IBS MEDS

Hi there, thanks for reaching out! I love that you are doing your research and working so hard to manage your symptoms. I am like you: I tried some prescription medicines with mediocre results, and I started trying some natural products, too. I have had wonderful results with the licorice root, but I didn't notice much with aloe vera. I have a friend who also has IBS, and she had exactly the reverse (aloe vera worked great for her, licorice not so much). I guess this goes to show have very different we all are. What works for one person may not work for another, even though we share the same condition. It's definitely worth it to keep trying different things and not give up. I also want to tell you that I've had wonderful results with hot yoga - specifically, hot yoga, for my IBS-C. You may wish to try that, too. I hope you'll keep us posted on how things are going! Becky, IrritableBowelSyndrome.net team member

PS: Here's an article about the benefits of licorice: https://irritablebowelsyndrome.net/living/licorice/. You might also be interested in learning about the low FODMAP diet (also called the IBS diet), in case you haven't already tried it. Many of our community members have commented that it has really helped their symptoms. Here's a link to that article as well: https://irritablebowelsyndrome.net/ibs-diet/

Ester - I have had IBS for 30 yrs.. The only help treatment i experienced that was good was taking imipramine pamoate, a Tricylic Antidepressant. During the years that I have been taking it I had to imcrease my dosage from 50m to 175m. Now I have been having systoms, loose stools, awful taste in my mouth, stomach ache. This really scares me because I had been doing pretty well with Imipramine pamoate all these years. Has anyone else has had similar experience it they have been taking a Tricyliic Antidepressant. My Dr. who has worked with me for the last 15 yrs. will not increase the dosage and i see that problem. Dizziness is the main problem i sometimes experience with it. I know people have told me after taking some meds. your body will become immune to it and that is what I am thinking has happened. Thank for anyones help!

Hi, I’m new to this forum. I have IBD. I had IBS until I had to have emergency surgery x 2 for twisted colon. They removed the segment that was dead, my ascending colon, my ileocecial valve & some of my sm intestine. I was hospitalized for 85 days. They released me early to attend my daughter’s wedding. Sine then I have obvious bloating, abdominal spasms & frequent diarrhea. Medications for diarrhea complicated things. The lower GI spasms are driving me crazy, keeping me up &just diagnosed as abdominal migraines to go with my head migraines! Anybody else have both, or suggestions for spasms? Thanks