DEAR DR. GOTT: I have suffered for 30 years with IBS. I am presently going through the cycle of severe chronic diarrhea, where everything I eat goes right through me and I don’t always make it to the bathroom in time. This goes on 24/7. I am being treated with dicyclomine and colestipol and take Digestive Advantage lactose intolerance daily. I also use Imodium in the morning. I am better to the point that the diarrhea is mainly in the mornings now but am still dealing with it.
I am a 53-year-old female and had a laparoscopic partial hysterectomy (uterus only was removed) a year and a half ago. My bowels had been normal for three years prior to the surgery and I have been dealing with this ever since.
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