I have a doctor on Monday with a doctor in the Digestive Disorder because i am having a lot of bowel movement problems. i am so scared because i don't know what he is going to do to me. i need some people who has gone to this type of a doctor and what you went through.....please help me
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I AM SCARED ABOUT MY DOC. APPOINTMENT ON mONDAY
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Probably depends on your issues. I have a very slow digestive tract that was letting some matter through, but not ever totally emptying. When I went to my PA, he just listened to my belly and determined that "yes" no stomach sounds. Ordered an X-ray and told me to go to my gastroenterologist. Went to him and he also just listened, looked at the X-rays, ordered a CAT scan.
He had also done my colonoscopy a few years ago, and knew I was not totally clean for that procedure.
I now take a quadruple dose of Miralax daily, along with Linzess. I still have a bloated belly, but after three-four months of this regimen, I now feel like my matter is moving through my system better. I have to be careful, or I have accidents. But I took smaller doses for a couple of days and I immediately started having troubles again.
Both doctors warned me this may just have to be a lifelong regimen!
I hope this helps a bit.Brenda
Adversity gives you two choices in life: either let it make you bitter, or let it make you better! I choose the latter.
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S/he didn't give you a dosage?
I had to take it for months post brain haemorrhage. (No forcing a motion allowed, shall we say.)
It was vanilla flavoured and it tasted disgusting, but it worked.
Much more palatable with a spoonful of fruit-flavoured yoghurt.
Ask your pharmacist. Plus side, no rectal exam!
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Play around with the dosage. I take mine with cranberry juice a couple of times a day. I have found that a single dose doesn't help much. My gastroenterologist told me to take a quadruple dosage daily. That ended up being too much. I now do 1 1/2 in the morning, and then 1 1/2 at night. I can control things pretty good at that dosage. He told me that taking a quadruple dose doesn't hurt anything.
I also take a 290 Linzess capsule daily. It has taken me almost 5 months to get stomach sounds going once again, and have food move like it is supposed to through my system.
You have to figure out what works for you. I had several cleansing sessions before feeling like I was totally cleaned out, then started the daily Miralax Linzess routine.
The doctor told me I would probably have to do this the rest of my life! It isn't fun, but I'm dealing with it okay. I slowed down for a couple of days because I wasn't going to always be near a restroom, and my problems started right up again. So I can see the doctor was right!
Good luck. By the generic version of Miralax from a Sam's or Costco. It isn't cheap!Brenda
Adversity gives you two choices in life: either let it make you bitter, or let it make you better! I choose the latter.
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