Taking the welchol

What is Taking the welchol?

Welchol is a drug containing Colesevelam which belongs to a class of drugs called bile acid-binding resin and is used along with a proper diet and exercise to lower cholesterol in people with high levels of cholesterol in the blood and is also used along with a proper diet and exercise to lower high blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes.

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I was prescribed welchol 625mg 2x a day. It was supposed to help my loose bowel problem, not quite diarrhea but close sometimes. I had been taking...

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Thanks for putting your qquery in HCM. I am a Gastroenterologist (DM)

Welchol is a bile acid sequestrant and contains Colesevelam, and diarrhoea is...

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