What can i do to stop irritable bowel syndrome??
June 1st, 2009 | 
Author: I been diagnose with irritable bowel syndrome for 4 years now and take medication daily called DICETEL. I don't take dairy products.I drink soy breuvages instead.I would like to eat more vegetables but a lot of them give me diarhea.Some fruts gives me stomach cramps.What can i do ?? How do you live with this disease.
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Posted in Bowel | 
Tags: dairy products, fruts, irritable bowel syndrome, medication, Soy, stomach cramps, vegetables
Hi,
It is important to talk to your doctor and perhaps a nutritionist as well. It is REALLY important to get a balanced diet even with food restrictions—the consequences down the road can be disastrous from a poor or unbalanced diet–anything from vitamin or nutrient deficiencies to electrolyte imbalances (which can affect your heart and nervous system–brain).
I know that I have heard you can take immodium (loperamide) regularly in the small dose—like one caplet daily–but not sure how many times daily—specifically FOR helping with IBS. The medicine in immodium isnt like pepto—instead it only works on slowing DOWN the speed of the contractions through the intestions. Before doing this, I would make sure to talk to your doctor or a pharmacist though—to double check. Also, I am wondering if there may be another doctor your own doc could refer you to—a gastro-enterologist or someone who deals with IBS regularly?
Good luck to you—my sister has IBS, and I know she has had a tough time with it.
It is all about watching what you eat and how much you eat of it. Also discuss different meds with your doctor.