User Reviews for Welchol
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Diarrhea, Chronic![]() |
9 reviews | 32 medications | 9.7 |
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| High Cholesterol | 3 reviews | 40 medications | 9.0 |
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| Hyperlipoproteinemia...Ia, Elevated LDL | 4 reviews | 30 medications | 8.0 |
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| Diabetes, Type 2 | 3 reviews | 113 medications | 5.2 |
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| Hyperlipoproteinemia | 0 reviews | 43 medications | Not rated - Be the first | |
| Summary | 19 reviews |
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Reviews for Welchol
Sort by:| Review by Nanny B: | ![]() | User Rating: |
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Welchol (colesevelam) for Diarrhea, Chronic: I have had diarrhea every morning with pain. After reading about gall bladder removal I found that some try Welchol to help because it is a bile sequestor. It works great for me. I went to a gastroenterologist and told him about my findings and he said "Congratulations" you diagnosed yourself. He gave me a years prescription for Welchol. I take three in the morning and am doing quite well. Wish I had known about this several years ago. Before Welchol I could barely leave my home before noon. Now I can travel again. So far, no side effects. Thank Goodness.
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| November 7, 2008 12:53 PM | ||||||
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Welchol (colesevelam) for Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IIa, Elevated LDL: I have been on Welchol for 6 month. Has anybody complained of Memory loss?
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| April 16, 2007 12:29 PM | ||||||
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Welchol (colesevelam) for Diarrhea, Chronic: I spent two years with chronic diarrhea. After I had major surgery, the surgeon noted that my gall bladder was very scarred. When my general practitioner saw this, he suggested I might be suffering what he called "chronic dump" (leaking gall bladder) which might be causing my...well, chronic dump! He gave me a prescription for Welchol (1 per day). He said that it was a low dosage of the drug and I shouldn't have any problem with side effects (I do take all my daily vitamins and supplements about 4 hours after the Welchol for absorption reasons). Not only has this drug worked wonders for me, I only take it as needed.
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| January 8, 2009 4:33 PM | ||||||
| Review by Anonymous: | ![]() | User Rating: |
8.0
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Welchol (colesevelam) for Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IIa, Elevated LDL: I have been using Welchol for several years since I cannot take statins. I have had no problem with memory loss. The ONLY side effect I have suffered is occasional constipation that is easily relieved with adequate fluid intake and fiber supplements. It, in conjunction with my dietary changes, is keeping my cholesterol down adequately .
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| September 9, 2008 6:10 PM | ||||||
| Review by Anonymous: | ![]() | User Rating: |
10
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Welchol (colesevelam) for Diarrhea, Chronic: This works for diarrhea after gall bladder removal. I am so thankful for those of you who wrote comments, it spurred me to ask my doctor for a prescription. All I take is two pills with breakfast a day, sometimes only one pill. There are no side effects, and it has relieved my sometimes 5 times a day bathroom runs and given me my normal life back!
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| October 28, 2009 10:27 AM | ||||||
| Review by Anonymous: | ![]() | User Rating: |
10
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Welchol (colesevelam) for Diarrhea, Chronic: Did not need to take full dose of six tablets daily - only one tablet each morning and years of "dumping" syndrome following meals has completely stopped! Fabulous, unexpected results.......love my GI doctor for prescribing this medicine!
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| May 7, 2010 10:02 AM | ||||||
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Welchol (colesevelam) for Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IIa, Elevated LDL: I have been on Welchol for over a year but it is being used to treat the side effects of my not having a gallbladder. I only take an average of 1 per day but my memory doesn't seem any worse than it ever was.
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| July 8, 2008 8:48 PM | ||||||
| Review by Colleesue: | ![]() | User Rating: |
9.0
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Welchol (colesevelam) for Diarrhea, Chronic: After I had my gallbladder out, I had bile salts diarrhea - the as-soon-as-you-eat-your-body-fire hoses-it-out sort. Very uncomfortable, and I lost about 40 pounds before my doctor finally prescribed Welchol. I take one at breakfast and one with dinner (just before the meal - not hours, which is very handy), and it has worked miracles. Highly recommend talking to your doctor if after your gallbladder surgery you're trying to live on dry toast.
