How to stop the Noise

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MaryT
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How to stop the Noise

Postby MaryT » Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:54 am

Hi all. I am almost crazy with all the 'noise' my stomach makes. It is one of the things that just unnerves me. I rarely have periods where my stomach is quiet. It can go all day long, and it is always bad at night. I know there are worse things, but it is totally making me crazy at this point.
So I am asking if anyone has any suggestions about how to make it stop.

I don't really know if I still have cdiff or not. I have two GI doctors; one is a celiac specialist. One thinks I have low level cdiff (low enough that i wouldn't test positive) and the celiac specialist thinks I have celiac related (or post infectious from cdiff) IBS. I basically get sick about once a week, but can have cramping off and on....and constant NOISE. I just finished about 6 months on xifaxan (been off for two weeks) and to be honest I'm not really any different on it than off it. I actually think it made me worse.

I was taking culturelle and florajen3 and I stopped those thinking it might stop the noise....didn't happen. So it pretty much doesn't make any difference what i take or don't take; but if someone could offer a suggestion of stopping the noise, I would appreciate it. It's almost like the 'telltale heart' to me at this point!!

Thanks,

MaryT
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Jodie
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Postby Jodie » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:12 am

Hi mary!!! My LOUD, Noisy stomach went away few months ago, but came back with a vengance about 3 to 4 days ago. I lay awake all night wondering if my stomach is gonna explode!!! No one can lay in the bed with me b/c it keeps them awake (husband, children). Needless to say that my c-diff is full blown again thanks to many rounds of differenct antibiotics. I also am awaiting for my tummy to settle down. A couple of people recommend Gas X on the board, I've tried it and it helps, so I'm gonna go pick up some more. Hope this helps a little.

Jodie
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MaryT
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Postby MaryT » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:34 am

Thanks Jodie. I have some Gas-x gelcaps here that my daughter uses but it has sorbitol in it which has a side effect of diarrhea. That and mannitol bother me, but I found on the internet that the tablets don't have sorbitol in them so I will get some this afternoon and try those!
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