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A 24-year-old member asked:
What drugs are used to treat ibs?
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Dr. Alan Alianswered
Psychiatry 32 years experience
IBS: For mild........Low fat, high fiber diet. Medications are laxatives such as metamucil.
For moderate........Laxatives such as chronulac or sorbitol, imodium, (loperamide) questran, levsin, bentyl.
For severe..............Antidepressants for constant pain.
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Dr. Eric Kaplananswered
Colon and Rectal Surgery 42 years experience
I prefer None: I have never prescribed drugs for so called ibs. You have to change some bad habits like eating at regular times daily, same quantities, moderate fiber intake and most important 80-100 ounces of caffeine free/alcohol free fluids. Over time possibly 1-3 months your symptoms will reolve, but you must maintin this regimen of retraining your bowel.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Which conventional prescription medications are used to treat ibs?
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Dr. Howard Hackanswered
Internal Medicine 33 years experience
Levsin, (hyoscyamine) bentyl: The most common prescription medications for IBS are Levsin (hyoscamine), Bentyl and to a lesser extent librax (clinidium and chlordiazepoxide). Amitza is fda approved for the use in constipation=predominant ibs.
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