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I am newly diagnosed and have been gluten-free about a month. My regular dr is prescribing levsin for me and also telling me to take fiber con. I am also seeing my gastro dr in a few weeks, so I'll run this by her. Has anyone taken levsin or fiber con?

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  On 8/11/2010 at 9:22 PM, diane64 said:

I am newly diagnosed and have been gluten-free about a month. My regular dr is prescribing levsin for me and also telling me to take fiber con. I am also seeing my gastro dr in a few weeks, so I'll run this by her. Has anyone taken levsin or fiber con?

Thanks!

I took Levsin years ago when I was first diagnosed. My doctor said he used it also for his patients who had just had a procedure to ease cramping.

It's an antispasmodic--I took the little pills that dissolved under my tongue. It worked just ok for me, and made me tired.

ravenwoodglass Mentor

I haven't taken fiber con but figured you might want to see what the company says about it. Here is their fact sheet.

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diane64 Apprentice

Thanks for the info. I don't know why I should take fibercon. It says that is is for constipation. That is the exact opposite of my problem. I go in next week to see the dr, so I may wait and talk to him about it first.

  On 8/11/2010 at 10:36 PM, ravenwoodglass said:

I haven't taken fiber con but figured you might want to see what the company says about it. Here is their fact sheet.

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  On 8/12/2010 at 12:32 AM, diane64 said:

Thanks for the info. I don't know why I should take fibercon. It says that is is for constipation. That is the exact opposite of my problem. I go in next week to see the dr, so I may wait and talk to him about it first.

I was afraid of that. Fiber Con specifically states it should not be taken if you have D. I kind of assumed you had C since the doctor told you to take it. I would follow the makers advice. One food that is good for both C and D is sweet potatoes if you like them add them to your diet. It is likely that the bowel issues will resolve fairly quickly once you are gluten free if you are sticking to a whole foods unprocessed diet. Do drop dairy for now and it is often a good idea to avoid soy at first as quite a few of us have issues with soy also.

diane64 Apprentice

My bowel issues are better overall. It's been about 5 weeks since I am gluten free. I am going to hold off until I can talk to the dr in person (next week). Thanks for the advice!

  On 8/12/2010 at 10:48 AM, ravenwoodglass said:

I was afraid of that. Fiber Con specifically states it should not be taken if you have D. I kind of assumed you had C since the doctor told you to take it. I would follow the makers advice. One food that is good for both C and D is sweet potatoes if you like them add them to your diet. It is likely that the bowel issues will resolve fairly quickly once you are gluten free if you are sticking to a whole foods unprocessed diet. Do drop dairy for now and it is often a good idea to avoid soy at first as quite a few of us have issues with soy also.

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  On 8/12/2010 at 12:38 PM, diane64 said:

My bowel issues are better overall. It's been about 5 weeks since I am gluten free. I am going to hold off until I can talk to the dr in person (next week). Thanks for the advice!

It sounds like you are healing well. Good and I hope it continues. Your doctor may have just thought you needed more fiber which is always IMHO best to get from food.


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