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Questran For Bile Salt Diarrhea

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Dr. Prasanna Heijebu MD

I had my gallbladder r emoved 5 years ago every since I have bile salt diarrhea had to have a stint put in last year because the duct was blocked. Now my stomach kills me have been on welchol and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prasanna Heijebu ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Srikanth Reddy MD

better later in the day 2 or 3 pm. Cholestyramine for Bile Salt Diarrhea. Also was taken off Metformin as ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Srikanth Reddy ( Psychiatrist)
Dr.  Luchuo Engelbert Bain MD

does colestipol work the same as Questran for diarrhea due to removal of the illeal cecal valve? I couldn t get the Questran down (tastes bad) and the Colestipol is a pill. I was told to take 2 a day,... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Luchuo Engelbert Bain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.    Muhammad Sareer Khalil MD

I am taking questran for ibs urgent diarrhea . I am on one packet a day. It has worked great for one month. Today I had a severe boutique of diarrhea. Dr said I can go up to 2 packets a day. My ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Pavan Kumar Gupta MD

I have chronic diarrhea due to having my illeal cecal valve removed due to an obstruction in my illeal region from radiation treatments 30 years ago for ovarian cancer . My doctor tried me on Questran ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr.  Muhammad Sareer Khalil MD

I take Cholestyramine Resin Powder for bile salt diarrhea, I recently started taking propranolol ... diarrhea again. Could the propranolol be interfering with my Cholestryramine? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

Hello I am 35 female who had my gallbladder taken out about 11 years ago. since then I have been dealing with bile salt diarrhea and more recently have been having burning sensation in upper stomach ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

My husband saw his gastroenterologist about swallowing discomfort and chronic diarrhea. The doctor prescribed Questran for the diarrhea, and scheduled an upper endoscopy for the swallowing discomfort.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr.   Esmeralda  Sera MD

Is there any real common bad side effects of taking Questran? Does it cause cancer down the road? I am considering talking to my doctor about using it for diarrhea problems that I have had since having ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Esmeralda Sera ( Oncologist)
Dr. Purva Patel MD

I have been having severe diarrhea for about 5 weeks. All my stool tests have been negative and blood chemistries show some dehydration. My dr. Put me on Questran and I am dizzy and light headed in ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Purva Patel ( General & Family Physician)