COLESEVELAM

TL;DR After a ton of tests for ibs-d and a host of other symptoms, focusing on liver and bile flow is giving me relief. 80% healed. PROTOCOL DM me for brands etc. Liver GI complex - artichoke m, milk thistle and a few others Gastro comfort complex - has mastic gum, aloe etc. Tudca NAC Phospha

I had never heard of **Kionex®** before, which is Sodium polystyrene sulfonate suspension. We couldn't get the usual generic, so had to substitute this instead. Added a drug to my "**fridge items**" list: Tri-Luma® (Hydroxyquinone cream) Encountered a drug I don't recall ever learning abou

Regular readers will know we have followed the emergence of Bile Acid Diarrhea/Malabsorption as a condition within IBS for years. It’s a [big topic](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5546245/) in IBS research and has preceded this sub’s existence by a long shot of course. Given the high preva

I stopped having diarrhea the day I took my first dose of Cholestyramine, and that was about 4 months ago now. If I hadn't seen bile acid sequestrants mentioned on a few reddit posts, I'd still be suffering. -Long Version- I had mild stomach distress that progressed to IBS C then D. It w

There is increasing evidence to show that up to 30% of folks diagnosed with "IBS-D" actually have Bile Acid Malabsorption (BAM). There is no cure yet, but there is life changing treatment with "bile acid sequestrants" like Welchol (colesevelam), Questran (cholestyramine), and Colestid (colestipol).

I had surgery several months ago, and now that things have settled down, I feel like throwing my own (essay length) anecdote into the subreddit pile. TLDR: I was bad, now I'm good. Bile acid sequestrants are a miracle cure. **Backstory**: The earliest I can remember experiencing the 10 out of 10

I was sick for more than a year with stomach pain and severe anxiety. Doctors told me it was just anxiety. I was seen by more than 10 different doctors. They kept me on PPIs for 8 months, and it nearly killed me. My weight dropped from 60 kg to 42 kg. I became extremely weak and malnourished. In th

**TLDR at bottom of post!** Sorry for length, but I wanted to be detailed as other people being detailed really helped me. Please read the bolded part near the end as well! For context, I still have my gallbladder and have no plans/reason to want to remove it. I’ve had IBS since I recovered from cdi