Medications..........

JHP

Regular Member

Joined : Feb 2006

Posts : 128

Posted 3/3/2006 1:49 PM (GMT -8)

What medications are out there for us with IBS? Some of us have D and some have C or both. It seems as if I have water D, then plop, plop of regular stool the past two attacks I had. Before I was D w/cramping which occurred maybe once or twice a year. Then this past fall I went to C........hard stools, little balls.

Zelnorm.......did help w/gas, but not C. Glycolax helped w/C, but gave me more gas.

What other meds are there for my kind of condition?

dbab

Veteran Member

Joined : Jan 2004

Posts : 4151

Posted 3/4/2006 10:21 AM (GMT -8)

As far as I know, these are the only two prescription type medications that they have to treat C for now. I'm sure that there are all kinds of clinical trials going on on new meds but unfortunately that all takes a while to process. Of course there are OTC meds however I would suggest talking to your doctor before you put yourself on any kind of maintenance with these. One example would be Senna tablets. I have heard people say that drinking green tea once a day keeps them regular. It might just take a trip to the local drug store, writing down all they have in that section and discussing with your doctor.

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