Ranitidine and constipation

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I took some ranitidine tablets(suspecting it to be too much acid) but no help. I had diarrhea for around 2 to 3 days. For the next couple of days until now, all my meals were accompanied with bloating, alot of burping and flatulence, and the thing I'm worried most is constipation. I would have only 1 BM everyday, and it would take time and abit of straining to pass them out. The stool is also thinner in diameter and alot lesser in load than the load I've eaten.

Hi dyoll, Zantac contains ranitidine. Ranitidine can cause constipation. Take plenty of fluids and high fiber diet which can help you have a comfortable bowel movement. If constipation persists, meet your physician for evaluation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information provided is for patients’ education only and is not a medical advice.

Ranitidine seems to help some with stomach mucous. I find it works better for reducing mucous than some of the other stomach reflux reducers. It seems to help somewhat with mucous. However,eating smaller meals seems to help too! Although when I have this mucous it seems that I cannot get enough to eat to push it down. Tea and hot water does also help. Benedryl can help with mucous so does sucralfate helps with Bile reflux by pushing it down. I have been taking it for years.

senokot (a stool softener/laxative combo) miralax lactulose Metamucil mineral oil in addition, it is important to hydrate as much as possible If the bloating is from fluid build up, intermittent drainage of the fluid (paracentesis) will help your symptoms Other addition supportive measures include: an antacid type medication (ranitidine, omeprazole) medications with simethicone: mylanta, mylicon heating pad to abdomen take care

Today my stomach hurts when I touch it mostly in the middle and when I don't touch it. The pain feels like the inside of my stomach is just raw. I don't have constipation, diarrhea, or vomiting occuring, but I am having problems sexually. I've taken urine and blood tests all coming back negative. The blood tests were to check my blood counts etc., whether I had an infection, and to check my organs. I'm not pregnant as well. Does anyone have an idea as to what it is and what it is from?

Hey I have almost the exact same problems, Im a little older, 23 but It this has been going on for months were one week im constipated and then for a couple of weeks im ok and back to constipation, either way Ive been to serveral doctors and all of them just blow me off like its nothing im going to see gastro Dr in a month and demand for some camera work, Im so tired of living with this ******** it feels like my anus is completely shut or clogged sometimes I pass pencil like stools other times I

I have had constipation for about 6 months -- and I believe it is from the medications that I am taking for Atrial Fib and cholesterol - especially the Rhymol Simcor 500mg , asprin, Rhymol 325mg ,Beta Blocker 25mg, Warfain and Ranitidine 300mg ( acid reflux) My stools have been hard - and recently I have had bright red blood in my stool for about two weeks -- it did stop for about 5 days until the last two days where it has come back ( but in very very small amount) I tried a stool softener

i had an adverse reaction to ct contrast , treated in er and am still having low blood pressure, constipation, and fatigue three weeks out, benadryl and ranitidine are helping the bp and heart rate. is this made worse with my hashimotos. what can i do? i cant live on these meds forever and i cant do anything because im so fatigued.

I have been through hell with health issues in the past year, and I've been getting much worse this past week. Had a lot of nausea going on and got prescribed Zantac (ranitidine). Took my first dose the night before last, was feeling a little better yesterday afternoon, then in the evening I ate a baked sweet potato and felt bloated, crampy, and tight all over my back and abdomen. I was also feeling lightheaded and weak while I was having these feelings.

The symptoms come and go in no predictable manner. For the first six months or so I had constipation along with the nausea. I went to my doctor and she thought maybe the constipation was causing it and prescribed Reglan to combat it. I seemed to feel a bit better when I took the Reglan but it made me so tired that I couldn't function at work and when I was home I slept almost constantly. Shortly after that I had loose stools for about a year.

