Q. I have suffered from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) for months. I read that Archway Coconut Macaroon cookies might help and looked for them with no success. When I heard they were no longer available, I came up with an... (Read More)
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Q. Archway Macaroons are back! Just wanted to let you know, so you can inform your readers. I found them back on my grocery store shelves just today and bought out the macaroons they had. This will be great news... (Read More)
Q. Your column contained a question regarding diarrhea from the antibiotic clindamycin. You advised the writer to see a gastroenterologist.My family suggests that, in addition, he needs to see an infectious disease doctor to get the proper antibiotics in the... (Read More)
Q. For the past ten years, I've given half a coconut macaroon cookie to my greyhounds when they have diarrhea. It works every time and the dogs love it.A. Many readers have tried coconut to help control chronic diarrhea, and... (Read More)
Q. For an abscessed tooth, I was given a prescription antibiotic called clindamycin. Ever since I took it, I have had unremitting diarrhea. Now my dentist wants me to see a gastroenterologist. Is there anything else I can do before... (Read More)
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Q. I heard a guy on the radio talk about easing his chronic, relentless diarrhea with coconut. I have had a very bad time with diarrhea also, so I have tried eating some raw shredded coconut.I can’t believe how well... (Read More)
Q. After reading about coconut macaroon cookies against diarrhea, I took them for my spastic colon. They worked.But then I went on vacation and could not find the cookies when I needed them. So I ate two Mounds bars and... (Read More)
Q. I just started drinking two ounces of aloe a day to heal a stomach inflammation. I don’t like taking prescription acid suppressors, and they did not seem to be helping so I thought I would try this natural remedy.Since... (Read More)
Q. Thank you for writing about coconut for treating ulcerative colitis. I was diagnosed with colitis in 1980, and had three feet of my colon removed. My condition was moderate to severe and I was taking eight tablets of sulfasalazine... (Read More)
Ten years ago we received an amazing letter from Donald Agar in Pittsfield, Massachusetts: “I have had Crohn's disease for 40 years, and during that time I have had a never-ending battle with diarrhea. Lomotil helps some, but it doesn't... (Read More)
Q. My husband had been in the hospital for several weeks with a virulent form of pneumonia. After multiple courses of IV antibiotics he developed serious diarrhea. He was very weak and actually fell twice trying to get to the... (Read More)
Q. I read your coconut macaroon article and asked my doctor about using coconut instead of my Crohn’s medicine. He said that he has seen it work for others and to give it a try. He said to add pineapple... (Read More)
Q. My teenage daughter has been taking antibiotics to treat her acne for years, but she’s also had terrible GI problems (stomachaches and diarrhea) for much of that time. I didn’t think of a connection until recently, but now I... (Read More)
Q. I have diarrhea regularly. I have read your column with some great suggestions for more natural remedies. What I have the most success with is Pepto-Bismol. Are there any ingredients in it that would make it harmful to take... (Read More)
Q. In the recent past, I took Alli for weight loss. To my amazement, my constant constipation disappeared. I now keep it on hand for constipation. A. Alli is OTC orlistat. It has been prescribed under the name Xenical. Diarrhea... (Read More)
Learn how to treat diarrhea in this video with Joe Graedon.... (Read More)
Q. Last summer we visited my brother with Mocha, my Pekingese. The day we were supposed to leave, he had diarrhea. We were not looking forward to a 200-mile trip with a sick dog! My sister-in-law said she had heard... (Read More)
Q. No one knows I have this problem. I have been using the laxative bisacodyl every day for twenty years and have steadily increased the dosage. I've stopped taking it for a few days at a time. Not surprisingly, nothing... (Read More)
Q. My brother-in-law has had diarrhea since radiation treatment on his prostate burned his colon. He has suffered demoralizing daily diarrhea. I told him to try coconut macaroons to battle the diarrhea, and they worked for him. He is elated.... (Read More)