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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 562111" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I have taken probiotics for years, and I eat yogurt (which has them also) but it makes no real difference for me. I do notice if I don't take them, or if they get left out of the fridge (they DID tell you to refrigerate them, didn't they???? They are live organisms and they CAN die if left out at room temp - you will know because they won't work), but it is never a major dfference. Until 2 yrs ago I had IBS but it was ALWAYS manageable with mini-wheats. I ate more when I had problems and it stopped. Then that totally stopped working. THen we tried bentyl (a medicine) and it did nothing so we tried donnatol and it was great. Now? Donnatol isn't working.</p><p></p><p>I have to reschedule the doctor today because I haven't slept all night because I have been in the bathroom every ten-twenty min. I HAVE to get thank you to the eye doctor because his glasses are broken, and I have had no sleep and can't drive unless I get a couple of hours. Ugh. I will get into the doctor next week, hopefully on a day husband is home. I hate it, but it is what it is. </p><p></p><p>As for H. Pylori, I have been tested for this regularly for over 20 yrs, since I was preg with Wiz. Only 2 times has it been positive. I am the rare person who has ulcers and NO H. Pylori and no doctor EVER believes this with-o doing the test 2-3 times or more. I have major scarring on my esophagus and stomach from a lifetime of nausea due to migraines, and because as a teen an idiot of a doctor had me on very high doses of steroids for five years. I have NO idea how my mother and father didn't kill me because no teen on steroids is a fun person - add in PMS from Hades and O. M. G. !!! That and enough NSAIDs to treat someone four times my size and NO medications or cautions that the medications could/would upset my stomach, and the digestive tract is a disaster. They want to do a colonoscopy and I have said absolutely NO WAY unless they will sedate me into unconsciousness until 24-48 hrs AFTER the test. WHY? They fill you full of air so they can see what is going on - same for the endoscopy. It was the worst experience of my life - bar none including childbirth and oral surgery done that I was aware but unable to move or communicate during. The cramping was enough to have me contemplating suicide very seriously and I would rather deal with almost anything rather than go through that again. I just can't even make the appointment with-o a serious panic attack and the gastro docs just think I am a baby. No. F'ing. Way. No. Matter. What. Yes, I DO know the risks, and that is my informed decision until a doctor takes this seriously. (Can ya tell some have tried to tell me to 'get over it'? I live in chronic pain that owuld make most people cry nonstop - I don't need to add that AND idiots with medical degrees to it!)</p><p></p><p>Anyway, the NSAIDS/cortisone as a teen pretty much messed up my system for life. I actually have become allergic to all NSAIDS but toradol and I can't tolerate much of that. </p><p></p><p>PG - H. Pylori should be gone after a round or two of the right antibiotics and prilosec type medications. If you have continuing problems, ask the doctor about carafate (generic name is sucralfate). It will go in and form a physical barrier in your stomach and intestinal tract and it is a miracle. NOT cheap, but worth it. If you get tablets, dissolve them in water before taking, regardless of whether they tell you this or not. They work far better that way. Just don't take it with any other medications because t will stop the medications from being absorbed - wait 1 hr after taking other medications or take carafate 2 hrs before any other medications and it is amazing. </p><p></p><p>If your body continues to react to wheat after you have taken the full round of antibiotics, get tested for celiac disease. Don't let them fob this off, it is the most common reason for gluten intolerance and it is a major problem. I have been tested for it at least four times, and it is negative each time, thankfully. But gray/pale stool is a major sign, as is having your gut blow up lke that.</p><p></p><p>Sorry for the rant about the colonoscopy - I get major PTSD even thinking of what the endoscopy was like.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 562111, member: 1233"] I have taken probiotics for years, and I eat yogurt (which has them also) but it makes no real difference for me. I do notice if I don't take them, or if they get left out of the fridge (they DID tell you to refrigerate them, didn't they???? They are live organisms and they CAN die if left out at room temp - you will know because they won't work), but it is never a major dfference. Until 2 yrs ago I had IBS but it was ALWAYS manageable with mini-wheats. I ate more when I had problems and it stopped. Then that totally stopped working. THen we tried bentyl (a medicine) and it did nothing so we tried donnatol and it was great. Now? Donnatol isn't working. I have to reschedule the doctor today because I haven't slept all night because I have been in the bathroom every ten-twenty min. I HAVE to get thank you to the eye doctor because his glasses are broken, and I have had no sleep and can't drive unless I get a couple of hours. Ugh. I will get into the doctor next week, hopefully on a day husband is home. I hate it, but it is what it is. As for H. Pylori, I have been tested for this regularly for over 20 yrs, since I was preg with Wiz. Only 2 times has it been positive. I am the rare person who has ulcers and NO H. Pylori and no doctor EVER believes this with-o doing the test 2-3 times or more. I have major scarring on my esophagus and stomach from a lifetime of nausea due to migraines, and because as a teen an idiot of a doctor had me on very high doses of steroids for five years. I have NO idea how my mother and father didn't kill me because no teen on steroids is a fun person - add in PMS from Hades and O. M. G. !!! That and enough NSAIDs to treat someone four times my size and NO medications or cautions that the medications could/would upset my stomach, and the digestive tract is a disaster. They want to do a colonoscopy and I have said absolutely NO WAY unless they will sedate me into unconsciousness until 24-48 hrs AFTER the test. WHY? They fill you full of air so they can see what is going on - same for the endoscopy. It was the worst experience of my life - bar none including childbirth and oral surgery done that I was aware but unable to move or communicate during. The cramping was enough to have me contemplating suicide very seriously and I would rather deal with almost anything rather than go through that again. I just can't even make the appointment with-o a serious panic attack and the gastro docs just think I am a baby. No. F'ing. Way. No. Matter. What. Yes, I DO know the risks, and that is my informed decision until a doctor takes this seriously. (Can ya tell some have tried to tell me to 'get over it'? I live in chronic pain that owuld make most people cry nonstop - I don't need to add that AND idiots with medical degrees to it!) Anyway, the NSAIDS/cortisone as a teen pretty much messed up my system for life. I actually have become allergic to all NSAIDS but toradol and I can't tolerate much of that. PG - H. Pylori should be gone after a round or two of the right antibiotics and prilosec type medications. If you have continuing problems, ask the doctor about carafate (generic name is sucralfate). It will go in and form a physical barrier in your stomach and intestinal tract and it is a miracle. NOT cheap, but worth it. If you get tablets, dissolve them in water before taking, regardless of whether they tell you this or not. They work far better that way. Just don't take it with any other medications because t will stop the medications from being absorbed - wait 1 hr after taking other medications or take carafate 2 hrs before any other medications and it is amazing. If your body continues to react to wheat after you have taken the full round of antibiotics, get tested for celiac disease. Don't let them fob this off, it is the most common reason for gluten intolerance and it is a major problem. I have been tested for it at least four times, and it is negative each time, thankfully. But gray/pale stool is a major sign, as is having your gut blow up lke that. Sorry for the rant about the colonoscopy - I get major PTSD even thinking of what the endoscopy was like. [/QUOTE]
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