To anyone who might be suffering from Habba, I want to provide an update on my progress. It's been three years since I made this post and I'm still on the medication that Dr. Habba prescribed (Welchol tablets). Recently they came out with a powder form that you can add to water like metamucil, but I haven't tried that yet. In a word, they're wonderful and still effective.
My basic regimen is to take 2-3 pills before I eat a rich or acidic meal, and wait about 20-30 minutes before I consume anything. From a practical perspective, I take the pills at home before I leave for dinner and usually by the time I sit down at the table, it's been long enough for the medication to set my body straight. There are no side effects for me and it doesn't affect my overall feeling at all - it pretty much works silently. I noticed a huge difference right away in terms of my ability to digest my food at a more normal pace, and my trips to the bathroom were greatly reduced. Now, a bad d situation happens on a very rare occasion - which I think happens to people even with normal digestion. Most of the time, I digest normally and don't have to constantly worry if there's a bathroom close by. Because I'm a little paranoid, I still keep a few immodium on me if I'm going to a super important event where I don't want to take any risks. But that's more mental than anything - the Welchol is very reliable and I feel better that I'm not taking immodium constantly. The added bonus is that Welchol is a cholesterol-lowering medication. :-)
I know how awful it was before I started on the medication - the constant worry wore me out emotionally and mentally. I barely think about it anymore. As long as I take my meds before a big meal, everything is normal. I don't even need to take it before every meal - just rich, fatty, or acidic ones.
Best of luck to those still searching for treatment and I hope you find a solution that works for you.
Peter
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