Hi there. I have ulcerative colitis and constant diarrhea has been a big part of the disease when it’s not in remission. To me, ongoing diarrhea is not something to just put up with or tolerate. I don’t understand why your parents aren’t getting how much your physical and mental health suffers when your disease is not controlled.

There are so many different classes of drugs that can help with getting the disease controlled. But it’s also a life long disease and sometimes medications simply stop working. It’s happened to me for sure. So it’s not unusual to change medications.

I think it’s important to keep your doctor updated and discuss what’s best for your health and well being. You could really be hurting your physical health and your mental health by not addressing it.

You are an adult and are in charge of your body and health. So to me I’d contact your doctor. If you don’t drive maybe you can take an Uber or a friend could take you. Or If you feel you want to include your parents perhaps calling your doctor’s office to speak to a nurse for guidance with your parents on the call with you might be a good reality check for them. There are also lots of materials and in formation on line about the disease, medications, etc that your parents might benefit from.

. Listen, I’ve ended up having to have iron transfusions, IV hydration, malnutrition etc because of having ongoing diarrhea. It’s common with active bowel disease but it’s no joke. Take control.

Big hug!

I have had two medical doctors recommend this probiotic (urologist and gastro) and it is like magic for my very loose stools, dumping. It is called Saccharomyces boulardii. You can find a version with dairy in it called Florastor on every drugstore shelf with the stomach meds in the USA. But this one is very low dosage and if you are allergic to milk or dairy, it will cause more problems. I like this brand because it has two excellent probiotics that help with bowel issues, Jarrow Saccharomyces boulardii. Both strains in the Jarrow are researched to help with bowel diseases. I would also suggest you be very careful with your diet. Google the Crohns Colitis Foundation website and read their diet. Maybe you already do this diet, my husband has Crohns and refuses to follow a better diet! Basically be careful with the amount of fat you eat, go low fat, read labels, avoid the difficult to digest items on their website. I do not have Crohns, I have something else not diagnosed at this time but this morning was an episode and I've already taken my antispasmodic. I think what I take could interfere with psychiatric meds but the probiotic should not interfere. It builds the good bacteria back into the intestinal lining. Start with one per day if you go with a high quality brand, then go to one morning, one evening especially if you are having diarrhea. If you do the Florastor brand, you probably need two per day to start and then go up as it is low quality -- but a lot of people swear by that brand. And I do agree that you need to talk to your doctor. This is important health issue. My husband waits until he is so sick that he needs a CT scan and he won't eat a mild low fat diet when having episodes. His doctor finally told him to stop eating, just drink water or Gatorade, when he is having episodes. I said, DUH! I told him that but he is a food addict and refuses to baby his intestines. Oh, alcohol may not be the best thing for your intestines, it creates a lot of inflammation.

Yeah I think trying to alter diet can be helpful sometimes but honestly IBD is a really complex, individual disease and not all things work for all people. I tried hundreds of diets and food alterations, supplements and several different probiotics over the years. Probiotics literally made my symptoms worse. Now that’s just me.

Work with your GI doctor to understand the state of your disease, OP so you know the extent of your inflammation. Most reputable GI doctors’ goals are to help you manage the disease so you can get into remission. That means no active inflammation, no running to the toilet all the time, and otherwise lead a normal life, including eating a normal healthy diet.

I’ve had IBD for a long time. It’s definitely hit or miss sometimes on finding ways to manage during a flare up.

Even though your parents don’t seem to want you to go on any more medication’s I think you should still talk to your G.I., I started out with just mesalamine for my ulcerative colitis but after a while it just didn’t work anymore, there are other medication‘s out there that you could try and you could also try adding some fiber to your diet, not necessarily in foods because a lot of them are harsh on your stomach but you could take a fiber supplement. Try your best to keep yourself hydrated especially if you’ve had diarrhea for so long please consult a professional. Just because you are on the psych meds does not mean that you cannot take meds for this condition. I wish you the best of luck and as long as you’re having the diarrhea please be careful what you eat,