IBS - imodium (lopermide)

[Lynda09]

Hi girls I am ttc I think I actually might be pregnant but I have got really bad ibs d and have had ever since miscarriage in Jan this year I take imodium to control it otherwise I wouldn't leave the house! Can I take this during pregnancy? If not I don't know what to do I rely on it so much I'd be on the toilet all day and I don't want that not all the time.

Thanks

Lynda

 

[Gemie]

I used to rely on imodium a lot b/c of ibs and no you can't take it in pregnancy but tbh pregnancy has had the opposite effect on me and for the first time in a long time tmi but I'm having problems going at all! pregnancy makes you constipated b/c it slows down your digestive system. x

 

[dottymouse]

I used to rely on imodium a lot b/c of ibs and no you can't take it in pregnancy but tbh pregnancy has had the opposite effect on me and for the first time in a long time tmi but I'm having problems going at all! pregnancy makes you constipated b/c it slows down your digestive system. x

i have been the oppersite, i go more now than ever before, and at times could do with imodium. think you need to ask your doctor what you can take.

 

[PixieBelle]

I'm not sure about whether you can take it during pregnancy but I used to have really awful bouts with my IBS. I am nowadays usually constipated or have normal bowel movements so hopefully that will mean you won't need the immodium. It never worked for me anyway as it went too far the opposite way for me no matter what doseage I took. I used to eat green bananas and that helped loads!

 

[Lynda09]

Hi thanks I just read the instructions and it says to ask dr or pharmacist? So will do that when I go see the dr I've read both sides people saying you can take people saying you can't?

Lynda

 

[Gemie]

Hi thanks I just read the instructions and it says to ask dr or pharmacist? So will do that when I go see the dr I've read both sides people saying you can take people saying you can't?

Lynda

LOL you'll find that with most meds during pregnancy...no one wants to commit to saying it's okay as there isn't enough studies done on the particular meds on women during pregnancy... It's a nightmare and most of the time you have to rely on your own initiative.
Most docs will say if the benefits to the mother outweigh the risk to the baby then take the med. Basically on your own head be it

 

[BellaBlu]

Its just one of "those things" .. Nobody can give you a straight answer. I was told it's fine to take but not to take it if you're sick because it's your bodies way of ridding toxins. I've had to take it twice because of my IBS...

Once I took a half dose, the other a full dose.. and everything is alright. Just call your doctors office, they will give you an answer you can be satisfied with

 

[Lynda09]

To be honest I don't have a problem taking it unless I had a tummy bug then I wouldn't it's got to be better than constantly pooing! It's not like it's illegal drugs or alcohol?

 

[chocojen]

I too normally live on immodium, my doc said not to take at all during pregnancy but i havent needed it since i got my BFP!!!

 

[kezc4rc]

I was wondering about this. I have IBS too and am about 5 weeks pregnant. My IBS seems worse and sometimes its difficult to leave the house to go to work and I could really do with taking some anti-diohrea tablets. I don't take imodium anymore as its too expensive and the cheaper supermarket own tablets work just as good. They say to consult the doctor before taking but it says the same about ashma and i have never asked the doctor about taking them with my asthma so not sure what to do.

 

[miyu]

My IBS kicked off terribly in the first tri of my first pregnancy, I was extremely sick too, was rushing to the loo with agonizing belly cramps (I still think this is why i managed to stay so calm in labour, as labour was much less painful!!!!!!) and with a bucket to be sick, the pain probably didn't help the sickness, I was so ill and losing so much weight as I couldn't eat without being on the loo all day that the doctor told me to take imodium but only as few as possible, and if it improves not to take them at all, was signed off from work as I literally lived in the bathroom, I just wanted to curl up and die it hurt so bad, but once I got past first tri that was it, I was bunged up the rest of the pregnancy, a lot of ladies find they get constipation right through, even early on, so hopefully it will go more that way and even things out a bit!! I hope everything turns out ok for you, definately talk to your doctor about it, there may be other options available, really hoping you have no troubles with your belly through your pregnancy, I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy! There is a good chance pregnancy will help matters naturally though! Like me this time lol. Oh and baby turned out fine even with my taking the imodium, shes a bright clever healthy 6 year old now xxxxxxx

 

[yeahbetty]

I have a very sensitive stomach and used to rely on Immodium all the time to help control it and would take as a proactive measure sometimes. I have only taken it once since I got pregnant. Had my first OB appt this week and she said I should absolutely not take it. If I find myself with a severely upset stomach then let her know and she will help me but to avoid Immodium at all costs. She put it on the never list.

 

[miyu]

I have a very sensitive stomach and used to rely on Immodium all the time to help control it and would take as a proactive measure sometimes. I have only taken it once since I got pregnant. Had my first OB appt this week and she said I should absolutely not take it. If I find myself with a severely upset stomach then let her know and she will help me but to avoid Immodium at all costs. She put it on the never list.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And again I maintain, my damn dr back then was useless, damn it

 

[Ember]

All of the information I have seen on it has said that it is fine to take during pregnancy, but be careful not to take too much. Just be sure you don't take pepto or kaopectate, basically anything that contains salicylates (a form of aspirin). I have horrible IBS, too, but couldn't afford to take anything for it. The pregnancy at first made it worse, but now I'm just constantly constipated. At this point in pregnancy, your body increases its production of the hormone relaxin, which relaxes smooth muscle, including the intestines and bowel.

 

[kezc4rc]

thanks for the information guys. Sometimes i'm constipated and sometimes it's the opposite, can't wait until it starts to calm down. Think i will avoid taking any tablets at all costs until I see my doctor about what I can take. I'll just have to be careful with what I eat also!

 

[Lynda09]

I talked to my dr and she said it's up to me as I have m.e aswell I've been quite ill she said there are no know risks but the manufacturers advise against it as there hasn't been much research into pregnant woman taking it. I think I will take it when I need to but not alot otherwise I find it unbearable and can't cope. I feel fine with taking so does oh.

Lynda