Reviewer: Rose One, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I've been fighting with chronic diarrhea for 30 years and it got worse after I had my gall bladder removed. Nothing else was working, including prescription medications, so I was pretty much housebound at this point. I knew that cholestyramine did work for me before, when I was prescribed it once before for high cholesterol. So I asked my current doctor to let me try it for diarrhea. I can now ... Show Full Comment

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I've been fighting with chronic diarrhea for 30 years and it got worse after I had my gall bladder removed. Nothing else was working, including prescription medications, so I was pretty much housebound at this point. I knew that cholestyramine did work for me before, when I was prescribed it once before for high cholesterol. So I asked my current doctor to let me try it for diarrhea. I can now go places again, but I do have a couple of side effects. I do have a lot of smelly gas. I can't take the full prescribed dose either.(Could that be a good side effect?) I take only half a packet once a day and usually skip it altogether one day a week. I don't get constipated this way. I am diabetic, but can't use NutraSweet so I get the packets sweetened with sucrose and make sure I count that as most of my daily sugar allowance.(I am not on insulin, just medication.) In any case, I am now free to go places again, and the painful cramps I also had to deal with, are now getting fewer and farther between, and less painful. I am worried about the possibility of weight gain though, that I read about in some of the other reviews. I can't walk much, so I don't lose weight easily. All in all, cholestyramine might be the answer for me.
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Reviewer: Jean 0, 65-74 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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After Colin cancer in 2008 I lost my gall bladder 2 years later ,no have rarely gone more than a few days without diarrhea, it just ran from me no control at all. Hated going anywhere with out a lot of Imodium. Took a young practitioner, who works with my gastrointestinal dr to make this suggestion, it�s a lifesaver only restriction for me is take it at least 4 hours afte ... Show Full Comment

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After Colin cancer in 2008 I lost my gall bladder 2 years later ,no have rarely gone more than a few days without diarrhea, it just ran from me no control at all. Hated going anywhere with out a lot of Imodium. Took a young practitioner, who works with my gastrointestinal dr to make this suggestion, it�s a lifesaver only restriction for me is take it at least 4 hours after any other meds or 4 hours before . I do this works like a charm .
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Reviewer: 75 or over on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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Have used for the last two years, one 4oz package a day after breakfast. Recently it has suddenly become less effective towards the end of the day. Combining this drug with one generic imodium 2-mg anti-diarrheal tab, I find, restores efficacy for the entire 24 hour period.

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Have used for the last two years, one 4oz package a day after breakfast. Recently it has suddenly become less effective towards the end of the day. Combining this drug with one generic imodium 2-mg anti-diarrheal tab, I find, restores efficacy for the entire 24 hour period.
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Reviewer: Dubsy, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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I had my gall bladder removed several years ago and then suffered from chronic diareahe. This medicine works brilliantly and I take it religiously ,only downside is I have put on a considerable amount of weight

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I had my gall bladder removed several years ago and then suffered from chronic diareahe. This medicine works brilliantly and I take it religiously ,only downside is I have put on a considerable amount of weight
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Reviewer: PMPTERP, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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Had my gallbladder removed 10 years ago. Had diarrhea afterward which continued to become more frequent until I had it constantly. Doctor prescribed this but it did not work the first time. Come to find out I had colitis. Once I got the inflammation under control from the colitis, I was switched to this and it works wonderfully. Haven't had an episode since I sarted and my fear of having ... Show Full Comment

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Had my gallbladder removed 10 years ago. Had diarrhea afterward which continued to become more frequent until I had it constantly. Doctor prescribed this but it did not work the first time. Come to find out I had colitis. Once I got the inflammation under control from the colitis, I was switched to this and it works wonderfully. Haven't had an episode since I sarted and my fear of having an accident has greatly declined. This has firmed up my stool considerably (it hadn't been firm for 5-10 years). Not getting this issue resolved earlier has resulted in other problems, i.e., my contracting my muscles to prevent an accident had me actually squeezing things out unintentionally, my rectum shrunk because it hadn't held stool in it for so long - I am working on retraining my muscles so that they work properly after not working properly for so long. I am going to biofeedback therapy and it is working wonders. Hoping to be back to normal in all regards this uyear.
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