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chronicdguy
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Posted 1/10/2009 8:50 AM (GMT -8)

Hi there,

Im glad I found this post/site.  It sounds like exactly what I have, for the last 6 months now.  Loose Stools everyday, mostly in the mornings.  Right when I wake up, in bed...i get gas...and then 5 mins later im in the bathroom.  I can relate to the "piles" that some people were describing in earlier posts.  Im a 27 yo male...I too have had most of the tests done, to no avail.  My doctor looks at me funny now and says "your tests are almost as normal as normal can get"....makes me that much more upset that I keep getting D every day. 

I am taking prozac for the anxiety of it all...thought that was the cause at first, but it wasn't.  Recently I tried a new doctor, and he seemed to take an approach different from the others...he was telling me about how it could be an infection called "giardia" that is easily missed in stool cultures.  I have had a few done, and they came back negative.  But, if you look it up, its closely aligned with the symptoms of IBS.  One reason they haven't diagnosed with me with IBS, is, that I don't get any pain really.  Its like all the other problems without the pain.  The very occasional cramp yeah, but not like some people describe.  I feel for those people, cause I think I have it bad...anyways, he is putting me on a 7 day dose of an antibiotic to see if that helps.  He said it couldn't hurt, and in case you do have an infection, which giardia can last years if chronic, it will kill it and you'll see improvement.  I looked it up online, and it says you can pick it up from an animal, and the more I thought about that, the more I realize my dog is constanty licking me!  So, I will try a week's worth of it and hopefully it'll be the miracle Ive been looking for.  Thought I'd share that bit of info, to see if anyone had similiar suggestions from their doctor?

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7Lil
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Posted 1/11/2009 1:15 AM (GMT -8)
Hi chronicdguy,
Welcome to HealingWell! :-)
I'm glad to hear you got a 2nd opinion and are now on a treatment plan. Please take probiotics and/or eat yogurt during and after your round of antibiotics. Many times antibiotics give people D, then you'll never know if you're getting better or not. If you take the probiotics it might help balance things out and aid in the improvement.
Good luck! Let us know how it turns out.
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chronicdguy
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Posted 1/11/2009 6:48 AM (GMT -8)
7Lil,
Do probiotics in any way, disturb the action of the antibiotics? Or will they interact in a way that will make me not know if they worked or not? Can anyone else relate to the D without the pain? I have heard of something called "functional Diarrhea", but it doesn't seem to be on any mainstream health websites yet.

Thanks
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Posted 1/11/2009 5:49 PM (GMT -8)
No, the probiotics will not interfere with the antibiotics. The worse that can happen is that the antiobiotics will kill off the probiotics and leave you with no effect. The proper way to take probiotics when on antibiotics is to take the prob 2 hours AFTER you take the anti. That way both have plenty of time to work.
about your pain and D question... I don't have pain on a daily basis. I only have pain when I have D. I guess that doesn't really help you. Sorry. You might consider starting a new thread about this topic, it might get more visibility.
Have you tried taking calcium to help with your D?
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Gypsylisious
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Posted 1/19/2009 5:45 PM (GMT -8)
Can this chronic diarrhea be part of stress? I know when I get stressed I can feel my stomach gurgling.
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Posted 1/22/2009 12:21 AM (GMT -8)
Hi, this is a bit long, but I think you'll find some answers here.
I too had diarrhea, 8-15 times a day for 10 years! I was told it was IBS. I had several tests...all negative. I've had 3 scopes, ultrasound, and many blood tests...all negative. I've tried cutting out all kinds of things in my diet, but I never got the combination just right...because I really didn't know what was wrong and apparently neither did any of my doctors or the Gastroenterologists I went to see. I do a lot of reading on the Internet and as of 2 years ago I almost totally gave up on MDs and turned mostly to alternative meds, but they really didn't help either. That was because I didn't' know what was really wrong and it's so very easy to take the wrong combination of foods, liquids, or meds or alternative meds. Just think about how many different things you put into your mouth each day and then try and figure out which one is causing the problem or which 2 or 3...so my case was hard to diagnose,but I think I now have most of the answer.

The diarrhea is now gone and as long as I don't eat the wrong things and take my meds, I don't have any diarrhea, and no pain in my back and no pain under my rib cage or along my flanks and no indigestion.

