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Dr. Prescribed Med For Abdominal Cramps......

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frustratedneicey Apprentice
frustratedneicey
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Hi. My doctor prescribed Hycosamine (sp?) for severe abdominal cramps for the times I may get glutened. (happened 2 nights ago, could not bare the cramping) It hasn't happened for about 4 months, but I was reminded the other night how bad it is when it does happen. I have these pills now and I wonder has anyone else ever taken this? Does it work? Does it make the nausea worse?

Thanks,

Denise

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Denise:

Don't know anything about it. The message board is usually slow on the weekends, so be patient, so one will click on soon.

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Lollie Enthusiast
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i'm sorry I don't know anything about the meds your doc prescribed. But I take flexaril which is a muscle relaxant.....they help me alot, and it dooesn't increase my nausea.

If yours are a similar type of drug, maybe they will have the same effect! :)

Hope that's of some help!

Lollie

penguin Community Regular
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Hi. My doctor prescribed Hycosamine (sp?) for severe abdominal cramps for the times I may get glutened. (happened 2 nights ago, could not bare the cramping) It hasn't happened for about 4 months, but I was reminded the other night how bad it is when it does happen. I have these pills now and I wonder has anyone else ever taken this? Does it work? Does it make the nausea worse?

Thanks,

Denise

It is the generic for Levsin/levsinex, and it's an anti-spasmodic. I've been taking it for a month or so because I get AWFUL stomach spasms and those seem to take the edge off. I take it on an as needed basis, and it doesn't make the nausea worse, though there is only so far the meds can go.

I prefer Bentyl which is a shorter acting version of levsinex, the bentyl is 4x a day. I don't get any side effects with either, but I still get D with it.

If nausea is a huge problem when you're glutened, ask your Dr for Phenergan suppositories. They knock you on your butt, but they work for both the nausea and the pain. Just make sure you have lots of sleeping time and that you don't take it at the same time as your hycoscyamine (I did that once and slept through an entire day :blink: )

ebrbetty Rising Star
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It is the generic for Levsin/levsinex, and it's an anti-spasmodic. I've been taking it for a month or so because I get AWFUL stomach spasms and those seem to take the edge off. I take it on an as needed basis, and it doesn't make the nausea worse, though there is only so far the meds can go.

I prefer Bentyl which is a shorter acting version of levsinex, the bentyl is 4x a day. I don't get any side effects with either, but I still get D with it.

If nausea is a huge problem when you're glutened, ask your Dr for Phenergan suppositories. They knock you on your butt, but they work for both the nausea and the pain. Just make sure you have lots of sleeping time and that you don't take it at the same time as your hycoscyamine (I did that once and slept through an entire day :blink: )

I like bentyl better too, do you take it everyday or as needed? i take it as needed..keep hoping I can stop it completely, but still having daily stomach pain even after 2 months, somedays are better than others though

penguin Community Regular
penguin
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I like bentyl better too, do you take it everyday or as needed? i take it as needed..keep hoping I can stop it completely, but still having daily stomach pain even after 2 months, somedays are better than others though

I take it as needed, which is why the bentyl works better for me. It also seems to work better. I'm trying to wean off the anti-spaz ones, too :blink:

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jenvan
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I used to take Hycosamine and Bentyl years ago. Unfortunately they weren't much of a help for me, and left me feeling a bit dizzy and out of it. It may work for you, as it has for some here...I'd say it just depends on your system. It doesn't sound like you will...but I did just want to mention to be careful taking it. If you are still having pain frequently, (doesn't seem like you are now), investigate what the cause is...don't just begin rely on the pills.

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frustratedneicey Apprentice
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Thank you all for your advice and comments. I had to take the hycosamine last night because I woke up at 1:30 am with terrible pain, diarrhea,and vomitting.....again. (don't know what is going on) It did absolutely nothing for me! I felt like I was having a baby. I actually woke up my daughter with my crying and moaning. And I am so sick of having to hold a bucket while sitting on the toilet. I will have to ask my doctor about phenergan. I don't understand, I don't feel nauseated until I have diarrhea, and the pain seems to travel backwards up to my belly at the same time. I thought this was behind me, I was feeling so good for a few months now, cooking new things, feeling more satisfied, and for what??? To have to go through this from time to time...oh, how disgusted I am!!

Denise

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I take them as needed too - I couldn't live without them sometimes. They make me thirsty and tired and when I start to cramp, they calm it down unless it is REALLY, REALLY bad like if I eat chili for dinner and lunch more than 2 days in a row and then I kind of did that to myself anyway.

I have IBS too so sometimes, when my stomach acts up, it takes a while to calm back down and those help me function when otherwise, I wouldn't be able to even leave the bathroom, let alone the house for work!!!

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