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Suspected IBS - been given Mebeverine

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Recently been to my GP and been given Mebeverine tablets (10 day) course for suspected IBS. However, I have not started taking them yet as my tummy pain, wind, bloating etc. follows a pretty regular pattern. It seems to come in the last week of my menstrual cycle. Has anyone else noticed this pattern?

My GP said I could take the tablets when I felt the onset of pain but I'm not sure if that means just take them for that day or take them for the 10 day prescription. What do others do?

My GP did give me a very useful print out on IBS with all kinds of suggestions for what triggers it, managing the symptoms etc. which I'd recommend.

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  • Guest
    Guest

    Posted

    I too have just been given those tablets for suspected IBS, but unsure if i shud take them until its confirmed. however i also have noticed a pattern of when the PAIN, CRAMPS, WIND & BLOATED feeling happens, its also the last week of my menstral cycle. anybody else noticed ???
  • pukka888
    pukka888

    Posted

    I too have recently discovered that my bloating, belching, wind, tummy pain is most hightened in the last week of my menstrual cycle!

    Went to the docs today and got prescribed Mebeverine Hydrochloride which I started today and noticed some relief when I ate my evening meal. Whereas I am severly bloated which worsens when I eat and then end up with reflux and the rest of it.

    I haven't been diagnosed with IBS and nor has the docs given a prognosis for this however the medication they have been prescribing me are for treating IBS symptoms (I always research meds before I take them - docs these days don't give you enough information and seem to throw meds at me for the sake of it). The doc today didn't comment on the menstrual cycle link so will wait for my referral to the specialist and see what they say. I will make another post here if I find anything. For now, I will continue with the Mebeverine Hydrochloride.

    I had previously tried peppermint oil capsules which didn't help. I find Wind Eze or Rennie provides a little relief but very slow to act.

  • Guest
    Guest

    Posted

    [color=green:bd8d7de0b4][/color:bd8d7de0b4]I have found that I just don't seem to go to the toilet for about a week before my period starts, this causes me to feel very full and bloated as it is all accumulating in there!! I've read somewhere that this is to do with hormone changes - sorry thiugh can't remember which ones! I think article said to take evening primrose oil.
  • Guest
    Guest

    Posted

    Same here I have just been subscribed Mebeverine by my doctor, I had pains and cramps in my tummy. It has eased it but I still feel the pains... It also came on at the end of my period!!!
  • Guest
    Guest

    Posted

    I have also recently been diagnosed with IBS even though I'm not entirley convinced yet. I've been on Mebervine for nearly a week now and although I still get the occasional wind, belching etc, I have noticed my symptoms have eased.

    I was told this may have flared up since I had a sickness and diareaha bug in October and my stomach just hasn't settled.

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