I've had IBS for at least the past 18 years. Never had testing done until recently but was officially diagnosed through symptoms by my regular doctor about 4 years ago. I had alternating C and D, with bloating and gas. A year and a half ago I changed my diet and pretty much eliminated the C and D, but still suffer with the bloating and gas. I finally went to a GI doc at the end of August. He was very encouraging at the time and told me he didn't think I needed medication on a daily basis, to just keep doing what I was doing. He ran some blood work and stool samples. He said if that all came back okay, to just continue as I was and to see him again in a few months. He did prescribe Levsin to take on an as needed basis. My test results came back showing blood in my stool, so the doctor wanted me to have a colonoscopy. My other tests came back normal. I went for the colonoscopy last week. Got the results on Monday. His assistant called to tell me that the colonoscopy was normal and he wants me to take Librax 3x a day. She said my symptoms were due to the IBS. I asked her about the blood in my stool and she said that was from the IBS, which I know is not a symptom of IBS. I asked her if I could talk to the doctor about this and the Librax. I just wanted to know why he now wants me to take Librax 3x a day, when he prescribed Levsin as needed a month ago. She said she would leave him a message. 4 days later, I've gone back and forth with her several times, telling me I can't speak directly with the doctor unless I make an appointment. She finally told me I could choose not to take the medication and just live with my symptoms, which I thought was rather rude. It's not that I'm against medication, I just want to understand what made him change his prescription. And I still haven't gotten an answer to the blood in my stool. Finally yesterday I asked her to send me a copy of all my test results and am planning to take them to another doctor. Am I overreacting or is this a strange way to deal with a patient with questions?
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