Chronic Pain Support Group
Physicians and professionalsdefine pain as chronic if it lasts longer than three to six months and is persistent. It's distinct from acute pain that is a direct result of injury or trauma. This support group is dedicated to those suffering from chronic pain. Discuss treatments that have worked for you, find advice for your specific experience, and find support. You're not...
I guess I have a unique problem: for the last 3 days I've had diarrhea and can't figure out why. Can you get diarrhea as a side effect of pain meds? I know all you folks on stool softeners and worse are thinking, "why in the world is this a problem? I guess I'm just a bit worried because it's been going on for so long. I'm not having frequent BMs. It's just the ones I'm having are loose. Sorry for being so gross- it's not a topic that's the least bit pleasant.
I could blame this on this horrid heat we're having (it was 91 today). We've been moving from an un-airconditioned house to an un-airconditioned apartment. Thank God my husband put in the window a/c in our room. I can at least sleep at night without waking up soaking wet from sweat. I actually got too cold last night but was too tired and too lazy to get up and turn the a/c down or off. Having one room airconditioned is a sure way to get the family together! LOL!
But I'm not sure if this diarrhea is from something I ate or the heat or the meds. What do you all think? Should I be thankful it's not constipation?
Thanks and have a great day!
Sandy
I could blame this on this horrid heat we're having (it was 91 today). We've been moving from an un-airconditioned house to an un-airconditioned apartment. Thank God my husband put in the window a/c in our room. I can at least sleep at night without waking up soaking wet from sweat. I actually got too cold last night but was too tired and too lazy to get up and turn the a/c down or off. Having one room airconditioned is a sure way to get the family together! LOL!
But I'm not sure if this diarrhea is from something I ate or the heat or the meds. What do you all think? Should I be thankful it's not constipation?
Thanks and have a great day!
Sandy
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My 6mo twin DD's are EBF and just started rice cereal on the first. Everything has been going fine except this morning one of them had a diaper rash (lots of redness around her anus). I read this as one of the signs of an allergy. BUT I did just buy a different brand diaper yesterday (which they have used randomly before w/no issues). Do you think its the cereal or the diaper? Im ready to start...
I usually like to take meds that have been on the market for a long time. That way, all the kinks have been worked out and I'm not a guinea pig for the pharmaceutical companies. Too many meds have turned out to have horrible side effects and then get pulled off the market. Look at Plavix vs. Coumadin and all the problems Plavix is having now. Coumadin has been around since the dawn of time and we know all the possible side effects from it.
My first rheumatologist believed that the old drugs were better and she never steered me wrong. I think some docs are pressured by drug companies to push the new drugs. Of course, they may blindly believe that the new drugs are better. I'll stick with the old ones.
Sandy