Omeprazole Better Than Other Drugs for Indigestion Reuters Health By David Douglas Monday, July 25, 2005 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - As a treatment for upset stomach, omeprazole, sold under the trade names Prilosec and Rapinex, provides superior relief to that achieved with ranitidine, sold as Zantac, or with cisapride, sold as Propulsid, Canadian researchers report in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

My doctor put me on a high fibre diet, and since then I haven't had any blood in my stool although I still get constipated quite often, have some discomfort in my bowel area, and strain alot when going to the washroom. I was eating protein bars daily when I first started getting alot of blood in my stool. Just recently I started getting blood in my stool again. My stool seems to come out in clumps and does not pass very easily out of my colon to the toilet.

I'm 32 year old female, the past month I have been having stomach bloating, indigestion, heart burn, constipation, diarehea, black tarry stools and sleeping at night is impossible. After 3 weeks I finally had a colonoscopy and endoscopy and they said I had inflammation of the stomach (can't remember proper term) and a internal bleeding hemriod. I had this procedure 4 days ago.

I am taking meds for a chronic condition that constipates me. Sometimes at nite I am awakened by a pounding in my sternum area that calms down as I wake up. I called the paramedics the first time it happened, and all my heart stuff was good, but they couldn't tell me what this is. I also have GERD and take one Prilosec otc in the morning and two Ranitidine at nite. I am losing so much sleep from this it's serious. Please give me a clue.

I have noticed that when the pain occurs within an hour I pass gas or use the toilet. I have loose stools very often and am rarely constipated, and have never had blood in my stool. I have excessive gas when the pain is worse (or maybe I notice it more because it makes the pain worse). I can usually "follow" the pain. I feel it begin and then as I feel the gas or stool pass through the large intestine (always around the top "corners"), the pain decreases.

I had acid reflux problems three years ago and was on medication,so the Dr. thought it might be acid reflux..He prescribed Nexium(once a day) and Ranitidine (twice a day). I have been on this medication for a week. I still have bloating and gas attacks with some back pain. I do not associate any of the attacks with eating. In fact sometimes the attacks have occured on an empty stomach.

For the next 2 days I was perfectly fine besides the minor constipation ( feeling like i need to go washroom but stool just won't come out). On Tuesday the 20th I felt horrible. I had bloating, nausea, poor appetite, constipation and I was burping a lot. A couple of days later I felt the same way in the morning but in the afternoon I felt perfectly fine as if nothing had happened to me. The doctor passed it off as "male puberty" (hormonal change etc.

( . For the last 7 months or so it got even worse. It all started with constipation. (3 years ago) Been suffering with constipation/bloating ever since. Then my stomach started burning every morning.So I have to eat something as soon as i wake up because of the burning. Now i can't eat nothing! even a peanut will make my stomach ache, bloat up and nausea!. Its a horrible pressure/bloating/pain. It feels like my heart starts bitting faster and i start feeling sick.

My bowel habits have not changed with the exception of somewhat frequent constipation that seems related to the ranitidine. I also take 25 mg. attenolol daily which seems to contribute to this. The attenolol treats inappropriate tachycardia that occurs after eating and after exercise. It is apparently atrial in source and I have normal sinus rhythm. I have mild regurgitation of the pulmonary and aortic valves. The cardio doctors tell me that this is very minor.

However, since he has a bad reflux, he will need to be put on drugs like ranitidine. He would need to be fed more often than other babies as he would need to be put on smaller feed portions. If he is not lactose intolerant, you can also breast feed- a little at a time. Thereafter you will need to put him belly down on your shoulder and help him burp out all gas after each breast or bottle feed.

I said i was putting on her a low wheat diet, they suggested maybe no wheat-intolerance. The Ranitidine has helped stop the sickness and wind, if misses a dose more than two days though wiill feel sick again. 4 months had wheat free diet, she still get very bloated...alot of times she still gets constipated and bleeds when goes to the proper toilet. Im am starting to think she may have something else, well Diverticilitus.