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| September 23, 2010 8:48 PM | ||||||
| Review by jodiecheri: | ![]() | User Rating: |
10
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Welchol (colesevelam) for Diarrhea, Chronic: This pill is not taking away my Irritable Bowel Syndrome but it gives me loads of energy. I LOVE IT.
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| Review by curtistx: | ![]() | User Rating: |
8.0
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Welchol (colesevelam) for Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IIa, Elevated LDL: Only been taking it for about a month for high cholesterol. I have problems with the statins. So far, Welchol has been pretty low on the side effects. I have only noticed some minor constipation if I do not take enough liquids.
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| December 28, 2009 3:24 PM | ||||||
| Review by Anonymous: | ![]() | User Rating: |
10
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Welchol (colesevelam) for High Cholesterol: Have been on Welchol Oral Suspension or Tabs for a little less than a year, my LDL-C went down about 38%. Oral Suspension is a nice option, just mix in water bottle with 3/4 filled with water, shake it and have with my dinner.
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| July 20, 2010 12:32 PM | ||||||
| Review by Anonymous: | ![]() | User Rating: |
2.0
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Welchol (colesevelam) for Diabetes, Type 2: It created a multitude of stomach problems for me.
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| June 2, 2009 2:14 AM | ||||||
| Review by mariekwga: | ![]() | User Rating: |
10
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Welchol (colesevelam) for High Cholesterol: I suffered severe diarrhea for many months after gall bladder removal (due to lipid "dumping"), until my doctor prescribed a similar medicine that worked great, but it was a powder which was inconvenient, so he switched me to Welchol which also worked great. The prescription was for 6 pills a day but I never needed that many unless I ate something ridiculously greasy and fatty for every meal, say, fried chicken with french fries and a shake. Otherwise, I just took 1 pill before lunch and 1 before dinner. None needed with breakfast because I just had fruit and skim milk. After about 8 years, my body adjusted to "no gall bladder" but this medicine helped me be able to keep a job and get out of the house away from the bathroom until then.
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| June 15, 2010 2:01 AM | ||||||
| Review by Anonymous: | ![]() | User Rating: |
10
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Welchol (colesevelam) for Diarrhea, Chronic: Just had gall bladder removed and then came the runs that won't stop for days. Started on Welchol and 30 mins later I was normal. It's great.
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| September 21, 2011 9:26 PM | ||||||
| Review by laliz: | ![]() | User Rating: |
1.0
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Welchol (colesevelam) for Diabetes, Type 2: Constipation, indigestion and weakness were all prominent.
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| November 5, 2009 8:49 PM | ||||||
| Review by aecmagn: | ![]() | User Rating: |
7.0
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Welchol (colesevelam) for High Cholesterol: Too soon to tell if it is lowering cholesterol, but did want to mention it is very easy to take, but can cause abdominal bloating. I had such gas pains, didn't know how to get comfortable. Doctor suggested Miralax which did the trick with the bloating.
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| March 21, 2011 1:06 PM | ||||||
| Review by Anonymous: | ![]() | User Rating: |
10
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Welchol (colesevelam) for Diarrhea, Chronic: I had diarrhea for a year and a half following gall bladder removal. I am so grateful to be able to eat without running to the bathroom within ten minutes. The day after I began taking Welchol, I won a dualthlon, probably because I didn't need to use the restroom and I ate a decent breakfast. Thanks for giving me my life back!
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| November 21, 2011 9:59 PM | ||||||
| Review by Anonymous: | ![]() | User Rating: |
3.0
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Welchol (colesevelam) for Diabetes, Type 2: Did help lower blood sugar, but caused constipation. I never built up to taking the full dose.
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| August 12, 2011 10:35 AM | ||||||
| Review by techgurl1988: | ![]() | User Rating: |
8.0
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Welchol (colesevelam) for Diarrhea, Chronic: I had my gall bladder out in 1998. I suffered with the diarrhea 5-8 times a day and was miserable. What is even worse, I am obese and so doctors didn't believe me that I was having watery diarrhea so often. I didn't get prescribed anything until 2011 so 13 years of suffering. I was first given Colestid but found I could not tolerate the powder. A new doctor prescribed Welchol. At first I only needed to take 4 a day and it worked. But now I find that sometimes the 6 a day doesn't completely work so I believe I have something else going on-lactose or gluten allergy maybe. I have to take the Welchol on time 3 times a day or the next day I am back to square one. I take 2 big tablets, 3 times a day.
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