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| Thu, 03-09-2006 - 12:15pm |
well i went to see the new GI doctor, and we had already met, she did my upper endoscopy for me and remembered me well. She listened to me read everything to her, and it mentioned the cheeseburger, and other foods I can't have without bloating, going number 2 and getting upset stomachs. So she told me to cut out milk and cheese, and ice cream, and try soy or lactaid milk, and cheese and ice cream. To take a tablespoon of metamucil in the morning, everyday for two weeks, and see what happens.
I am also now on nexium, which is expensive, and carafate, i have to take 2 teaspoons of that before each meal, but man it's nasty. Hopefully it's nothing serious, if the soy milk, lactose isn't it, then I have to do a colonoscopy, which I don't want to do. wish me luck!!
Jess

I took Carafate (samples) for 2 weeks and they seemed (don't know yet) to have helped a bit in conjunction with Prevacid. I've never tried Nexium.
I hope it works for you and that you get a diagnosis soon. Let us know how cutting out the lactose goes for you. My doctor never suggested that nor did he seem to think my diet was the cause of my problems.
My symptoms (no pain, though) have been similar to yours. http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-bhgendigesti&msg=2616.5
~K
Edited 3/13/2006 7:54 am ET by sapphireperidot
~K
Jess,
Try it and see what happens.