Reviewer: akppsu, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I have Crohn's disease along with Ankylosing Spondylitis. 5-ASA, Lomotil, and Imodium do not work for me. My rheumatologist had me on Humira and I was doing better but it stopped working for the AS. I can't take my Celebrex because of the Crohn's. My gastro tried Entocort previously but I have Bipolar Disorder and can't take steroids. I started taking this med last week and t ... Show Full Comment

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I have Crohn's disease along with Ankylosing Spondylitis. 5-ASA, Lomotil, and Imodium do not work for me. My rheumatologist had me on Humira and I was doing better but it stopped working for the AS. I can't take my Celebrex because of the Crohn's. My gastro tried Entocort previously but I have Bipolar Disorder and can't take steroids. I started taking this med last week and the Crohn's is still flaring badly and I am nauseous. I'm never nauseous. Can someone tell me if this passes or not? This is also extremely inconvenient because I take a bunch of medications and I have to space it out. Even mixing with juice is pretty gritty and I take powdered potassium - this is worse. Any feedback or ideas? My gastro doesn't know where to go next...
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Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I too take this for diarrhea after having my gallbladder removed. I hate the texture of it and have since made pills from it. I ordered empty 00 gelatin capsules and a capsule maker and make a bunch at once. 12 capsules are a dose but I've found I can take less depending on the type of food I'm planning on eating. I usually take 4-6 per meal. I have very few accidents now and know when ... Show Full Comment

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I too take this for diarrhea after having my gallbladder removed. I hate the texture of it and have since made pills from it. I ordered empty 00 gelatin capsules and a capsule maker and make a bunch at once. 12 capsules are a dose but I've found I can take less depending on the type of food I'm planning on eating. I usually take 4-6 per meal. I have very few accidents now and know when I've missed a dose.
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Reviewer: subaruman, 45-54 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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no more running to the bathroom 20 times a day, only have a little trouble with gas it causes.

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no more running to the bathroom 20 times a day, only have a little trouble with gas it causes.
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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I had suffered with chronic diarrhea since having my gallbladder removed in my 20's. I am now in my 50's and over the years it just got progressively worse. It was to the point I had to schedule errands in between what I considered safe bathroom breaks. I found myself staying home as much as I could. I could not go out to eat with friends because I could not even drive a 10 minute drive to ... Show Full Comment

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I had suffered with chronic diarrhea since having my gallbladder removed in my 20's. I am now in my 50's and over the years it just got progressively worse. It was to the point I had to schedule errands in between what I considered safe bathroom breaks. I found myself staying home as much as I could. I could not go out to eat with friends because I could not even drive a 10 minute drive to get home without making a mad dash to a bathroom. Anywhere I went, the first thing I looked for was the bathroom. It was becoming difficult to work. My co-worker happened to watch Mystery Diagnosis one night and came to work to tell me it sounded like what I had. I read the info on the internet and was surprised how the lady had the same symptoms as I did. I called my Dr. and asked if I could try this medication. It has truly given me my life back. I take it once in the morning and once at night. I mix it with apple juice. I wouldn't dream of ever stop taking it.
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Reviewer: dancinH, 19-24 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I was also put on this after my gallbladder was removed (7 months later and after losing nearly 50lbs) they finally recommended this, after I tried many others. So I take it to control the amount of bile in my digestive tract. I started it out very slow (half dose) which I recommend because I didn't have a bowel movement for the first two weeks! The diarrhea stopped, but the nausea did not. I ... Show Full Comment

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I was also put on this after my gallbladder was removed (7 months later and after losing nearly 50lbs) they finally recommended this, after I tried many others. So I take it to control the amount of bile in my digestive tract. I started it out very slow (half dose) which I recommend because I didn't have a bowel movement for the first two weeks! The diarrhea stopped, but the nausea did not. I feel nauseas every time I take this medication. The gas was only an issue at first but has since gone away. The diarrhea will return if I skip 2 doses or more. I mix it with applesauce or occasionally orange flavored V8 Splash since this medication is orange flavored. It is a pain to take if you have a busy lifestyle and are on other prescriptions because this has to be taken by itself. I take it at night, but if I'm out really late I have to skip it. 3 weeks later and I still don't take the entire dose, it's easier to tolerate by starting it slowly. I'm still losing a lot weight even though the diarrhea is under control, I'm hoping it just needs more time to work.
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