Whenever we do coach holidays i always end up with needing the loo .What can i take to calm my stomach.Ive even got off just up the road from the hotel on a dayout and legged it back to the hotel just making it. I dont do the excurtions anymore so that i can take my time before venturing out.Sometimes immodium can make it worse and end up having to take two or three and then being bunged up for three days.
I went through this with my partner too but luckily she drove but still got fed up of occasionally stopping or one time we reached the hotel and I had to run inside and she ended up unloading all the bags. Oops.
Worse though was planned excursions and then I would be ill regardless if I ate breakfast or not. No wonder she got fed up with it. I remember once staying in an old castle and loo was not a prior loo but an eco loo and one evening I was unwell and broke the damn thing and I am wandering around this castle at around 11pm in the evening and luckily the owner was awake and as the handyman was not on site unsurprisingly he came and rectified close to midnight but things like that just end up ruining holidays. I do not go on holiday anymore and I am much better for it.
You should ask doc for Colofac it is for IBS
Someone else mentioned Colifac. Can it be bought over the counter as its like trying to get an appointment with the queen. Only ever had codiene phosphate from docs and didnt suit me.
I am just the same. If I am even going out shopping, I dare not eat a breakfast. I am currently taking a PPI and have been through them all in the past. The one I'm on at the moment seems the best. I have a heart condition so cannot take Omneprazole, but take Lanseprazole, I am going on holiday next week to stay with my youngest son but, as we like to go out and about, it is very difficult to know what to eat and when. How on earth is condiene phosphate any good for IBS Pam? It's a painkiller which turns into morphine and is addictive!
I've never heard of Colofac but will be looking it up and hoping it is available inthe UK.
Sorry I can't be more helpful. My GP supplied my son with Amytripline and it cured his IBS for 3 months, but it stopped after that time and he was really disappointed.
i use colofac for 6 months but it didnot work for me the tablet which work on me is Librax====i must say its very useful medicine it will relax your mind and as well as it will works in guts to---------i have an upset stomach till now i didnot get librax here in japan before in my country some one say about librax and iuse it for 20 days super medicine i must say but then my visa released and i have to move to japan but before going to japan visit my gp the stupid give me colofac and now i use it for 6 months still have stomach problems-------if you ant to try colofac you can but it will not work Librax is the best
Pam it is Colofac. I dont know if it is over counter or you have to ask for prescription. I came across a patient who used colofac and it works well. You better ask pharmacy and they will tell you or google to see if you can buy it on line.
Colofac works for the gut not for the stomatch. If it doesnt work, may be you dont have IBS but ulcer colitis or Crohn diseases. As my case, I went to colonoscopy and he said I dont have IBS but Crohn's diseases
thi may be your are right but i think may be you have bleeding you have colonscopy its good that there is no serious problem with you like bad disease-------but please don,t make us scared man as me i am young i am 30------for me colofac didnot work but i don,t have loose stool always some time i have normal stool to----------if i eat spicy that leads me to loose stool mostly------immodium works for me good but now i don,t have bcoz here i canot get medicine with out doctor prescription--------as much as i heard in crohns disease or ulcer colitis person can pass blood in stool---------don,t know whats wrong i request to the doctor for colonscopy but he say ist he will do endoscopy as i have lot of burps then if they need colonscopy they will do it to------i don,t feel pain in my stomach but having upset stomach may be because of fried and spicy foods as i don,t have gall bladder---------sad thi man you are making me scared
Hi In the UK Ibrax comes under another name. There is a group of medicines called the benzodiazepine family. \i know this, as I take Nigtrazipam and it is a sleeping pill. Be aware, they are HIGHLY ADDICTIVE. They are used for various illnesses such as anxiety, sleeplessness and a variety of mental illnesses. Yes, they will calm you down but are not used to IBS and you have to get a prescription for them. Some doctors will not even prescribe them for new paitients because of their addictiveness. I have now been on them for 30 years because I have sleep problems and am addicted. Colafac is can be bought from a Pharmacist over the counter. I do not know if you can buy them in Japan and I am not trying to frighten you, but you could already be addicted to them. In the UK PPI (protom pump inhibiters) which are prescription only and cannot be bought over the counter in a Pharmacy. Google it if you do not agree with me. Amytriptaline was given to my son for a short time (also addictive) for anxiety and they helped his IBS. However, 3 months later, to his annoyance, they stopped working on his IBS so gradually he weened himself off them.
