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Suggest An Alternative Of Cholestyramine

I take cholestyramine for chronic diarrhea caused from gall bladder removal. It works, but it is full of high glucose corn syrup. I have been on this twice a day for about 6 years. It has gone up to over 400.00. Medicare D pays half. Is there anything in comparison I can take instead? No worries I had 3 colonoscopies and don t have all the bowel diseases. Its 15% of population that had gall bladder removal problems
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Hi,

You can take UDCA (Ursodeoxycholic Acid) tablets which are quite effective and are comparatively cheaper one. It is available over the counter also.

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Suggest An Alternative Of Cholestyramine

Hi, You can take UDCA (Ursodeoxycholic Acid) tablets which are quite effective and are comparatively cheaper one. It is available over the counter also. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.