Basically, I went on the general gallbladder diet and do not eat certain foods and I take my new meds daily and I take a beet recipe when I have any pain (which was constant for weeks until 4 1/2 weeks ago when I discovered web site with beet recipe, now I rarely need to take the beet recipe).

The gallbladder diet is basically to not consume any fats (nothing fried or made with most oils (some oils are OK) and to avoid certain foods. So I stay away from all fats (except virgin olive oil & flax oil. A few others are also OK), I don't eat any eggs, no sugar (this is because I'm hypoglycemic, and I've also found that sugary foods, cake, candy, ..basic sugary junk food, will cause me to have diarrhea), I don't eat red meat (I have some arthritis), and don't I eat any dairy (I'm also lactose intolerant). I don't drink any caffeine or alcohol. I mostly drink bottled water.

Also, I take my new meds 2 xs a day and I take my beet recipe as needed and I keep my life calm as possible. As most of you know, getting upset (good or bad) will bring on diarrhea. So now, being calm is very important and when things happen that are upsetting, I take Kava Kava that I get at my health food store, Sprouts. It works very well for me.

After 10 years of diarrhea, a ruined career, loss of friends and family, loss of my marriage, and spending the last 2 years reading and researching day and night to find what I could do to stop my problems, I found the web sites that gave me the keys to end my problems. Approx 3 1/2 weeks ago I found a really great web site that was crucial to relieving the pain and leading me to the Dr. 's web site where I found an explanation and diagnosis my problem and the meds I now take. These web sites told me what would work, what I needed to do 1st and what meds I needed to take and the recipe I need to make and take hourly.

So, 1st things 1st. If you are having pain under your rib cage, on the right side or on both sides or at the top of your stomach or in your mid back, or along your flanks and you have diarrhea, you need to get rid of the pain before you can do anything. Pain stops all of us dead in our tracks....even if we manage to do some things, we will not be at our best. So, if you are in this type of pain and have diarrhea and have symptoms like all/most of the other people here who have IBS, then...go to gallbladderattack.com and read and see if the beet recipe will work for your symptoms and it does..then make it up and take it ASAP! It really does work and it will stop the pain in just seconds of taking it and it even tastes pretty good! I've used it many times.

Now that I'd stopped the pain, I still had the diarrhea, so I continued to read the web site and found some hints that led me to do more research until I found the web site of Dr. Habba... (habbasyndrome.com). That was where for the 1st time in 10 years I actually saw my symptoms described in print. My symptoms actually had a name! Habba Syndrome. All the other web sites I'd been to only had part of my symptoms or I only had part of their symptoms..either way...I still had my problem. Dr. Habba's web site does a wonderful job of making the info easy to read and quick to give you the name of the Rx that will control the diarrhea. The medicine he prescribes is Cholestyramine and guess what...it's an old drug to lower cholesterol (and it stops the buildup and continual flowing of the liver bile...which was causing my diarrhea).

Three weeks ago I went to a new gastroenterologist and gave him a print out from Dr. Habba's web site and asked for Cholestyramine, the medicine that Dr. Habba prescribes. I was thrilled that my Dr. gave them to me. My past gastroenterologist would not listen to what I'd found on the Internet, so this time I printed the info off the web site and guess what...the new Dr. agreed and gave me an Rx for the new meds!

So my suggestion is any info you want to present to your Dr., print them out off the web site where you find them and give those nice new copies to your Dr. in a new, clean, file folder (An really good presentation still counts for a lot!)

As soon as I left my new Gastrologist's office. I had the Rx filled and as soon as I got home, I mixed it up and drank it (it's a power to lower cholesterol). It taste's OK, but a little gritty. It's tastes better with cold water than room temp. water. The diarrhea slowed down immediately and within 1 day it was totally stopped!

That's where I've been at for 3 weeks now. Other than I'm now getting to eat lots of foods that I'd given up on thinking I could ever eat again! I just learned that there is lactose free ice cream...and boy does it taste good after 10 years of going without it! I go back to my new gastroenterologist on Feb. 9th. and I feel really good that I've finally found something that works.

