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I've been on Linzess 290 on and off for the past year but have never stayed on the medication because of the limitations it caused. A month ago I started taking the 290 daily. Being retired I take the Linzess about 2PM after not eating since breakfast to allow my stomach to empty. It takes about 3 hours for any results to start and the explosive diahrea I had when I started the medication has changed to a slurry for the next 2 or 3 hours and about 5 trips to the toilet.
My question is,,,,, has anyone worked their way off Linzess to a normal BM? My BM's aren't normal, just consistant. If it's possible to work my way to normalcy I'm all for it but don't know if it's even possible.
If I was to try something on my own I'd continue as I am for about 3 months, then slowly taper down to less Linzess while at the same time drink lots of water and add Metamuscle 2 or 3 times a day and see what results I get but don't know if it's even worth it to try or how long I should be on Linzess before attempting to cut down and hopefully get back to normal
Any personal info on how, or if it's even possible to work your way back to having a normal BM is greatly appreciated. Since I've started the Linzess on a regular basis I haven't had a regular BM, just the slurry and a bit of constant stomach pain. I feel as if I'm taking laxitives every day and don't like it one bit!
My question is,,,,, has anyone worked their way off Linzess to a normal BM? My BM's aren't normal, just consistant. If it's possible to work my way to normalcy I'm all for it but don't know if it's even possible.
If I was to try something on my own I'd continue as I am for about 3 months, then slowly taper down to less Linzess while at the same time drink lots of water and add Metamuscle 2 or 3 times a day and see what results I get but don't know if it's even worth it to try or how long I should be on Linzess before attempting to cut down and hopefully get back to normal
Any personal info on how, or if it's even possible to work your way back to having a normal BM is greatly appreciated. Since I've started the Linzess on a regular basis I haven't had a regular BM, just the slurry and a bit of constant stomach pain. I feel as if I'm taking laxitives every day and don't like it one bit!