Broccoli! X-RATED! I can't touch the stuff -- that and cabbage have to be the hardest things for us to try to digest! If I had broccoli, I'd have the exact same symptoms as you! Oh yeah, cramps and D -- BIG time!
There are several foods I just had to give up permanently, never to eat again, and broccoli is at the top of the list. For most people it's a healthy food. For me, it is NOT.
Do you have any of Heather's peppermint caps? They're supposed to be a great anti-spasmodic. I also have Donnatal and Hyoscyamine; however, the Donnatal is very dangerous stuff, so I seldom take it anymore. In fact, I had a bad spell this weekend -- it started on Friday and didn't end until last night -- and I was close to reaching for that Donnatal, but I didn't. Had I, my cramps and D would have stopped overnight. Since I only took the Hyoscyamine, the attack lasted over 2 days.
Lomotil is good for the D, but not the cramps (like Immodium).
If you don't have a problem with peppermint tea, you might check out Heather's caps. They cause some people terrible indigestion -- like me -- unfortunately. Otherwise, I'd be taking them for the cramps.
Also, Equalactin is very helpful; do you have any? If not, you can order it from your neighborhood pharmacist; most drug stores don't keep a supply of it, but they can get it for you.
Your doctor will have to prescribe the Lomotil, Hyoscyamine, or Donnatal. You have to ask him for it, though; he won't offer, especially as regards the Donnatal. My GI even refused to give me the Donnatal; I had to get it from my regular doc.
I know none of this is helping you right now, but you should be prepared for next time. Even though you do everything right, sometimes something sneaks into you when you least expect it, and .... BAM! You need to be ready!
For now, you're doing everything you can. If you can stay home and "sleep it off," that's sometimes the best medicine.
Hope you're better soon.
Bev
P.S.: Why not call your doctor and ask for an anti-spasmodic? You could have it filled in a matter of hours. Do you have someone who can go pick it up for you?
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Edited by Bevrs (04/12/04 09:06 AM)
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