I suffer alot with pain in my stomach...and cramps.....Im not in wds stage..at least anymore
However the odd time I do take pain killers for the pain..its burtal...ever month...I have next to no energy and I always think its because of somethign i ate..I will look into this..thanks for hte info
Wass
YES< YES< YES!!! I posted this info back in February. I think this is the MIRACLE medicine. It will save your life, if you are going through W/D's, have IBS, or Crohn's. Trust me, I lived on it every time I ran out of my meds.
BENTYL totally freakin rocks!
The stomach cramps in w/d are due to your large intestine starting to move again. When opium was first introduced, it was given OTC to children and adults for diarrhea, cough, and pain. Opiates are terrific for diarrhea b/c it slows or paralyzes the smooth muscle in the gastro Intestinal tract (mainly the large intestine and colon) hence the constipation while taking them and the diarrhea when you stop suddenly. Now we have better medication for diarrhea but opiates are still typically the first line of short term treatment of cough as it does the same thing to the lungs as the intestines.
Dicyclomine (bentyl) relaxes the smooth muscle in the intestines by blocking certain natural substances in the body without slowing or paaralyzing the smooth muscle like opiates do so it can be very successful in patients in w/d from opiates.
xoxo- D.