Welchol and diarrhea

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Avatar f tn I have an answer for you. I too had my GB out, and soon after had the same symptoms. I DIAGNOSED IT myself....not much initial help from the gastro MD. It is called "biliary diarrhea". It's fairly common, surprisingly. Apparantly has no reflection on the quality of the surgery (I had the short cut method). However, good news: I've beern able to control it, for which I do give gastro MD credit....The cholesterol drug Welchol. Without it I'd be housebound!
Avatar n tn No certain foods cause it- one day I can eat something and have diarrhea, the next day eat the same thing and nothing. Sometimes it occurs immediately after I eat (before I've even finished my meal) and then other times it occurs the following morning. It's very aggravating and hard to go out and eat (not sure what's going to happen). Does anyone else have this problem since having their gall bladder removed? If so, any advice? Thanks!
401016 tn?1201451802 I would assume they're giving you welchol for diarrhea and the Ami for GI spasms. This is a combination that is given to many (or combinations like it) when someone is experiencing unexplained abdominal pain (perhaps due to spasms) and diarrhea. Ami is used fairly frequently in GI problems, so don't consider it a 'head med.' It is, but in this case it's probably being used to work on the receptors in your GI tract - not your head, although it will do that, too.
Avatar n tn I did not have any problems until then. I suffered with IBS for years until my Gastro doctor put me on Welchol and it is wonderful I take 3 pills a day and I can get anything I want and I don't have any IBS episodes anymore. I am not afraid to go out anywhere anymore. But I have another problem.
Avatar n tn I had my gallbladder out 2 months ago and I eat a low fat diet and also daily diarrhea. I read online that it is common after gallbladder removal and some people it gets better over time and others always have diarrhea. Does your husband feel better atleast after gallbladder removal?? I had mine removed but it did not take away the pain.
219609 tn?1210348114 While you wait for the dotor ot answer: Like all the rest, foods/drinks (and coffee), vitamins, and other drugs, take Welchol hours away from your thyroid medication. Welchol can make it harder for your body to absorb certain other medications, including levothyroxine/Synthroid. So as long as you take them both far apart from each other, you should be fine. Low Vitamin D, did you tell the doctor? Will you be taking supplements to build up your low V-D, I presume.
Avatar f tn Since I was about 5 months pregnant with my son, who is now 10 months old, I have been experiencing chronic diarrhea and stomach pain that has been getting progressively worse. My OB said it was probably gallbladder disease, as it it common in pregnant women, and I could have it removed after I recovered from childbirth. Two months ago I finally had my gallbladder removed, my ejection fraction rate was 13%, and thought I would finally have my life back.
Avatar n tn I have spent 25 years of my life living with daily diarrhea since they removed my gallbladder. I'm one of those people whos stomach needed the bile that was released after eatting. Is there a pill out there that releases what the gallbladder did to stop this?
Avatar f tn Barb, trade whatever you're eating for very low fat and stick to it. It's not going to change anything immediately, but it should help with the diarrhea. In the meantime do a couple of things. Online, google 'lnape and calcium' and see if you can help retard the bile by using calcium as described by lnape. Make sure you use the right type of calcium and take it at the time specified.
Avatar f tn It turned out to be the welchol I had started on to decrease my cholesterol. I felt bloated, constipated, a little dizzy and a fast heart rate every late afternoon and evening. I was very fatigued and just felt lousy all over. I have to admit that the pressure feeling in the esophagus was the scarriest.
Avatar n tn I too have had very loose and bright yellow stools since getting my gallbladder removed 2 1/2 years ago now....it is a very common side-effect of having no gallbladder, for now that your body has nowhere to store your bile, it just runs straight into the intestines..... I know that the right kind of fibre like metamucil can help, and also medications like the others have suggested.
Avatar f tn I had the same problem, went to a GI doctor and they ran a colonoscopy (perfectly normal) but he decided it was because of my gallbladder removal. The bile in your liver has no where to be stored since your gallbladder is gone and therefore it constantly drips into your intestine causing you to have diarrhea every time you eat.
Avatar f tn I also suffered horribly with diarrhea for about a year after, and eventually was put on Welchol to help. It also helped me to reduce the fried and fatty foods from my system.
Avatar m tn I just got off of zetia and welchol. I could not take statins. I tried them all. Used to take Niaspan and fenofibrate but they took me off cause both cause problems in some and had not 'reduced the incidence of cardiac events'. I think they have concluded that neither do Zetia, except when used with a statin, so it is the statin doing the work. I also think Welchol has been shown to not reduce cardiac events too. not sure. I am on Repatha. Third bi weekly shot.
