Posted by IsoM on March 24, 2002, at 13:46:16
In reply to Re: IBS and Elavil » IsoM, posted by fachad on March 24, 2002, at 3:58:11
And I thought my son's IBS was bad. Your wife has an unusually bad case!
My son's symptoms came on very suddenly too & I took him to ER. They ran a number of tests & strangely his amylase levels were sky-high. They thought he had pancreatitis, but there was no cause for it. He stayed in the hospital for a few days till the symptoms left & they ran test after test on him too. As you know, these tests are awful. He particularily "liked" the part where they clean out your lower tract & blow it up with air to stick a scope up it.
IBS is ususually diagnosed by all other tests coming back negative. They did EVERY test there was on him except they couldn't get a scope down his throat - his gag reflexes were so strong they still worked even when he was put out.
He had recurrent attacks despite our best efforts to control all conditions & his diet. When Dicetel came out, our doctor told us about it & he went on it. He used it for about three years straight (no longer needs it) & now has IBS attacks infrequently & much milder & shorter than before.
My sympathies for your wife. Perhaps you could inquire whether she could also take Dicetel & it might enable the Elavil to be evern further lowered, even if it can't be discontinued.
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