Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: For past and present Zelnorm users

I took it for about 2.5 months on and off. Before I started taking it I had alot of gas, constipation, and that awful feeling of I'm not done going yet. Every time I started taking it I would get headaches and D. At first I though it wasn't working but after a couple weeks I noticed more frequent stools and didn't strain as much. I believe my doctor told me to take it for 3 weeks and stop for one and so on until I noticed a more stable stool pattern. I have to add though that while doing this I also followed Heather's diet and adding acacia to my diet. I do the tea's all the time peppermint was too much for me, but chamomile, fennel, and an organic ginger tea I found actually worked really well for me. Zelnorm only helped with the stools not the gas and bloating or the pain. The teas helped with the pain. The gas and bloating I'm still working on I have to see what foods sit well with me and which don't but I still have my attacks. So its not a cure all, its a little push to help with one of the many symptoms we IBS'ers get.

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