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Is Loss Of Bowel Control A Side Effect Of Amitiza?

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Dr.      Ramesh Kumar MD

takes Linzess/ Amitiza when she is desperate If this is no 3-4 days of bright green bowel contents is ...My wife is 64, almost 65. Last couple of days she has had Green bowel movements. Not much pain,... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ramesh Kumar ( Gastroenterologist)
Dr. Mukund Savaskar MD

for the last week and half I had muscle aches loose bm' sand feel very bloated. I have a hx of IBS and take Amitiza 8mcgm nightly and a stool softener plus reveratral and relied on Bentyl 10 to help ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mukund Savaskar ( General Surgeon)
Dr.    Muhammad Sareer Khalil MD

My gastrointestinal system has been increasingly sluggish for several months and now my bowel ... . Is there another medication for constipation that would be less likely to cause these side effects? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal MD

(sharp/stabbing at times constant dull aching) worse when sitting down and during bowel movement Sharp pains that come and go in the right upper and lower abdomen (comes and goes) 3-4 bowel movements a day ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Chobufo Ditah MD

I have gastroparesis . I am taking amitiza but need help to keep things moving through my intestines. It takes a long time from beginning to end. ( a week or more) I am trying to augment the amitiza ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chobufo Ditah ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

, thus the prescription for amitiza. I stopped taking the Meri Lax with the Rx. I have not had a normal bowel movement in four days in size or frequency. My question is , can I combine the Meri Lax and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.     Ivan R. Rommstein MD

I have IBS and diverticulosis. I do take amitiza. I had thyroidectomy surgery a week ago, had pain killers but not for too long. I was constipated, kept taking the amitiza and took miralax but did not help ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein ( General Surgeon)
Dr.       Harry Maheshwari MD

I have a consistent pain in stomach even after bowel movement and feels the urge to move stool even after I just had a bowel movement. what shall I do to relieve those pain and the urge to move stool. I ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Harry Maheshwari ( Dentist)
Dr.    Sara Garcia MD

Amitiza on Monday and was wondering when it will take effect. ...I had Gyroscopic hysterectomy in July. I have always had irregular bowel movements since I was ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sara Garcia ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. T Chandrakant MD

pain lower right side for over a week now that is so painful that I sometimes cry. bowel movements are sporadic as I do take Amitiza and also Miralax which seems to not help. No fever but my body feels... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)