Digestive Health: Medications

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  • Calcium and vitamin D combination

    02/13/04, Healthwise

    Contact your doctor if you experience weakness, headache, nausea and vomiting, dry mouth, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, constipation, a metallic taste in your mouth, increased thirst and/or urination, decreased appetite, or muscle or bone pain.

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  • Polyethylene glycol 3350

    06/23/08, Healthwise

    Before taking polyethylene glycol 3350, tell your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs, or if you have ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, kidney disease, nausea or vomiting with severe stomach pain, or if you have had a sudden change in

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  • Chlordiazepoxide and methscopolamine

    11/07/05, Healthwise

    Avoid becoming overheated in hot weather.Chlordiazepoxide and methscopolamine increases the risk of heat stroke because it causes decreased sweating.

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  • Belladonna alkaloids and phenobarbital

    03/12/08, Healthwise

    Do not take this medication together with a potassium supplement unless your doctor has told you to.

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  • Anticholinergics (antispasmodics) for irritable bowel syndrome

    05/23/08, Healthwise

    Antispasmodics relax the smooth muscles of the gut, helping to prevent or relieve painful cramping spasms in the intestines. These medications can be taken as needed for cramps. They can also be taken 30 to 45 minutes before meals that yo

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  • Chlordiazepoxide and clidinium

    03/25/08, Healthwise

    Before taking chlordiazepoxide and clidinium, tell your doctor if you have any breathing problems, glaucoma, porphyria, kidney or liver disease, or a history of depression, suicidal thoughts, or addiction to drugs or alcohol.

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  • Ferumoxsil

    08/22/06, Healthwise

    Before receiving this medication, tell your doctor if you are allergic to any drugs, if you have an iron overload disorder (such as chronic hemolytic anemia) or if you have received frequent blood transfusions. Also tell your doctor if you have a his

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  • Bile acids for gallstones

    08/02/07, Healthwise

    Bile acids work slowly to dissolve gallstones made of cholesterol. Pills are taken daily for up to 2 years.

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  • Gallstones - Medications

    08/02/07, Healthwise

    Medicines are rarely used to treat gallstones. But people who are on very rapid weight-loss diets may be given medicines for pain and nausea and to prevent gallstones from forming.

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  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Medications

    05/23/08, Healthwise

    Medication may be used along with lifestyle changes to manage symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

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