Slippery elm for intestinal pain
#342686 - 02/28/09 09:23 AM
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Has anyone found slippery elm helpful for intestinal pain and gas? Also if in capsule form, can it be opened up and sprinkled on food. It's kinda of bitter. Would love to hear back about this. THank you
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I used it to control constant D. It worked within three days.
-------------------- IBS-D since 1999...mostly stable..i do cheat too.Bad me.
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I used it to control constant D. It worked within three days.
How much did you take to control the D? Did you have to continue taking it or did you stop after the constant D stopped? Thanks for sharing your experience.
-------------------- IBS~D
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I folowed the directions on th ebottle.I took it for about a week I think and then every once in a while when I remembered.I also followed the EFI diet to help stablize myself.
-------------------- IBS-D since 1999...mostly stable..i do cheat too.Bad me.
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I have IBS-D and if this worked for that I would love to try it. Where can you get this at? Did it help with the urgency or just the D? ------------------------------ IBS-D, Diverticulosis
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I folowed the directions on the bottle.I took it for about a week I think and then every once in a while when I remembered.I also followed the EFI diet to help stablize myself.
Thanks for replying! I am going to have to give it a try. I do follow the EFI diet but still have D most mornings. At this point I am willing to try just about anything.
-------------------- IBS~D
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You can buy it likely at any drugstore thst csrries herbals.Or try a health store. It helped stop the constant d.I think the urgency just goes away with the d.Everyon eis different so I don't know what your results will be but after gallbladder surgery, I had constant D .LIKE ALL DAY!!! This really helped to stop it.
Good luck for you guys.
-------------------- IBS-D since 1999...mostly stable..i do cheat too.Bad me.
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You can buy it likely at any drugstore thst csrries herbals.Or try a health store. It helped stop the constant d.I think the urgency just goes away with the d.Everyon eis different so I don't know what your results will be but after gallbladder surgery, I had constant D .LIKE ALL DAY!!! This really helped to stop it.
Good luck for you guys.
Thanks! I went to the health food store & bought some today. They said that it is not known to interfere with any meds so I'm gonna give it a try. Cross your fingers that it works.
-------------------- IBS~D
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it cleared up the d like u had solid well formed bm's? well I don't have actual diarrah I have the puesdo type..it won't plug me up or anythng right? just have larger bm's and less incomplete evacuation?
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It won't plug you up but I can't say what it will do for YOU but just try it for a week and see how things turn out.
-------------------- IBS-D since 1999...mostly stable..i do cheat too.Bad me.
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I've taken slippery elm for years, off and on, for IBS. I can't say for sure how much it's helped me since I've never been stable, but I don't think it's been harmful. Right now I am taking a product called I-B Eaze by Alpha Omega which contains several ingredients helpful for IBS, one of them being slippery elm.
-------------------- IBS-C, lots of spasm and trapped gas.
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