Re: Coming off of Immodium.....
06/25/04 08:04 AM
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Stephie
Reged: 03/10/04
Posts: 2696
Loc: Vancouver, Canada
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Hey there,
I think everyone reacts to Immodium differently. I know some people that can take 2, and still have D, and then some that seem to have a similar problem to you.. they take 1, and end up getting all stopped up.
When I went to see my new GI doc, he said that a lot of people have the problem with Immodium that they can use it for temporarily relief, but get even more problems when it wears off. That's why I stopped taking it. Normally, it would stop me for the day, and then I'd be back to normal (which was bad D at the time for me) the next day. Sometimes, though, it would stop me up for more than just the one day and when I would go again, it was torture.
I have also been told that you can get Immodium in liquid form, you might want to give that a try. If one tablet stops you going for 3 days, you might find that a really small dosage (thus the liquid, you can take however much you want) will do the trick better for you.
Good luck, let us know how you're doing!
--Steph
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