Re: Bob, doesn't this cause you more C
09/15/05 10:45 AM
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Johnny T. Reb
Reged: 07/09/05
Posts: 987
Loc: Lake Linden, Mich in the U.P. IBS-C
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Hi Cyndy, I don't think it's making my C worse. My C is caused spasming, not slow colonic inertia. I think the stool moves along fine until hits the narrow hole due to the sigmoid colon spasming down to a small diameter. My stools are never larger than 3/4 inches in diameter. I go every day, but I always have to strain, and it's not a lot of fun. I often have to do 'the twist' to get the BM's going. Bentyl is the 4th(Donnatol, Robinul, and Levsin before) anti-spas that I've been on, and it hasn't been real effective in terms of colon spasms either.
Yes, I've tried Heather's peppermint pills, they didn't seem to make much of a difference, but then again they never got past my stomach before dissolving, and my GI doc recommended not taking them because I have a hiatal hernia and GERD's. I haven't tried stopping the Bentyl, but maybe it's worth a try. Heck, anything's worth a try at this point. -Bob
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