the Elavil for 2 years and never had this problem while I was on it, I don't think. Not sure.....if I did....I just stuck it out because I ended up doing really well on it after 6 months. Gained 20 lbs!
Anyway, I WAS eating just fine before I started taking the Elavil this week, but would have alot of pain....now the pain is decreasing but I can't eat very much. Loss of appetite. Which one do I want to deal with more??? I certainly can't have my cake and eat it too.....you know like ... no pain AND able to eat.  It's only one or the other.
I guess I will just call the Nurse on Monday. She'll probably tell me to stick with it for a couple weeks and see if the side effects pass.
Certainly glad to hear you're doing better! I bet your red/dark poo is the rosehips tea. Try laying off of the rosehips today and see how it comes out. I drank some earlier this week and it came out dark red, too. So did the Black Cherry tea. And Twizzlers.....So, yea. I've had ALOT OF dark red poos this week!!! LOL!!
Are you still being treated for an ulcer?? I HOPE it's not signs of an ulcer.....just monitor it closely.
Hey, Should I order the generic Gravol or will the brand name be okay??? OH, I hope it gets here today so I can take it tomorrow if I get sick. I don't want to be sick on christmas day.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
Michelle 
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