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I had my gallbladder r emoved 5 years ago every since I have bilesaltdiarrhea had to have a stint put in last year because the duct was blocked. Now my stomach kills me have been on welchol and ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Prasanna Heijebu
( General & Family Physician)
does colestipol work the same as Questran for diarrhea due to removal of the illeal cecal valve? I couldn t get the Questran down (tastes bad) and the Colestipol is a pill. I was told to take 2 a day,... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Luchuo Engelbert Bain
( General & Family Physician)
I am taking questran for ibs urgent diarrhea . I am on one packet a day. It has worked great for one month. Today I had a severe boutique of diarrhea. Dr said I can go up to 2 packets a day. My ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil
( General & Family Physician)
I have chronic diarrhea due to having my illeal cecal valve removed due to an obstruction in my illeal region from radiation treatments 30 years ago for ovarian cancer . My doctor tried me on Questran ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta
( General & Family Physician)
I take Cholestyramine Resin Powder for bilesaltdiarrhea, I recently started taking propranolol ... diarrhea again. Could the propranolol be interfering with my Cholestryramine? ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil
( General & Family Physician)
Hello I am 35 female who had my gallbladder taken out about 11 years ago. since then I have been dealing with bilesaltdiarrhea and more recently have been having burning sensation in upper stomach ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel
( General Surgeon)
My husband saw his gastroenterologist about swallowing discomfort and chronic diarrhea. The doctor prescribed Questran for the diarrhea, and scheduled an upper endoscopy for the swallowing discomfort.... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel
( General Surgeon)
Is there any real common bad side effects of taking Questran? Does it cause cancer down the road? I am considering talking to my doctor about using it for diarrhea problems that I have had since having ... View answer
I have been having severe diarrhea for about 5 weeks. All my stool tests have been negative and blood chemistries show some dehydration. My dr. Put me on Questran and I am dizzy and light headed in ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Purva Patel
( General & Family Physician)
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