Avatar n tn My 20 year old daughter had her gallbladder removed in June of 2013 and is still have bad stomach pains, she says it is like needles in her stomach, bouts of diarrhea, and just over all cramping. She has been back to her surgeon/doctor twice and he said this is normal. She has lost 35 lbs from just changing her diet but shouldn't this pain be gone by now? Any suggestions? Help......
Avatar n tn I had a recent bout with pouchitis and took Cipro and Flagyl (and yogurt) . The Cipro made me feel normal again and reduced frequency to 5-7 x's a day- I felt good! When I came off the Cipro the high frequency diarrhea problem returned. I go every 6 hrs at about 4 trips per. I am so beat down by a lack of sleep and stress from this that I am ready to die!!! Given I have young kids this is not an option though, if I didn't it would be.
268356 tn?1236002604 Had a horrible incident last night, thought I was dying, heart attack or stroke or something while having the worst diarrhea and nausea ever!! Sweating profusely rapid heart rate and sinking feeling! Scared me to death. Called my mom who freaked out and called ems. They came and checked me out and all was normal. They didn't do ekg or check blood sugar but knowing my vitals were fine helped me relax.
Avatar n tn Londres is certainly correct that there are a few other options available to treat what could be assumed to be familial hypercholesterolaemia, even though your doctor has obviously tried those that would be most obvious. Generally, if you experience muscle weakness as a side effect of Lipitor (atorvastatin), other statins will produce similar effects, so that eliminates the use of Zocor (simvastatin), Crestor (rosuvastatin) etc.
Avatar f tn I do not have control of my bowels with or without anti diarrhea meds. I have tried immodium and the dr. prescribed me welchol. I also have anti nausea meds he prescribed, anti spasmotic meds he prescribed, prevacid and he wants me to take align daily. I sometimes have to wear an adult diaper because I cannot get to the restroom in time. I soil myself at night. I know this is gross - but is there anyone else out there going through this? Do you think my Dr. is doing the right things?
Avatar n tn I take (2) 500mg of metformin at breakfast and supper. I also take powder welchol at supper. I would like to take my 1000mg of Januvia at bedtime to help lower my morning blood sugar readings that usually run in the 150's to 160, Any cons to taking the Januvia without food at bedtime?
Avatar f tn The benefits of it over statins is that is is not processed in the liver and does not enter the bloodstream. It is supposed to bind with bile duct acid and lower cholesteral in the digestive track. Did your cholesteral spike after treatment? Did it go down any after a while? I was shocked when my doctor told me my cholesteral was 318!!! My LDL was higher than my total cholesteral has ever been!
Avatar f tn I will also ask about cholestyramine and welchol. My Lymie friend who I saw yesterday also recommended the cholesytramine.
Avatar m tn the first two times, there were a few blockages - 10, 18 and 20% The last time was in December 2013 with a different cardiologist (I moved across the state) and he said I had NO blockages at all. HUH??? My lipid profiles are still horrible even with medications. Pravacol, Tricor and Welchol. His answer for this question was: "Those medications took the blockages away." Of course, I am no doctor but this seems funny to me.
1139187 tn?1355706647 Once a medication is dispensed from a pharmacy it cannot be sold back to the pharmacy or any other person. This is because even if you've only had it for a day and the bottles are still sealed, it is impossible to know if it has been stored properly and has not been tampered. I know this seems wasteful, and it is, but it's the law. I work in a HIV clinic and patients come in with unopened bottles of meds to donate to ppl who can't pay, other countries etc.
1374371 tn?1279332622 I had mine out at 23% and had bad diarrheah for 6 months. They can give you welchol or questran to help bind the stool if that happens. I also found out that sphincter of oddi was my problem that made the gallbladder go bad. If I would have known I had SOD then I would have waited a little while longer to get it out since now the SOD attacks are worse than the GB pain.
Avatar n tn I have come to this board hoping someone can help me or offer advice. I have stage 4 recurent ovarian cancer, receiving palliative treatment, it is incurable. I am 41 years old, have two children 4 and 7 and i will probably not see them grow up. But I want to live the best I can for them whilst I am alive. In May 07 I had a total bowel obstruction due to scar tissue and tumor and had an ileocolic bypass. Lost part of my ileum, terminal ileum, ileocecal valve and all transcending colon.
Avatar m tn s been undergoing a Welchol treatment for the last 5 to 6 months and has only been able to take 1/2 pack every second day due to the pain but she feels she's on the right path. I, of course, am doubtful, been that route before. Again, thank you for taking so much time for us and for the others you help.
Avatar f tn Hi, I didn't realize you were in Australia, but I imagine they might have some form of liquid narcotic that could help you. (forgive the graphic nature of this but it might help) Also the "kitty litter" effect is basically when you have very liquid diarrhea, the Welchol absorbs it in your intestines (like kitty litter) so it doesn't come out that way. You do have to be careful not to get constipated so you would want to drink plenty of water, but it did wonders for me.