Apr
23
2010
What drugs are most effective in treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome?
Posted by: Alan in irritable bowel syndrome treatment, tags: Bowel, Drugs, Effective, Irritable, Most, Syndrome, treating
I am currently taking Dicetel 3 times a day (pentavarium bromide or something like that), and it doesn’t seem to be helping. I still wake up with pain every morning, and even after just a cup of weak tea (nothing else), I have to go to the bathroom 4-6 times!! Has anyone had any better success with other medications?
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April 23rd, 2010 at 7:52 am
don’t know
April 23rd, 2010 at 8:27 am
have some chili peppers. it works for me
April 23rd, 2010 at 8:28 am
pep to
April 23rd, 2010 at 9:08 am
Colofac is good.
April 23rd, 2010 at 9:33 am
Well my exwife was kind of an irritable bowl well she was more of a cranky A hole but I would think you should talk to your doctor.
April 23rd, 2010 at 9:55 am
i take mebeverine (colofac ) there a anti spasmodic and there quite good if you take then 20 mins before having anything to eat or drink , give them a try there just might do the trick
good luck
April 23rd, 2010 at 10:18 am
You might want to try Bentyl, Donnatal, Levsin, or Zelnorm, they may help you. I listed a website that gives a list of these medications. If these don’t help you, go to the doctor and ask them what they recommend.
April 23rd, 2010 at 11:01 am
You need to try Peppermint Plus by Enzymatic Therapy. It has worked some miracles for many of the people I have recommended it to. Glutamine and probiotics are also very helpful. For an excellent discussion with lots of expert helpful advice see Digestive Wellness by Elizabeth Lipski which covers all kinds of problems with the GI tract and solutions for them.
Good luck and God bless!
April 23rd, 2010 at 11:29 am
As far as I know Dicetel is the best for IBS-D. If you have IBS-C you can try Zelnorm.
Other than that all you can really do is watch your diet, manage your stress (its amazing what yoga or other exercise can do), and up your water intake.
Sorry I don’t have a better answer. I understand what you’re going through. Its a frustrating thing to deal with.
April 23rd, 2010 at 11:40 am
I have RA which causes inflammation of the soft tissue, which in turn causes IBS. I take enbrel and, within a week, had no more IBS
April 23rd, 2010 at 12:16 pm
You should start to keep a food diary and try to figure out what foods bother you. Certain foods will irritated you more then others. I have Crohn’s disease, which is like IBS, only worse. Before I was diagnosed I was being treated as if I had IBS and I lived on Imodium. Drink Aloe Vera juice and take Acidophilus, both are very good for your digestive system. Best of Luck to you.
April 23rd, 2010 at 1:15 pm
i had what i thought was IBS. when i eat yogurt with active cultures at least 3 times a week it resets my body and I am fine. This is just anecdotal, but it is free advice.