IBS can sometimes be helped with diet. I realise you eat spicy and fried food and this is not suitable for people with IBS or Chrone;s disease which you may or may not have.
Some people swear that by eating roughage such as cereal and bran can actually help with IBS, but everyone is different. Try Aloe Vera drink from a Health Shop called Holland and Barratt. This might help you. In the UK or from them online, this can be bought without a prescription. Are you resident in the UK? This is one of the troubles on here, nobody actually states where they are living. I am trying to help you here, as I know you do not understand the different diseases. Certain things help some people, but not others, but it is important that you find the right solution for yourself. If you have bouts of constipation in between diarrhea, then you probably do have IBS. I don't know much about Crone's but am sure if you look through this forum there is plenty of information from people with so called cures. Also Google different medications, as it must be confusing for you, as every country have different names for their medication. IBS can strike at any age. My son was only 40 and mine only started after I had very severe Amoebic Dysententery from when I went on holiday in Tunisia. I nearly died from it in 1992 as I was on Prednisolone (a strong steroid and not the sort people use to pump up their body called anabolic steroid) for COPD (Cronic Obstructive Lung Disease) caused by smoking and pollution from car exhaust fumes. This can cause internal bleeding if you catch dysentery, which it did in my case.
Get as much information as you can before you return to Japan. Hope you can find something that will help you.
Hi I just wrote a very long answer, but it has disappeared!
Librax is a drug from the benzodiazepine family and are highly addictive, they are not for IBS. They are for anxiety and sleeplessnes and many other mental illnesses. If you disagree, then Google it. In the UK IBS is usually treated with Proton Pump Inhibitors and are prescription only. There is plenty of information on this site. They don't suit everyone and some seem to have very bad side effects. Personally, I don't. It can be controlled by diet and fried food and spicy foods are usually not recommended for IBS. Try to get as much information as possible before you return to Japan, as I contracted IBS after catching Amoebic Disentery from a holiday in Tunisia in 1992, which nearly killed me, as I was on Prednisolone for COPD (cronic obstruction pulmonary disease) caused by smoking and car exhaust fumes, and this can cause internal bleeding if you catch dysentery, which it did in my case. I was carried on to the airplane without my luggage and rushed to hospital at the airport. Not to be confused with anabolic steroids used by body builders.
Try to get as much information on IBS, Crone's etc. before you return to Japan. Each country have different names for their medications and it can be confusing on this site if people do not say which country they are in. If you are in the UK, then you are usually given Proton Pump Inhibitors (prescription only) Some people find this helpful, others have bad side effects. If you have constipation inbetween bouts of diarrhea then you probably do have IBS. I do not know much about Crohn's, but you can Google information. I am not trying to scare you, but what you are taking is really so addictive and unsuitable for IBS. Some people alter their diet, such as eating high fibre food and it helps, or Aloe Vera drink which can be obtained from a health shop such as Holland & Barrett or online. Everyone has their different remedy, as we are not all the same. Also IBS can occur at any age. My son was in his 40s. In the UK Librax can be bought from a Pharmacy, other meds need a prescription from your GP.
Hope you find a solution...Val.
An a thought. Are you Lactose intolerant, found in milk and dairy products? This can also cause problems. Try Almond milk which contains no Lactose and can be very helpful.