What I'm now taking is: a power you mix with water, 2 times a day, named Cholestyramine. I also keep on hand, all made up in the frig, the beet recipe(which I hardly ever need now, but it's like a security blanket for me, so I keep it all made up in my refrigerator :). The beet recipe is 1 grated up organic beet, juice from 1/2 a lemon, and 2 table spoons of fresh flax oil(you can get the oil at a health food store), but you will need to go to the web site (gallbladderattack.com) to see how often you need to take it and in what amount.

In my case I needed all 3, the diet, the Cholestyramine, and the beet recipe. I'm now feeling fine and eating many foods I've not been able to eat for many many years. After all my reading, I think (and hope) this is really an answer to my problem. I hope you all have as good luck as I've had......my best wishes to all of you...I know how you feel!
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Aby123
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Posted 2/14/2009 10:09 AM (GMT -8)
Hi I am new to this website:)
well I am 14 years old and I think I might have IBS. I went to the doctor and they told me that I has poop stuck in my stomach A LOT of it (by X-ray) so they gave me an anema and miralex, and Iv been eating a lot of fiber but I don't think that helps. So I think I have IBS. I have diarea mostly every morning and if i don't I dont go to poop at all. Something that is horible is that after 8 am , I have to go to school and I cant go to the bathroom there. Well I can, but its a very long process. If I want to go during lunch, my friends come with me and I turn on the dryer so they won't hear my farts. But even if I turn on the dryer, it smells really bad and they know it was me. So if I come during class, there is always at least three girls in the bathroom whisperining about something, so I can't go then either. Also, whhen I want to spend time with my bf alone I can't because I know I will fart and it smells soooo bad, and he will know its me. Some times when I fart, ppl think sopmeone let out a stink bomb!!!

I have tried varius pills but they don't seem to work. Whats this about oil I hear about? Do you drink it? Does anyone have any ideas? Please help!!!

Oh yea, I am drinking only soy milk and it helps a little, but not to much. And I don't eat chips because if I eat like only 1 that is not natural chips, wow, it gets bad!! blush

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Magic Star
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Posted 2/16/2009 6:20 AM (GMT -8)
So much of what has been posted relates to what i experience.

Although its not everyday i would say everyother day i have diarrhea. I try to let it run its course at weekends but during the week i need to stock up on imodium while im at work and college.

I dont get it as soon as i wake ... but around 9 - 10 .... (my 10 o'clock poo) a couple of times throughout the day and often toward the end of night.

I find alot of the time it can be stress related going somewhere where i may not be able to find a toilet.... which is a pain as at the moment im trying to do sections of countryside walking around London with hardly any public Loos .....although saying all this there really is no pattern to when i get it. It can just happen suddenly.

Today for instance i have had three loose movements and i know im not done yet as i have gurgling and pressure in my lower back. I know i will have to take some immodium before i go to work tonight but im finding this is part of my daily routine.


The two things that do worry me is that i take immodium so often that (a) It will somehow make me get cancer or (b) It will stop working.
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mzladyt
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Posted 2/18/2009 1:19 PM (GMT -8)

I am so glad that I found this site and you guys that are like me. I have been dealing with this for about 3 months now. I have not been to a doctor but what ya'll are going through is exactly what I am going through. I have the dreaded diarrhea,bloating,growling tummy, and repeated trips to the toilet. I have the mucus and the hemmoroids also. I don't have to strain, its from going so much. I know if I go to the doctor it will be several tests and I'm dreading that too. Is it necessary to go to the doc? What else can I do to help this?

Tennie   sad

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Wotan
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Posted 2/20/2009 6:58 PM (GMT -8)
  YES---my IBS -D     started acting up about 3 months ago

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For me, it's EVERY morning!  as soon as i get out of bed...within 5 mins..my first loose bowel.  I usually have 2 or 3 ...only in the morning--within the first 10-15 mins..upon awakening.,

 For me--it is ALWAYS...always...exacerbated by...stress AND DEPRESSION!

I always have w me...a full prescription bottle of Librax my Gastro prescibed!   It's one of the old ones...but a consistent relief!   I'm SUPPOSED to take one..before each meal (half hr..before meals)--& at bedtime...4 a day!  But ..i have been taking just 2 a day---before breakfast--& before dinner---And I take Calcium...Caltrate!   ONE HALF tab..in the AM...after breakfast..& one before bedtime!

