Cholestyramine and Stomach Pain: What Users Say

• LDa...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 16, 2019

For Irritable Bowel Syndrome "Suffered for many years with IBS and horrendous diarrhea to the point where I could not leave the house in the morning and also had attacks during the day too. I literally tried every drug available and only Imodium worked by taking way too many. I persuaded my doctor to let me try Questran, and after one dose before bed, I was a new person the next day. I now take two sachets before bed and have had no diarrhea symptoms at all, still have stomach pain, but I can cope with that and live a normal life again without having to dash to the toilet and constantly not make it in time."

• Rel...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 21, 2018

For Irritable Bowel Syndrome "Prevalite has been a great experience this far. It's only been a week, and I have made a complete turnaround. I have suffered for years with IBS-Diarrhea and have had constant diarrhea as soon as I ate something. This has completely stopped that, along with the stomach pains."

• Cut...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 19, 2024

For Dumping Syndrome "I am 5 days into taking cholestyramine and have had 5 days of no diarrhea and intense stomach pain. Why didn't my other doctors know about this and recommend it? I have spent the last 3 years going through every test imaginable, and here I am thinking this might be my miracle."

• ibd...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 27, 2021

For Irritable Bowel Syndrome "I have an IBD. I've been taking this drug for 3 days. Today, I have had intense stomach pain. I've taken Tums, 2 doses of Pepto, and activated charcoal. The only thing I can think of is this drug is causing high acidity in my gut. I'm throwing it in the trash, back to Imodium :/"

• Reb...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 25, 2021

For Irritable Bowel Syndrome "I had my gallbladder removed 9 years ago, since then, I've had mild problems of diarrhea, but the last 4 years have been terrible. I’m having belly pains, which means I need the toilet straight away. I’ve been to the doctors a lot, had blood tests, given samples, and changed diet. I was told it's just IBS. It was getting unbearable not being able to go out of the house without knowing there’s a toilet nearby. I told the doctor I can’t put up with it anymore. He said he would refer me to the gastro clinic. I received a text to say a prescription was waiting for me for this medication that the gastro people said to try this first. Well, I didn’t think it would work straight away, but it did, I was amazed. I can go about my life now without worrying where a toilet is. There have been maybe 4 or 5 episodes over the last 4 weeks of either pain or diarrhea, but not both together, and it doesn’t last all day either compared to when I was going up to 8 times a day. So, thank you for this medicine."

• Sti...
• April 15, 2021

For Post-Cholecystectomy Diarrhea "My gallbladder has been gone for about 9 years now, and I don't know what I would do without the Prevalite powder. What a lifesaver! I mix 1 tablespoon of Prevalite with 1 tablespoon of Metamucil in a glass of Sunny D every morning, and I am good to go the rest of the day. I used to have so many stomach troubles and diarrhea, as soon as I ate, I would have to find a bathroom."