Motions

[pam1000]

Ive had a cold and cough been taking cough medicine which has had Glycerol and Sucrose. Also been sucking cough sweets with aniseed. Im also very anxious about coronvirus for last two days my gut has been upset. Been waking up with wind in bowels then going to toilet twice in morning motions coming quickly but formed. Could it be the cough medicine that is upsetting me. Any advice would be appreciated

[Hidden]

Try pineapple juice for the cough and ginger tea and bananas for the stomach.

It could be your cough medicine that's doing this to you..

[pam1000 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you. Cant get out to shop to get ginger or pineapple but have bananas in.

[Hidden in reply to pam1000]

Ok I hope they help.

Take care..

[Linley]

Yes, I find cough sweets upset my tum. So I go for honey and lemon but not too much lemon as its too acid for someone like me with Ibs d.

Hope you feel better soon.

[Myibslife]

Hi .. it might be the medicine or the stress.. because sometimes you can eat clean do everything properly and a little bit nerves.. and you have to run ..

[Smurfer]

It’s very very likely to be the medicines . They both contain sucrose and glycerol which are sugars . The laxative Lactulose is a sugar containing laxative and it works by a process of osmosis . The sugar draws water from outside the bowel into it , making your stools softer then lubricating them a but , if you like . This is why you are going more and more suddenly as your bowel must have been constipated to some extent or if normally ok you are just addding water into a normal stool and passing it quicker . Use sugar free preps if you must / cough syrups have very little in them that work . Drinking plenty will help and should resolve .!if sore throat for 14 days call your go practice for a chat with your doctor . Hope that helps , Simon

[pam1000 in reply to Smurfer]

Thank you Simon that explains why I was like it. When I stopped the medicine a couple of days later my motions went back to normal. My cold has now gone and I didnt have a sore throat so feel ok now.

[asbayford]

Cough sweets are a well known stomach upsetter, maybe just a throat numbing spray would help? Or search home remedies? Feel better soon! X