Currently taking ranitidine. Initially when I began ranitidine my stomach problems improved greatly. Now I go from extreme constipation to painful diarrhea; my stomach cramps for a good while, then I start w/the cold sweats & my bloodpressure bottoms out. I have once had my vision black out & vomit violently. I had a HIDA scan & ultrasound done on my gallbladder this year...It was normal. When I clean floors my hands swell & are very painful, so much so that I can't sleep.

Numbers in parentheses indicate percentages of the adverse experiences considered by investigators as possibly, probably or definitely related to the drug (TABLE 14). TABLE 14 Omeprazole Placebo Ranitidine (n=465) (n=64) (n=195) Headache 6.9 (2.4) 6.3 7.7 (2.6) Diarrhea 3.0 (1.9) 3.1 (1.6) 2.1 (0.5) Abdominal Pain 2.4 (0.4) 3.1 2.1 Nausea 2.2 (0.9) 3.1 4.1 (0.5) URI 1.9 1.6 2.6 Dizziness 1.5 (0.6) 0.0 2.6 (1.0) Vomiting 1.5 (0.4) 4.7 1.5 (0.5) Rash 1.5 (1.1) 0.0 0.

I ended up going to the doc who said I probably had stomach flu. He gave me a stool softener and Ranitidine. My stomach was very painful and I was full of gas. Doc said it was gastro-intestinal. After 1wk I was back to the doc. I had a CAT Scan performed showing my colon was full!!! Doc gave me Magnesium Citrate. Boy, that was some nasty stuff. But I emptied my bowels! In the process doc changed me to Aciphex; he said I had reflux! But I didn't feel anything coming back up my throat.

The diagnosed I've been given is gastritis and I've taken all kinds of medicines for that (omeprazol, lanzoprazol, nexium, ranitidine). However any of the treatments I've taken has worked. Last month. three test were performed: a complete blood analysis, an axial computed tomography and an abdominal ultrasonography. The blood analisys indicates high levels of Ig E (1376 UI/mL) (allergies) but nothing else. The tomography was OK too. The ultrasonography does not indicat any anomally.

I have doubt now if I have LPR for real.My symtoms are nausea,belching all day before or after meal,constipation (since I have taken PPI), trouble sleeping because of abdomen pain,I have too much gas in my ab causeing pain 24/7.First ENT dianosed me with laryngitis+pharyngitis.After I recovered them.I found my throat has been burning and still painful.So i went for 2nd ENT opinion who dianosed me as Laryngopharyngeal Reflux.I tried to change my eating pattern .I got better.

[/b] Ranitidine (Zantac) Mebeverine (Colofac) Mintec (same as Colpermin) Domperidone (Motilium) [b]Other Treatments/Procedures[/b] Endoscopy (showing some stomach inflammation) RAST Test (showed elevated white cells I think?) [b]Diets Tried:[/b] High fibre (soluble and insoluble) Low fibre Small meals often Large meal x 1 a day Drink more water (my normal water intake is 4-5litres a day - always thirsty!

She has placed me on Librax, which I was told to take once a day as needed but have started taking every other day because the side effects (constipation, bloating) were what I was trying to get rid off. For the most part it has worked wonders. When I do take it, I usually take it in the evening before dinner, so it has started to kick in by the time I go to bed.

My symptoms include sharp pains at times on my left side but my main discomfort which I can feel 24/7 is on my right side. I have been constipated this whole time, I drink plenty of water but my urine is still dark and does sting at times when I urinate... The hospital told me everything checked out fine too.. Does anyone know what could be wrong with me or what I should do.

I get really tired yet have great difficulty sleeping. I have chronic constipation for which I take miralax as well as a hiatal? hernia and acid reflux for whihc I take ranitidine and Nexium. I have allergies to molds, mildews, and pollens for which I take zyrtec-d. I know that all of these symptoms are not necessarily related but combined they are often overwhelming. I truly believe that the wierd fibrglasss feeling arm thing, RLS, the numbness in my etremities are related however.

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