SarahBear
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- Charleston,
Hi, everyone!
I've been untreated for a few years due to lack of insurance, and just got in to see a GI yesterday. I have a few questions for you all.
1) She didn't ask about my symptoms, or even how I've been feeling lately. Not once. She mentioned symptoms being unimportant because IBS can "override" Crohn's. I'm not sure what she meant by this, and I've never been diagnosed with IBS. My symptoms have never been attributed to anything but Crohn's. Does anyone know why she would assume that? Also, are symptoms really unimportant?
2) She prescribed hyoscyamine for pain. I was told by a fellow Crohnie that hyoscyamine doesn't help with Crohn's or UC pain, only IBS. Is this true? Also, I had mild-ish stomach pains this morning and decided to try the medicine. Nothing happened. They said I could take either one or two at a time, so I took another one about thirty minutes after the first. It made me feel really weird, kind of like the way Xanax and similar medications can feel. I got really clumsy - walked into a door, dropped things, etc. The pain stayed for a while and eventually faded out. I don't know if it was because of the hyoscyamine or not. Anyone know anything about it? Was my experience normal?
Thanks! :hug:
I've been untreated for a few years due to lack of insurance, and just got in to see a GI yesterday. I have a few questions for you all.
1) She didn't ask about my symptoms, or even how I've been feeling lately. Not once. She mentioned symptoms being unimportant because IBS can "override" Crohn's. I'm not sure what she meant by this, and I've never been diagnosed with IBS. My symptoms have never been attributed to anything but Crohn's. Does anyone know why she would assume that? Also, are symptoms really unimportant?
2) She prescribed hyoscyamine for pain. I was told by a fellow Crohnie that hyoscyamine doesn't help with Crohn's or UC pain, only IBS. Is this true? Also, I had mild-ish stomach pains this morning and decided to try the medicine. Nothing happened. They said I could take either one or two at a time, so I took another one about thirty minutes after the first. It made me feel really weird, kind of like the way Xanax and similar medications can feel. I got really clumsy - walked into a door, dropped things, etc. The pain stayed for a while and eventually faded out. I don't know if it was because of the hyoscyamine or not. Anyone know anything about it? Was my experience normal?
Thanks! :hug: