http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=317x2611Oh my.
I thought I might see the sparkling husband primitive at this bonfire, but nope.
potone (225 posts) Thu Jan-24-08 10:22 PM
Original message
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Does anybody else here suffer from IBS? I have a very bad case of it, and have tried numerous medications for it. The only things that help are muscle relaxants, and they make me too sleepy to take when I am working. I's appreciate any ideas. My main symptom is incredibly violent and painful cramping that can go on for hours, and sometimes days in a row.
Fiber, fiber, fiber, fiber, fiber.
But no; primitives don't like fiber. Primitives want pills.
Especially if the taxpayers are paying for them.
Warpy (1000+ posts) Sat Jan-26-08 07:13 PM
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3. Opiates helped me with the pain and the diarrhea. Now I'm on Ultram, a med that hits the opiate receptors but isn't quite as constipating. Muscle relaxants zone me out too much. I only take them when I'm desperate and know I can be non functional for a day or two.
Everybody is different, and you might have to explore different medications to get real relief. I take it you've been scoped and both Chron's and ulcerative colitis have been ruled out. If not, do so. Severe cramping like that isn't a hallmark of IBS unless you're in a flare and then it doesn't happen for days or weeks at a time. The treatment for Chron's and UC are different from those for IBS.
Geezuz.
If the warped primitive were a share of stock, her value just declined from $500 per share clear down to 5 cents per share.
Damn.
There's a lot of primitives at this bonfire boasting of their irate bowels, but none of them are Primitives of Prominence, so never mind.