Now there are two messages which has now come through!!!!! Time for me to leave and get my act together...!!!!!
had thought about that and thought of ordering a test on line as there is so much dairy foods out there in lots of products. Not sure how reliable the test is though.
thank for such a wonderful message i know about the librax i didnot use it now i use it for 20 days before as i have good sleep at night time,my problem is that i have terrible anxiety before even till now but now little bit fine i use alot of medicine for that and change lot of doctors my stool before is fine but i used famotodine 80 mg a day with out doctor prescription and it help alot in my anxiety but beside that i quite spicy foods for a month or 2--then suddenly i start again to much spicy foodby which i have green stool and clear water on the stool---i was afraid and run to the doctor i pass the stool like green and drak colour for 2 to 4 days then i take imodium by which my stool colour is fine and i also go to gastro doctor he said there is no thing to worry because i have clear stool test liver functions tests,typhoid test and as well as clear ultra sound tyrod test is clear but doctor run for me cbc test and typhoid test again which come back normal he say i have ibs problem he give me charcoal tablets and lansoprazole i take that for 3 months but didnot quite spicy food so it didnot work for me----before coming to japan i visit to another gastro doctor he say its fine if u don,t have blood in stool which i don,t have he give me colofac i use it for 6 months i didnot say it didnot help me to much it help before i pass stool 4 to 5 times a day though not loose but soft stool now i pass once a day or 2 time a day----the main problem for me is that i burp alot and feel heavy in my chest and some food will change the colour of my stool my wife and other eople say what u eat your stool colour will be the same don,t know but now if i didnot eat spicy food my stool will be fine if i eat spicy then i have loose stool----i discuss here in japan with a doctor near to my home he has small clinici discuss that with him he said i have acid reflux problem and also he say that if i have serious problem he wil lreffer me to the big hospital but he say i have not a serious problem any ways i insist him for endoscopy and colonscopy he say ok if you want ist we do endoscopy then after that i think if u need colonscopy or not---on jun 18 i have endoscopy-----hope every thing will become fine one year ago when i have problem i donate blood 2 times before donating blood i have almost all of the tests done which is normal hope we all will become fine soon
I noticed a big difference when I stopped having milk and went over to almond milk which I like, there is also other choices such as soya or hazelnut etc. I also noticed I was better eating something like Weetabix with it and also with banana,although they are fattening and I need to lose some weight. Since my stroke and heart attack I have gained 3 stone because I can no longer walk much and use a mobility scooter, but then I am 73 next month and have been ill all my live with asthma, exema. allergies etc. and was sent to boarding school by the authorities because of the London smog. I never thought I'd reach 60, let alone 73. I also suffer excrutiatingly painful gastric reflux, which occured along with the IBS and wonder if there is any connection. I try to eat sensibly, but fruit is a no-no as it really does give me gip with the gastric reflux. What is the test you are thinking about on line? I try to eat two small meals a day so that there is no break in the cycle and I don't let myself get too hungry. I am on PPI's the same one as Haider. They seem to keep it fairly well under control re the gastric, but not the IBS. I can eat eggs but, apart from that, other dairy products make me bad. I don't think an online test would be too reliable, but might be wrong. Also I only drink water or fennel tea, sometimes ginger tea or camomile. I used to drink gallons of tea, but suddenly went completely of of it! Weird,
Please let me know about the online test, I might have a go myself. and thanks for your input. Regards, Val.
Don't worry, I have had several "acidents" in my time. Once in my son's car, and once when my other son had put the toilet seat down and I didn't notice. It happens!!!!! You are not alone.
Well the codiene phosphate was given as doc said it would bung me up and help the i.b.s.Not taken that for years. Im on omeprazole along with asprin, two blood pressure pills and rusuvastatin and the ibs is my biggest pain in the butt, literally.I like to get away now and again and i dont know if its because i stress about needing the loo but sure it makes it worse .has anyone with intestinal spasms tried Quarms i think they are called to calm the jitters i get. failing that will just take immodium til they bung me up.
Sorry, didnt see this reply. I saw an offer on Groupon . You ring them and they send a envelope for you to send some of your hair an d they can check about 60 food products to see what you are allergic too although not sure how reliable it is. I think the offer cost £29,99.. What are PPI'S. Thought that was an insurance and i keep telling them in not so many words that i havent been misold anything lol
Thanks for sharing for I am having Crohn diseases. I have lots of illness, asthma, eczema, allergies, reflux and now Crohn diseases. Scary to think that I wont live up to 70 and I wont be able to see my grandchild grow up. You give me hope.