Bentyl question
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Hi there I take Bentylol once in a while but you may feel drowsy especially if you take it with Percocets. I have never taken that combo before. Perc's usually do the trick. Try taking the Bentyl without percocets. If it dont work then most likely not spasms.
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Hi Carey,
I was recently diagnosed with IBS on top of crohn's and given Bentyl as well. My IBS diagnosis came because my colonoscopy showed my Crohn's to be in remission. I am curious about your diagnosis. I see that you are on pred, so i am assuming you are in a flare? I did not think you could be diagnosed with IBS if you are in a flare. Am I misunderstanding this?
I was recently diagnosed with IBS on top of crohn's and given Bentyl as well. My IBS diagnosis came because my colonoscopy showed my Crohn's to be in remission. I am curious about your diagnosis. I see that you are on pred, so i am assuming you are in a flare? I did not think you could be diagnosed with IBS if you are in a flare. Am I misunderstanding this?
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Hey cookie you are right, IBS is a syndrome and IBD is a disease, I would think she has been possibly misdiagnosed? We all know about that. But if it works...
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the situation with the pred is i have been between 40-60mg pred everyday for a yr. because i have been on such a high dose for so long my doc has me on a slow taper. my last colonoscopy showed that my crohns is in remission, so im tapering down 5mg pred a month. about being misdiagnosed i have no clue. all i know is even though the crohns is under controll im still in a lot of pain, every time i eat my stomach extends, i throw up, and am basically miserable.
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Carey - You may find the Bentyl in combination with the Percocet gives you a bit of urinary retention (difficulty starting & maintaining a urine stream). This thread might interest you: http://www.crohnsforum.com/showthread.php?t=17552.
Carey,
Bentyl antagonizes acetylcholine at muscarinic receptors (anticholinergic), relaxing the smooth muscle in your gut and inhibiting painful (bradykinin- and histamine-induced) spasms. Bentyl has similar side effects to Benadryl (also an anticholinergic medication): headache, insomnia, heart palpitations, dry mouth, constipation, and urinary retention. Your pharmacist should be able to tell you all the medication interactions. Avoid other sedating medications like Percocet.
Dr. S (spouse of a Crohn's sufferer)
Bentyl antagonizes acetylcholine at muscarinic receptors (anticholinergic), relaxing the smooth muscle in your gut and inhibiting painful (bradykinin- and histamine-induced) spasms. Bentyl has similar side effects to Benadryl (also an anticholinergic medication): headache, insomnia, heart palpitations, dry mouth, constipation, and urinary retention. Your pharmacist should be able to tell you all the medication interactions. Avoid other sedating medications like Percocet.
Dr. S (spouse of a Crohn's sufferer)
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I had to stop taking Bentylol (not Bentyl)...it used to minorly help some of my spasms (what makes sense - being an anti-spasmatic drug), but it would not help my flares.
Anyways my one family doctor cut me off of it after I was diagnosed with high blood pressure. That's a side effect you should know about: it definitely raises the blood pressure. The other horrible side effect I had was blurry vision.
Anyways my one family doctor cut me off of it after I was diagnosed with high blood pressure. That's a side effect you should know about: it definitely raises the blood pressure. The other horrible side effect I had was blurry vision.
