what is the medication amitiza used for

Hello, I see is has been a while since your ordeal. Hopefully you've found a sensible solution. While I don't have IBS, I do suffer from chronic constipation from heavy narcotic use for chronic pain. I was just prescribed 24mcg Amitiza and told to take them twice daily, haven't started yet. What I have done in the past is one capful of miralax and 200mg of colace per day. Just recently I learned of something the medical field refers to as the "GI Cocktail".

Hi, the most reported common side effect of amitiza is diarrhea. It can also cause abdominal distension, nausea and abdominal pain. It can also cause fecal incontinence. Like your doctor suggested you can continue this medications for a few more days before you give up this medication. Regards.

This AM the nausea was so bad I called the GI group and was told to stop taking the Amitiza for a few weeks and that the most common side effect of the drug is extreme nausea and it should ALWAYS be taken on a full stomach. In it's place she put me on 3 Metamucil tablets each morning and 1 Colace, then 1 Colace at night. We are trying this for 2/3 weeks and then maybe ease back in to the Amitiza.

Having said all of the above there is one difference I noticed with the Amitiza and that is the medication has greatly reduced the syncope episode I was having during a bowl movement which were occurring about once a month. Since I have been prescribed a Amitiza, which was about six months ago, I only had one syncope incident which by itself is a help to me. I hope my brief exegesis helps.

Hi Candy, I really don't know how common it is but I also have IBS that just keeps getting worse... I only have bowel movements once maybe twice a month... I know it's hard to believe but it's the truth.. Also, I used to never have bloating and pain in between those movements... But, in the last few months my stomach stays distended, I cramp until I double over, and nothing seems to help... My doctor said it's a combination of the MS and the medication...

When you can't sleep from the withdrawals, I've been told that Trazadone is a good choice for sleep because it isn't a controlled substance, etc. What is the story with this medication?

My daughter began amitiza and it has worked wonderfully, however, she is spotting in between periods. Is this common?

Has anyone tried it and had it worked for you. Symptoms??

Amitiza and Lactulose were the only ones that needed a prescription. Amitiza makes some people very sick. Things like milk of magnesia won't make your condition worse.

Every single and as much of any laxative medication you can think of, including Linzess and Amitiza. Stimulant laxatives are the only kind that provided relief, but the effects always wore off really quickly. Dulcolax worked but gave me feelings of an electrolyte imbalance, to the point that I had to go to the hospital. I have also tried so many natural remedies and even colonics. The effects of colonics soon wore off as well and seemed to cause more harm than good and we're very expensive.

Whatever you feel best at. The range is wide, but you are at the hypo side now. Could you feel the difference in the past? The longer you've had this the more you can tell the difference. Ask for copies of the bloodwork from now on to make notes on. Also, do you get free T4 and free T4 tested (need these), the actual thyroid hormones? TSH is a messenger hormone from the pituitary telling the thyroid what to do, not the best to adjust meds by.

Is it a lightening bolt sensation? You may be constipated and pressure is irritating your anterolateral cutaneous nerve (meralgia paresthetica). You could start taking Miralax, a prebiotic, and magnesium citrate to get things moving. If that isn't enough, you might need the rather expensive Rx called Amitiza.

This is on top of a strong oral medication (Amitiza) and magnesium. With Miralax, I get the stuff in the bottle and take 1 1/2 capfuls once a day and as needed.

I am a sixteen year old girl and i have been having stomach pain for about 9 months now. the pain is usually in the upper left side and radiates out. sometimes it feels like someone is squeezing my upper intestines and my rib feels like its popping in and out of place. my symptoms are weight loss, severe constipation, headaches, bloating, gas, and loss of appetite.

I am not as ill as you are, but I noticed awhile back that some beers helped me a lot. I was able to eat more normally and not feel so ill. Wine made no difference, so it was not the alcohol. A nutritionist I talked with suggested it might be the hops. I bought some hop tea a couple weeks ago and drink a cup every night. Some days I feel almost normal, while in general I feel so much better. I checked an herbal and found that hops have been used for 1000 years for stomach problems.

Brilinta is a very potent anticoaguation medication. I would be very hesistant to go for the second option (and the surgeon too, I guess). Stopping intake of Brilinta (at least 1 week) before surgery can be risky two months after the laser procedure although there is not much data on the time a patient really needs the anticoagulation after stent placement/cleaning. So hesistant for first option too. Wait longer is risky because 6.4cm is huge already.

What is the medication amitiza used for

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