Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Pls help a newbie, sort of

I'd say go back to the Break The Cycle diet for a few days. Heat might help the cramping - ThermaCare makes wearable "heating pads". They feel wonderful. Imodium might help the diarrhea, although if you're into "runaway freight train" mode, you might need something more powerful. If you can tolerate codeine, consider Tylenol plus codeine - it will ease the cramps and should shut down the diarrhea. Obviously you'll have to talk to your doctor about how that would mix with everything else you're taking. (This is prescription in the US, but I gather it's OTC in the UK.)

You might also look into probiotics. If you do a Search on "probiotic antibiotic" (don't use the quotes) across all Boards with no time limit you should find a lot of posts on this topic. Here's one thread that stuck in my head - it has some tips on how to take antibiotics (a little late, I know) and a heated discussion on taking antibiotics and probiotics.

HTH. Feel better soon.

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