is diarrhea a warning from my body telling me that the pills are bad for me?

Question

my MD. has me on prozac for depression, aprazolam and seraquil for sleep, hyperthyroid medicine,and protanix for stomach ulsers. i have been on the meds for at least months for the past 3 weeks i have been having diaherra.
thanks for your advice??

Answer 1

You better check with your doctor on that. Because possibly your body can't handle the medicines all together. Even check with the pharmisict if at all possible. Sometimes they offer very good advice!

Hope this helps. :)
Jalapeno10 :)

Answer 2

They're starting to recommend that people with IBS, or IBS-like symptoms be tested for celiac disease, which is an intolerance to gluten (wheat, rye, barley and oats). A lot of people with celiac were misdiagnosed as having IBS for years. (18 years for me). It takes an average of 11 years for a person with celiac to be diagnosed.

Depression combined with digestive distress can also be a sign of celiac. Most people with celiac have at least some kind of depression/anxiety, etc. For me, I'd say that my depression was 90% gluten-related. Now I only get depressed when it's reasonable to feel sad, not that overwhelming constant depression that I used to struggle with every single day.

Here's a webpage by the National Institutes of Health on celiac -
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/celiac/

And another from the Mayo Clinic -

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/celiac-disease/DS00319

(Some doctors aren't aware how common celiac is, so I recommend printing out information from one of these sources to bring with you to your next appt. )

If that starts sounding familiar here are a couple of message boards for people with celiac and other gluten intolerances.

http://www.glutenfreeforum.com
http://www.celiacforums.com

You can also be intolerant to other common foods and get the symptoms you are describing. Soy, corn, eggs, yeast, dairy, etc. You may want to think about keeping a food/symptoms journal and see if you can identify the culprit(s).

Definitely check for drug interactions too. Sometimes things just don't mix well and can cause stomach upset.

:)

Nancy

Answer 3

As you are on a variety of different medications, it is possible that some drug-drug interactions are causing your intestinal problems.

However, you might consider discussing your problems with your internist.