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Mon-13-04-2015, 18:26 PM
Hi Cathy,
Glad you're still going strong on your dose!
It could well have been the beer that caused your stomach cramps. I find my stomach side effects get worse with any alcohol but particularly beer....not that I let it stop me drinking completely haha!
Hope it goes better with the milk!
Whilst I'm here, I wanted to ask for some advice myself. Please let me know if I should be posting this elsewhere! I can't find much info online. Apologies for the 'too much information' on advance!....so I have had fairly severe IBS for around 14 years and it has ALWAYS been diarrhoea predominant. At its worst I was tested for Crohns and UC & having to use the bathroom up to 20 times a day, along with severe stomach cramps which caused nausea and vomiting. Although it's more under control now, me having a 'normal' day is going 3x per day.....this was pre-Fumaderm.
The majority of my nervousness when I started Fumaderm was that it would send my IBS into overdrive and I would be back to constantly needing to be near a bathroom, however, in the last few weeks I have begun to suffer from severe constipation and only able to go 1x per week-10 days. I still get stomach cramps every day but am just feeling increasingly bloated until I get to the point where I have one day with an extremely upset stomach.
I eat really well and honestly can't think of anything I've changed other than starting Fumaderm. I'm going to ask my derm about this at my next appt but wanted to ask you guys whether you've experienced anything like this too?
If appreciate any advice and sorry again for my graphic post!
Glad you're still going strong on your dose!
It could well have been the beer that caused your stomach cramps. I find my stomach side effects get worse with any alcohol but particularly beer....not that I let it stop me drinking completely haha!
Hope it goes better with the milk!
Whilst I'm here, I wanted to ask for some advice myself. Please let me know if I should be posting this elsewhere! I can't find much info online. Apologies for the 'too much information' on advance!....so I have had fairly severe IBS for around 14 years and it has ALWAYS been diarrhoea predominant. At its worst I was tested for Crohns and UC & having to use the bathroom up to 20 times a day, along with severe stomach cramps which caused nausea and vomiting. Although it's more under control now, me having a 'normal' day is going 3x per day.....this was pre-Fumaderm.
The majority of my nervousness when I started Fumaderm was that it would send my IBS into overdrive and I would be back to constantly needing to be near a bathroom, however, in the last few weeks I have begun to suffer from severe constipation and only able to go 1x per week-10 days. I still get stomach cramps every day but am just feeling increasingly bloated until I get to the point where I have one day with an extremely upset stomach.
I eat really well and honestly can't think of anything I've changed other than starting Fumaderm. I'm going to ask my derm about this at my next appt but wanted to ask you guys whether you've experienced anything like this too?
If appreciate any advice and sorry again for my graphic post!