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Reviewer: njc, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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I was prescribed this drug to reduce bile and diarrhea after gall bladder removal. It has worked very well in the pill form. I also try to avoid high-fat/rich foods. If I splurge on the food a little, I take an extra pill.
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Reviewer: Debbie, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I had my gallbladder removed 33 years and I have suffered from diarrhea to chronic diarrhea for up to 43 days in a row. After being on the powdered version of this drug for a month I have been on Colestipol 2 pills twice a day for 2 weeks and I am back to normal after 33 years. It is amazing to have a life again. I lived on 12-15 Amodium AD for almost 20 years and that was terrible but I don
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Reviewer: Ann, 65-74 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I take it as I had my gallbladder removed and had diarhea. I want to know if this is a statin drug. I take colestipol
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Reviewer: slammer1005, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Was prescribed for ibs-d and it did help me in that respect but my blood pressure went sky high and I had muscle aches. Mr dr. took me off the medication.
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Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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I have been taking this medication for almost 13 years now. 1 GM 3 times a day. I was diagnosed with colitis. Most of the time it works good for me but there are days when I have to take as many as 6 to get my bowels under control. I lost 20 pounds in 3 months before diagnosis and I only weigh 98 pounds now so I know if I could not get this medication I would likely be dead within 2 years. I would
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