Trust me...THIS regimen...works well for me!  And..IF ..just TWO--Librax..."calms"....my "jittery gut"...i can imagine a full 4  a day!    Ask your Dr.....about Librax...it's a very good med for IBS-D----

Also...for gas..i take PHAZYME--2 little gels before bed--they really help--Get back...if any of you find Librax..helps---Take care--there IS ..HOPE  !    Robert

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Roon-toon
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Posted 3/12/2009 6:12 PM (GMT -8)
This is well-past the time of the previous posts, but if anyone is interested, the description Shelley gave of the consistency of the D, and its appearance plus a foul odor, sounded just like what 3 of my 4 children experienced from dairy allergy. Soy substitute for milk solved the problem.

Roon-toon
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mzladyt
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Posted 3/13/2009 5:02 AM (GMT -8)

ok, I went to my doctor and after a colonoscopy was told that I have ulcerative proctitis. Anyone here know about that?

Tennie

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mtagrl73
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Posted 6/10/2009 7:50 PM (GMT -8)
Im 16 years old and got my gallbladder taken out in February and ever since I have had diarrhea everyday. Its really hard to even go to school sometimes and stay over at friends houses. I also bleed sometimes...Im embarrassed to talk about this with my mom. I would really like this to just stop. Any advice? Please help!
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Jazz..
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Posted 6/15/2009 3:11 AM (GMT -8)
Hey guys.

I have been having diarreah (well almost dirreah) every day ever since I got back from Japan. I'm 14 and my symptoms are: Stomaches all the time, close to diarreah mostly in the mornings as soon as I wake up, heart burn, stomach ache after eating anything, poopin like 5-10 times everyday. I'm so annoyed I have had it for like 4 months now and NOTHING WORKS. It is really interfiring with my life, my friends are wondering why I allways go to the toilet at school, but they don't understand what I am going through. I wish I was normal again... Please help. I think I could have a bad Candida or IBS.
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Jazz..
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Posted 6/15/2009 3:32 AM (GMT -8)
hey mtagrl

You should tell your mum. It's bad going through it alone. And for the bleeding, wear a pad that goes onto your bum until you can get a docter. I know how annoying that is, all you want to do is stay home because of it.
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Posted 6/9/2010 4:56 PM (GMT -8)
Dear Shelly,
I have been suffering from chronic diarrhea as well. This has become an increasing problem for my family and I. My kids say I "hog" the bathroom before they go to school, and I'm still in there when they get home! It's so embarrassing when my children's friends come home with them, and I can't come out of the bathroom for another 3 hours. This may all seem like a joke to people who aren't suffering from chronic diarrhea who don't realize how serious this is. Sometimes, I think I probably drop 20-30 bouts of diarrhea in the toilet a day. For as long as I can remember, my diarrhea has been a greenish-black. My husband recently divorced me, because he couldn't take the stench that swirled around my home. We recently have taped my bathroom off with saran wrap, except for one window that we must open every day because of the foul odor. So, I want you to know, you're not the only one. Comment back if you want to chat about our problem. During typing this message, I've had to diarrhea 3 times. This is no joke, I tell you. Goodbye. Forever yours, Suzanne Schnirk.
P.S. Please comment back. Not many people are out there that I can talk to...
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puffed rice
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Posted 6/9/2010 6:32 PM (GMT -8)
I used to have diahrea daily until I was given Bio-k plus PROBIOTIC it has at least 50 billion live cultures and it works to increase the good bacteria in the colon.  A year ago I started taking a probiotic by Renew LIfe _ ultimate flora critical care (50 billion cultures) and I alternate between the two and I have very few flares and hardly do I get diahrea.  When symptoms start to flare I double upon the probiotics and always on an empty stomache.

 I also take metamucil every night before bed.  It adds bulk to the stool by aborbing the water in the colon.  I take the regular powder one NOT the sugar free I think the aspartame does more harm than good.

When your start the probiotics and fibre you might get a little gassy but that goes away and things should start to improve. These two things should be taken daily whether your having problems or not.

