It truly is nothing short of a miracle! I have had no symptoms since I started the calcium. I have discontinued the use of Lotronex completely and I am better than I ever was while on it.
I have switched to mg of calcium plus vitamin D, as I was recently diagnosed with osteoporosis in the femur and figured that it sure wouldn't hurt. I would like to thank Amanda see the next review for reminding me that although I live in the UK, I can still get some form of Caltrate Plus.
I ordered a calcium and vitamin D supplement, and have started on two per day mg to see how my body will react to suddenly being flooded with calcium I had to quit dairy. I am on my fifth day and I have already noticed improvements with mainly urgency issues! I can hold a BM! Just like Amanda, I suffered frequent horrid urges of the loose and mucusy BM kind.
My stools are changing to be more solid but still very soft. I am going to have to watch myself however, as I suffer from alternating IBS and do not want to be constipated.
I am suffering from bloating and excess wind, but I thought that that might happen. Hopefully that will pass as my body adjusts to the calcium levels. Whether I can go or not, I never feel complete so I don't think the calcium will change that.
It's just nice to know that, hang on, no I can and will hold it. Remember as my hypnotherapist told me: you control your body, and not the other way around. I always needed to go after breakfast even if I ate hardly anything , and now, I can wait. Let's hope it just gets better, as I try out dosage levels For those of you in the UK who unable to get the much-famed Caltrate range, suffering from diarrhea- predominant IBS, I can highly recommend just your bog-standard calcium supplement.
After suffering for years since my early teens, and a recent and distinct worsening of symptoms, including a very bad spate where I was prescribed medication for the first time after just coping for years, I decided to try a calcium supplement as recommended by online IBS communities. I went to my local health food shop and got hold of High Strength Calcium Carbonate plus Vitamin D essential for calcium absorption tablets.
This was essential anyway as I have found exclusion of dairy to be beneficial for me, and plan to continue this. Though not a sufferer of constant water-like diarrhea, a typical day saw symptoms of excess gas, abdominal pains sometimes very intense , urgent, frequent and very loose bowel movements, and of course all the misery that goes along with this unpredictable and embarrassing condition.
I have had what I consider normal bowel activity daily since I began taking the calcium, for the first time in at least two years. At first I suffered bloating, gas and some pain due to its constipating effects the whole point , but these wore off as my body got used to it. The Holland and Barrett supplement contains microcrystalline cellulose, a bulking agent present in the product Fybogel Mebeverine UK , which may also account for the new normality of the stools.
I have much less abdominal pain especially the cramping and spasms associated with diarrhea bouts and bathroom visits are less frequent and regular, but I still put up with some mild gas and bloating. I take mg three times a day once per meal - be consistent , choosing my own dose, but not overdosing on either calcium or the vitamin D. I combine this with daily high-dose probiotics, drinking a lot of fluids to keep me regular, and avoidance of foods and drinks that I recognize set my system off.
It's a must-try, and will hopefully give you the gift of normality, as it has me. I have celiac disease, IBS and osteopenia. As a result of the osteopenia, my doctor prescribed Caltrate for me. I discovered that the IBS symptoms improved greatly with this. The osteopenia has stopped developing after two years and has improved only marginally. I have suffered for two years from IBS with diarrhea. It has dominated my life to the extent where not only did I physically deteriorate, but emotionally I was a mess.
It was not uncommon to spend at least a night once a week in a nervous breakdown crying and wanting comfort. I don't know why I decided to start taking Caltrate, I guess it was because I thought I had nothing to lose. I am glad I did though. This is not a miracle drug, in fact it's something we all need healthy or not. It has not cured me. That's pretty decent statistics folks.
If you suffer from IBS-D please do yourself a favor and give it a try. I still can't eat like I used to, in fact if I abuse my diet and get an attack they are even more painful than before.
But if I am conscious about the way I eat and live my life I can almost avoid problems altogether. I hope my review has been objective and helps someone. Note: during the first few days about one week in fact you will probably have horrible, horrible gas pains which will have you begging to stop. Don't give up though. After this period relative to your body's ability to adapt to the calcium, it will all but completely disappear.
As of two months of taking Caltrate Plus I am taking one and a half pills a day. I am a lifelong sufferer of IBS, spastic colon, nervous stomach Even as far back as elementary school, I can remember always having to go the bathroom sick.
At girl scout camp, no-one ever wanted to be my buddy as buddies escorted each other to the bathroom in the middle of the night and I was always there. I am now 38 and my problem of having diarrhea five to six days a week was making my life difficult. I have also recently last three years had issues with anxiety and truly think my anxiety problems were from the stomach. I did not want to travel, go very far from home, leave work for lunch, be away from a bathroom. I was turning down invitations to go places that involved eating.
I had a flat stomach and people always told me how thin I was, but if they only knew why. Some studies have shown no risk, while others have shown a slight risk. Before using any kind of over-the-counter remedy, it is important that you discuss the issue with your healthcare provider. Your practitioner is in the unique position of knowing your individual health history and can assess whether you possess any specific risk factors for regular calcium use.
You may find that since there is no specific research backing calcium as a treatment, your healthcare provider may be reluctant to make an endorsement. What you need is to hear from your healthcare provider that trying a calcium supplement will do you no harm. You should check your recommended daily intake of calcium. The amount recommended varies by age. Calcium has the potential to interfere with a wide variety of medications that you may be taking to treat other medical problems.
This problem can be addressed by speaking with your healthcare provider or pharmacist about timing your doses so as to prevent the problem of the calcium binding with the medication and preventing absorption. Here is a list of types of medications that may be negatively impacted by the supplemental use of calcium:. If you have made the decision to try a calcium supplement, make sure that the product you purchase does not contain magnesium. Magnesium carries a possible side effect of diarrhea, which is the last thing you need.
Calcium supplements come in two forms, calcium citrate, and calcium carbonate. Calcium citrate has the benefit of easier absorption, but you may find that one type or the other works better for you. Absorption is best when calcium is taken in doses of mg or less, so it may be necessary to spread your doses out throughout the day. One of the most challenging aspects of having IBS is trying to figure out what's safe to eat.
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