What is the best medicine to take for irritable bowel syndrom?

Question

the doctor perscribed me Bentyl and it is doing nothing, my stomach is killing me? Someone help!!!!

Answer 1

Recommendations and treatments for IBS

1. Dietary fiber may lessen IBS symptoms in many cases. High-fiber diets may cause gas and bloating, but within a few weeks these symptoms often go away as the body adjusts to the diet: IBS can be treated in most cases simply by increasing the intake of dietary fiber and eliminating food allergies.

2.Large meals can cause cramping and diarrhea for those with IBS.
Symptoms may be eased if you eat smaller meals more often or just eat smaller portions.
This should help, especially if your meals are low in fat and high in carbohydrates such as pasta, rice, whole-grain breads and cereals, fruits, and vegetables.

3.People with spastic colon are often fiber-intolerant and have a tendency to like fats because they produce a feeling of wellbeing. They often respond well - sometimes even dramatically so - to a multiple digestive enzyme formula.

Try a full spectrum plant based Digestive Enzyme ( 3x/day) with your meals

4.Enteric-coated Peppermint oil has been used in treating the irritable bowel syndrome in Europe for many years. Get a supplement from a Natural store

5.Vitamins B12, A, D, E and K along with calcium and a lactose-free diet are often recommended by clinicians treating IBS.

Try a Sublingual B12 , a Cal/Mag , and a good quality multi vitamin - Make sure you get these supplements in a vegetable base - from a Health store

6.Avoid high-fat foods, such as bacon and vegetable oils, and gas-producing foods, such as beans and broccoli.

7.Be on the lookout for sorbitol, an artificial sweetener found in candy, gum, and other sugarless products, that may trigger diarrhea.


8.Quit smoking and limit your intake of caffeine, artificially sweetened beverages, and alcohol, which all may irritate the digestive tract. If those apply to you.

Answer 2

The one that is reported to bring about the best results is:
Bromelain

Bromelain has long been used as a digestive aid in the breakdown of protein, and there are now many digestive-enzyme formulas that routinely include bromelain as one of the key ingredients.

Either bromelain alone or the enzyme formulas can be helpful for people who have digestive conditions such as colitis or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

In addition, we know that incomplete protein breakdown is implicated in immune reactions that lead to inflammatory conditions such as arthritis.

Dosage:
The dosage of bromelain is designated in two different ways with regard to supplements. One is milk-clotting units (MCU) and the other is gelatin-dissolving units (GDU). Look for products that are standardized to 2,000 M.C.U. per 1,000 milligrams, or 1,200 G.D.U. per 1,000 milligrams. Most people require a dosage of 500 milligrams three times daily between meals.

Darryl S.

Answer 3

IBS can cause gas and bloating. It's important to get a lot of fibre and avoid foods like chocolate and milk and caffeine, pop of any kind...get another opinion. You might have an ulcer or something else going on. Make sure it's a gastro-intestinal doctor that diagnoses you and not a GP.

Answer 4

Hi Katie

Here are some answers to heal yourself (especially #3).

Causes
IBS can be caused by a variety of factors, including poor diet and nutrition, food allergies, imbalanced levels of hydrochloric acid, impaired immunity, infections, lack of exercise, pharmaceutical drugs, and stress.


Quick Action Plan for IBS

1. Avoid all sugars, refined flour products, and carbohydrates, milk and dairy products, processed foods that contain preservatives and artificial sweeteners, alcohol, hydrogenated and trans-fatty oils, as well as foods that are common allergens.

2. Emphasize organic, fresh vegetables and non-citrus fruits, organic grains, as well as organic, free-range meats and poultry and wild-caught fish.

3. Drink plenty of pure, filtered water throughout the day.
Cleansing and Detoxification therapy such as short fasts, elimination diets, and colonics.

4. Enteric-coated peppermint oil and aloe vera juice.

5. Soothing baths two to five nights a week, as well as alternating hot and cold water packs placed over the abdomen.

6. Use Probiotics and soil-based organisms.

7. Therapeutic juices include wheatgrass juice; cabbage, papaya, and carrot juice.

8. Stress reduction techniques, such as biofeedback, hypnosis, and meditation.

9. If you are a smoker, stop and refrain from taking aspirin or other NSAIDs.

10. Examine the possibility of withheld emotions as the cause of your symptoms and get support through emotional and physical expression, especially movement therapies such as NIA, Qi gong, Yoga or Total Integration Therapy to name a few options.

Best of health to you

cheers

Answer 5

your diet is your medicine; so you need to find out what food causes the problem eg: lactose, gluten, wheat.

write down everything you eat for a week and you will then be able to trace back what's causing the problem. Ensure you also eat lots of fruit and veges as well as fibre to help your body.

Answer 6

It might be something in your diet. Sometimes gluten, lactose or other foods will give sharp horrible pain. Call you doctor and ask for a consultation with a dietitian.

Answer 7

A bulk laxative like Metamucil is very helpful taken regularly daily.

Answer 8

have you tried seeing the doctor again or maybe you could request a different doctors point of view

Answer 9

Don't listen to ALT DOC

Answer 10

have you tried zelnorm