Not feeling very welcome! - Bowel Disorders Message Board

AmberDoo's · 01-09-2003, 12:19 AM

Hello all.I posted a letter about Calcium info.I am a sick and lonley young lady,looking for help,advice,a understanding friend,or even a hello,and welcome.It helps to know,others suffer also,and I am not alone.A special thanks to Sarah68.I cherish the reply's and hope for more.Love to all.

Sarah68 · 01-09-2003, 03:49 AM

Hey hon, what stomach problems do you have? Most of the people on this board have stomach problems, so do have some idea what you are going through and we can all offer you advice and support through the bad times. We all have good days and bad days with our stomachs.

I recommend a lot of alternative and natural products because I have used these myself and they have really helped me. I also use Calcium supplements regularly as I do have diarrhea a lot.

Keep on posting and perhaps we can help you some more.

AmberDoo's · 01-09-2003, 04:12 AM

I have crohn's disease and IBS.I was the pretty,outgoing,girl,in highschool.In all sports,and had many friends and events to enjoy.I am now 32 mother of 1 wonderful girl,the light of my life,and pretty much married.I suffer daily,most worse than not so bad.I take Salofalk,Dicetel,Buscopan,Celexa,Zantac, Gravol,Tylenol 3's,Advil,Belladonna elixer,8-15 Imodiums daily,and there's more.Acidolpholis,ect.I have lost 70 pounds and then gained back 20.I was healthy and beautiful,and now my hair is falling out,my sparkling eyes look pale and my skin is very bad,no doubt from all the meds.***I am looking for any helpful words.***I can't leave my house anymore,and it's effecting my family so badly.I feel 80 years old.God bless to all.

JanettoB · 01-09-2003, 08:35 PM

Has your thyroid been checked? Janetto

groundhog · 01-10-2003, 04:40 PM

This may be simplistic, but if you are taking so many meds, you might want to study carefully the side effects and overdose data on them. Some of them may also be combining to cause problems.

For example, I read on these boards that taking a lot of the anti acid pills makes it hard for your body to take in or digest some of the B vitamins(and other things).... Maybe B12 especially. You need some acid to digest certain things. I know the B vitamins give you energy too.

Then, I was talking with a friend the other day (very inteligent fellow), and somehow we get talking about vitamins and he mentions that B vitamins (especially B12, i think) helps to make you hungry and he takes a vitamin late in the day so he doesn't overeat.

So there goes the appetite. Or at least some of it... So look into it. All those chemicals constantly on the lining of your stomach and guts....
groundhog