What Causes Frequent Bowel Movements While On Isphaghula And Rifagut?

Posted on Sat, 17 Sep 2016

Sat, 17 Sep 2016 Answered on

Fri, 7 Oct 2016 Last reviewed on

Question : Hi...I am 32 year old male...I have been suffering from frequent bowel movements since last one month..8 to 9 times daily I am passing stool..Previously the stool was soft but normal but from yesterday onwards it is watery and diarrhoea is there...I am taking Rifagut, Deltone, Norflox and Isabgol since last 3 days...I was taking Rablet and then Razo since last 5 months...Since I have also been diagnosed with GERD, Gallstone about 5mm, and stomach ulcer as per my endoscopy test and USG tests....The stool tests Routine, Culture and Occult blood were all normal.

Please advise I want to get rid of this frequent stool passing issue and diarrhoea recently...I have also lost above 5kgs in 20 days and very weak...I hope it is not cancer...Pls help

Answered by Dr. Suresh Heijebu (12 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Drug modifications are required in your case

Detailed Answer:
Hello, Sir,

I can certainly understand your concern.

You basically seem to have drug overload.

At this point it's important to stop Ispaghula and Rifagut.

Razo, Rablet and Deltone belong to same class of drugs and I advise you to continue with Razo(for gastric ulcer) and stop the other two.

Norfloxacin can be stopped after 5 days of use.

To minimize the stool frequency, I generally prescribe oral pills of LOMOTIL one pill daily for 3 days.

Please check with your physician if he shares my view and if can prescribe these pills to you.

Maintain adequate hydration for 3 to 5 days by drinking 2-3 liters of water a day.

Continue with this regimen for 1 week and keep me updated.

Further management if any is largely based on your clinical response.

Post your further questions if any.
Thank you.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee