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stomach,intestine & Digestive disease

• does anyone know anything about this drug my siste...
• does anyone know anything about this drug my sister in law is taking it....
• I thought I would introduce myself and begin a thr...
• I thought I would introduce myself and begin a thread :jester: I picked up my rx for Zelnorm yesterday afternoon. Last night I took it for the first time. I got a bit of a headache, but not real bad, BUT it did take away my abdominal pain within the first hour or so. I was still a bit bloated (...
• Is anyone taking this for just abdominal pain? I ...
• Is anyone taking this for just abdominal pain? I have tried Tums, Zantac, and Aciphex, but none of them worked, so my gastroenterologist put me on Zelnorm. Just wanted to know if anyone else was taking it, what for, and how they were doing. Thanks!------"Life is 10% of what happens to you and...
• Hi everyone Has any one out there tried Zelnorm? ...
• Hi everyone Has any one out there tried Zelnorm? I did and had such bad side effects. I would get these vomitting episodes that would last for 3 hours straight. I telling you I was so sick. It was just like food poisoning. I couldn't leave the bathroom. Even had to go to the hospital twice...
• I went to a new dortor yesterday and she put me on...
• I went to a new dortor yesterday and she put me on zelnorm. I havent started to take it yet because im not sure if it is right for me. I do not have any problems with my bms adn i thought zelnorm was just for costipation. My gi said i had gerd and another doctor said it is ibs. Anybody on this f...
• Hi , I just recently started taking zelnorm and ha...
• Hi , I just recently started taking zelnorm and have had postive resutls. Does anyone else take this?If so, I hope you had good results too cuz if not for insurance this is exspensive to say the least.Thankssnodove...
• Zelnorm $200.00?
• I heard Zelnorm is about $200.00 a month and that some insurances don't cover it? I have 10 days of samples..should I ask for more? (i am already having to dish out 400.00 for a colonoscopy)...
• Zelnorm & Miralax Questions
• My stomach is swollen and bloated, I get full very easy, food comes back up my throat into my mouth, I seem to have a bubble of air coming from my stomach or something, and feel a need to belch all the time. She put me on Miralax and Zelnorm for a month, and says if symptoms don't improve s...
• Zelnorm & Weight Gain?
• hey ladiesIs anyone who is taking Zelnorm experiencing weight gain? I have gained 8 pounds, and I can't understand why..so I was thinking it had to be from this. Any other experiences?...
• Zelnorm anyone else taking it
• Hi,I have been on Zelnorm for over 6 months. Just wondered if anyone else is on it and has it helped. Mine has helped alot but sometimes it doesn't.I find though if I drink to much water I end up with D.So I have to balance the two. I need to drink alot of water because of Kidney stones. Th...
• Zelnorm Anyone else?
• Been having IBS for several years. Local PA I go to gave me Zelnorm nearly a month ago. I can not tell you how good I am feeling! I am having regular bm's, no problems! I have energy that I have not had in 5 years! I am so happy I want to shout to the world! I take 1 when I get up in the mo...
• Zelnorm causing heart attacks & strokes question
• I have been on Zelnorm for several years and now yesterday I heard its being pulled from the market because of it causing heart attacks and strokes. I am so upset by this news as Im afraid it might have damaged my heart. Also I relied on it to help with gas and constipation since I have IBS. I a...
• zelnorm dosage question
• is it ok to take 2 6 mg zelnorm pills before supper, as opposed to 1 before breakfast, 1 before supper.basically can i take 2 at the same time instead of seperating them?thanks! :bouncing: :wave:...
• Zelnorm for GERD?
• I have GERD or something like it. I have acid reflux as well. My main problme however is that my stomach doesn't empty right (or something like that) and bile backs up in my stomach, making me very sick. My doctor once described it to me as that instead of just my esophgus refluxing, my ent...
• Zelnorm for IBS
• Has anyone tried the new IBS medicine for women called Zelnorm? I am supposed to start taking it, but I am always paranoid about new medicines, so I was wondering if anyone could tell me how they have done on it....
