by chachacha » 17 Jul 2023, 20:50
Doctors usually prescribe for the "average" patient, so yours may not know that a normal dose of laxative might cause you to have diarrhea instead. I have IBS-d, so only take a third of the dose most people take to clear the bowels out before a colonoscopy. I have only learned to do that through trial and error though, and many bouts of pure yellow acidic projectile liquid. I always laugh at the label that describes the medication causing the stool to become very soft (even on a third of the dose, the drug takes effect on me much sooner than the label says it should and much more powerfully!). Have you had constipation in the past? Or hard or dry stools? If so, then you really have to find something that keeps things soft, like your surgeon suggests. If your IBS is of the "d" variety like mine though, you should have a word with him/her and let them know what has happened after taking their advice. He/she really should know about this and advise you accordingly.
Fissure since about 2007
Fissure diagnosed in 2011
Diltiazem for two years - didn't work well
LIS January, 2015
Hemorrhoidectomy December, 2017
