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Any advice on medication please.

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I have recently been diagnosed with IBS after many tests/trips to the doctors in constant pain. He is reluctant to give me medication just now, but I wake up in pain most mornings and days like today it lasts all day :( Does anyone have any advice on over the counter medication to try? Glad i have found this network where people know how i feel.

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Hi i would reccomend buscopan which im sure will help in the short term with cramps. also u can try immodium or immodium plus and there is also colpermin. im on perscribed medication but its only mainly the stuff above. i have ibs-a but mostly ibs-d. i take 1 alverine tablet in the morning then 1immodium and alverine before lunch then 1 buscopan and immodium early evening. i find eating the same times every day helps as well. i would keep badgering ur docs though go back every week if u have too. it may also be worth getting some acidophilus plus from ur health shop to help with gut bacteria its a probiotic. hope this help if u have ibs-c it wont.

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hy lynneukuk is that 5 pills you take every day / is this site american ? as a lot of things recomended you cant get here in the uk ,, is there any one from burnley in lancs onn here !!! it would be nice to speak to others with this aufull thing ,,, i,darn,t eat any thing now n am always queezy ,, is complan still availible ???? cheers valerie

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Thank you for all your advice i will speck to my doctor again but try some of your advice, thanks again :)

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lynne25ukuk

hi val i have 2 immodium, 1 buscopan and 2 alverine a day but i can have up to 8 immodium, 2 alverine and 4 buscopan if needed. im from england so you should be able to get buscopan and immodium no problem, not sure about the alverine but you can try colpermin. i also had to quit dairy products, fried food, smoking and alcohol as they all made me bad.

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Shazter123

Hi Lynne, i am from Uk too, i also take alverine( prescibed by GP) twice daily and imodium when needed. The acidophilius is also good especailly after a foreign holday. I do also need to watch what i eat too.

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