• Zelnorm for women?
• I saw the TV commercial this morning (with the women showing their tummies)...and was wondering if anyone has tried this or if anyone knows if it works? I am going my doctor next week and wanted to get some personal opinions on it.Thanks!!!...
• Zelnorm isnt working?
• Ok, I am getting really annoyed here. My prescription meds arent even working now. I took them 2 times a day since Wednesday..it is Sunday today and I havent gone to the bathroom since wednesday. I have gained my 5lbs back of bloat and feel discusting. I dont have the urge to go. Zelnorm is...
• Zelnorm Question
• How high can the Zelnorm go to?Mine is 6MG....
• Zelnorm Question!
• I've been taking Zelnorm for less than four weeks and it has been working great.I suffered with such bad stomach pain for six months and finally with two nexium and two zelnorm a day, I'm feeling like a new person. Except...I've been very restless at night...achy legs, knees, and...
• Zelnorm Questions
• I keep reading that some of you are on Zelnorm but not many of you have said how it has made you feel.Do you feel better? Have more energy? Did it work well for you? Did it make you feel worse? Did anyone gain or lose weight? Did you incounter sleep problems (not able to sleep/too much sleep?)...
• Zelnorm Recalled?
• When I was scanning through Yahoo news this morning, there was an article that Zelnorm is being recalled and taken off the market. They said that the company has recalled it due to patients experiencing chest pain, heart attack and stroke. I have to wait until Monday to talk to my gastro docto...
• Zelnorm Side Effects
• Hi, the doctor prescribed Zelnorm for me for my IBS with constipation, and I severe bloating everytime I eat...but now that I have the Zelnorm, I'm afraid to try it because the consumer reviews are not very good. Alot of people complain of severe abdominal pain and severe diarrhea. If an...
• Zelnorm, enzymes...HELP!
• I have been battling IBS for about a year now. I don't want to type a book here. Let's just say that tt has been horrible, I feel like I can't eat or drink anything without feeling bloated and uncomfortable. Anyway, I have tried Zelnorm. The first week I was on it, I felt great. T...
• Zelnorm, IBS-C, Long colon
• I finally had a colonoscopy on Thursday after a year and a half of trying to diagnose my lower left abdominal pain. I actually had hysterectomy in January because they thought my pain was from endometriosis. I never had constipation before my surgery, just pain. The constipation started after...
• Zelnorm...weight loss
• Hi all, My doctor just put me on Zelnorm for IBS. With the other symptoms of IBS, I was having a hard time losing any weigh due to all of the bloating. Will Zelnorm help that? Thanks!...
• zelnorm/lotronex, & other questions
• firstly, i've never been diagnosed with ibs, but my mother had it, my grandmother, etc. and i have plenty of constipation problems, and have read up on mind/gut problems, and am positive that i have ibs and that it centers around that area. should i be diagnosed with this though, or are m...
• Hi. I've had IBS for years and haven't b...
• Hi. I've had IBS for years and haven't been posting on this board; I've gotten used to it now. I have gas, constipation (very occasionally diarrhea or loose), mucus occasionally, pain various places... I take fiber, that's it. I haven't been keeping up with the latest in...
• My dr prescribed zelnorm for my diarrhea.
  Ever...
• My dr prescribed zelnorm for my diarrhea.Everything I have read states that zelnorm is for constipation and should not be taken for diarrhea.I asked the dr and he said zelnorm works for both.I am scared to take this medication.Does anyone have any experience with this?...
• Zelnorm? IS IT TRUE?
• My doctor has just put me on Librex for severe IBS-Consitipation, and I mean it is very bad. When I do void, it is tiny snakes, gross, and I am bloated to no end. I asked about Zelnorm, for a friend has the same problem, but my doctor says this is something you can't take for a long...
• zenical side effects
• 2 1/2 yrs ago I took zenical for about 4 months and ever since then I have had serious problems going to the restroom, constantly needing to go and not being able to, or just going a little bit. also at times my stomach is just rolling and rolling as if I had to go and when I try, nothing or ver...