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Posted 6/9/2010 6:48 PM (GMT -8)
Because of previous very helpful posts from puffed rice, I too take a much stronger probiotic. I was taking 5 billion (Nature's Way) but in hindsight, that was barely making a dent into turning around the good/bad bacteria for me. Now I take the Renew Life Critical Care 80 Billion count. I contemplated the 50 Billion but described all I go thru to the health food store owner and she said I needed the 80, 50 would be beneficial but I'd see more improvement with the 80. I did see a marked improvement. I still have multiple bm's each day but they seem more consistent now and I don't have as many blow-outs or D, or even the dumping that go on for a few hours. Things seem just even keel right now (knocking on wood as I type this!)......

I used to think that eating organic yogurt was just as good as taking these probiotic pills. I discovered they're not quite the same thing. The health food store owner said I'd need to eat a gallon of yogurt per day to equal what one Renew Life pill contains. Now that may sound like she just wanted to make a sale so at first I was skeptical but thought, oh what do I have to lose. Each pill is a little over $1 each and that's just roughly $1 a day for some aspect of normalcy in my life. I'd say it's definitely worth it! Sometimes when I'm a little off track I take 2 a day, one in the morning and one at bedtime.

The trick though is to keep the pills chilled (I took them on a trip in a small bottle but water leaked in the bottle form our cooler, so next time I'm using a zip lock bag), don't let them get wet as I did above, and take on a completely empty stomach. The pills are encoated so they don't open until they reach the colon. Just where you need it most.

So thanks again puffed rice for your excellent advice.
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Hey, I have been having similar episodes for the past few years. Loose bowls several times a day worse in the morning about one hour after I wake up. I can’t eat breakfast because it makes it worse and faster. Every now and then I will get it every time I eat for weeks at a time and sometimes I can’t sleep because of the pain. I have had x-rays, blood tests, gluten allergy tests, upper GI's. This condition really affects my life I can’t go places or do things with friends and family, I also lose a lot of sleep. I am 29 now and athletic. I have been prescribed Nexium and still get the problem although a bit less. I decided to post because spring semester of school, I purchased A testosterone booster to try out in the gym from the local body building store, it was called Halocore. I didn’t have loose bowls for the month and a half that I was on it... Why is this? Has anyone run into this? What is the chemical doing that could have caused this? Is there any natural substitute. Is it the testosterone or maybe an enzyme could be sped up while on it? It says I can only take it for 90 day periods at a time. 4-chloro-17a-methyl-androst-1,4-diene-3,17b-diol It is made by Rock Hard formulations, I don’t want to be taking this a lot but It definitely did something. If someone else takes this or has a similar story please post. Also any chemistry help would be appreciated.
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Posted 9/2/2010 2:43 PM (GMT -8)
pipercub

were you diagnosed with IBS. It may be the testosterone booster did something or it maybe things just settled down for a bit.
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Posted 9/2/2010 4:48 PM (GMT -8)
Shawn12,
I haven’t been diagnosed. I have been to several doctors no one can figure it out, Doctors want to say "maybe you have IBS". IBS is neurological so I find it hard to believe when a doctor to diagnosis me on one office visit. I have however been tested for parasites, allergies, ulcers, hernias, had GI's, x-rays, echo cardio grahams, cholesterol is awesome, protein levels are perfect, tried live cultures. The bacteria doesn’t work sometimes it makes my condition worse. I feel like my acid or enzyme homeostasis is not right.
I guess it is always possible that I could have had a calm period, but I haven’t gone a month and a half without an episode in years. :/
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Posted 9/8/2010 12:44 AM (GMT -8)
Relieved to find this website and see that others experience the same thing as me. I've been to 6 doctors, had every test imaginable and they all basically say suck it up, there's nothing wrong.

I had my gallblader removed, then the diarrhea and severe lower abdominal pain started about 6 months after that. I'm a big guy and broken bones and major cuts are a regular occurance and not a big deal, but these abdominal pains nearly make me drop. It's been 3 years and I'm lucky if I have 1-3 days a month without these problems. Heavy use of immodium has been a help (2-10 a day) but it isn't enough.

I am going to try some of the medications and remedies in this thread and see what helps and what doesn't.
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Ides
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Posted 9/8/2010 11:41 AM (GMT -8)
This thread is going to be locked because of the length of it. Feel free to start a Part II if anyone wants to continue the discussion.
Thanks ~~ Ides
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