QUESTRAN Reviews (CHOLESTYRAMINE)Average Rating: 4.0 (43 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare QUESTRAN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR QUESTRAN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | gallbladder removal | constipation, bloating and gas at first but immediately relieved the D. Once correct dosage was attained no more constipation and gas and bloating dissipated as well. recently had to up my dose to 1 scoop 2x a day and i am experienceing bloating and gas again. not sure why and will be seeing my gastro doc soon about it. possibly my increase in eating unhealthy, fatty foods increased my bile dumping? not sure. I have noticed i get short dizzy spells occasionally after taking the medicine. Also i get cramping if i don't eat something when i take the medicine. after prolonged use i have vitamin deficiencies and muscle cramps from lack of vitamin D. | i have found a juice that makes this medicine easy to take! it's Old Orchard berry blend 100% juice! i have searched far and wide to find something to make this tolerable. I love this medicine and have been living a normal life for over a year and a half before i recently had issues again and had to up my dose(which may have been eating habits i don't know yet). But if i miss a dose, i will have D. This is a miracle for me. the only down fall of this medicine is the fact it reduces your absorption of fat soluble vitamins like A, K, E, D. So now i am on a RX strength vitamin D supplement and have my other vitamins tested. if you start having body aches and your legs feel like RLS it MAY be vitD deficiency! | F | 27 | 18 months 1 scoop 2X day | 2/22/2015 | 5 | IBS-D | Body aches, and most recently I believe it is the cause of bad muscle cramping in arms and legs due possibly to low Potassium | I have to say that I dont like the muscle cramping. Its just like you have been physically exerting yourself all day and not drinking any water and then getting the cramps. But I have to say, I have had very bad IBS D since I was about 19 years old. My Gastro immediately had me start Questran and without it, I would not be able to function. Literally, I would not be able to hold down a job or have a life. Its a great drug that works for IBS D. I have tried many others and none compare. | M | 48 | 26 years 3 packets 3X day | 10/28/2014 | 2 | High Cholesterol | Tired a lot. legs feeling weak. | Because I have only taken it for a few wekks it is unknown to me if it even works enough for my Cholesterol levels to be lowered. | M | 58 | 4 weeks 3X day | 12/1/2012 | 5 | *D* from bile salts | Has STOPPED the *D* but I do get bloating, gas and heatburn BUT now I dont have to live knowing where the next toilet stop is. | Had GB out 14 yrs ago. Over say the last 7 yrs lived with uncontrolable *D*, had no idea why. Did all possible tests, and had both ends looked into. By accident I read about bile salts, asked Dr for Questran. Problem cured within days with only taking 30gm. | F | 58 | 2 months 30mg 1X day | 12/4/2011 | 1 | Extreme diarrhea | I had taken two days of Questran---but only 1/4 of the amount prescribed. I had horrible nose bleeds, but thought there was no way they could be related so continued taking Questran. I was unable to eat any citrus fruit any fruit juices without vomiting while taking Questran. Three weeks later, I took 3/4 of a dosage as I was still having diarrhea. Within four hours, I was bleeding from my nose, my tongue, my genitals (as bad as a period!). I scheduled a doctor's appointment and decided not to take anymore Questran. | I took two doses of Pepto-Bismol 13 hours later hoping that I would be over the diarrhea enough to make it to the doctor the next day. Instructions said to wait approx. two to four hours before taken other drugs and it had been thirteen. Within an hour, I had a drug interaction of vomiting for six hours along with diarrhea all night. It took me two hours online to discover that Pepto-Bismol and Imodium can cause "moderate" side effects if having had Questran---but nothing about 13 hours later! I ended up in the hospital. Questran initially seemed to work for me, but it gradually stopped working and I have been advised to never take it again. | F | 59 | 30 days 1 scoop 2X day | 12/3/2011 | 5 | gall bladder removed | wind and constipated slightly | I had my gall bladder removed 5 years ago ..This has changed my life completely, i lived for many years with tummy cramps, and could not tolerate dairy and was bloated all the time and weight crept on.. so i avoided food and avoided going out incase couldnt find a loo. after a year of going to doctors they refered me to a consultant and after many uncomfortable tests the consultant recomended Questran this is my second month and am now in habit of making it morning and nite and letting it soak and even went on holiday :) | F | 51 | 30 days 30mg 2X day | 8/10/2011 | 4 | Severe IBS-D | Starting to get concerned after the period of time I have been taking questran. Headaches about everyday, bad muscle aches, vertigo, ringing in ears, bad restless leg syndrome. These symptoms have really only appeared in the last year or so and have gotten bad real fast. I think it is time to seek alternative remedies. | This drug in the beginning was a life save, still is I guess. Without it, like a lot of others, I would be living in the bathroom. | M | 45 | 25 years 1 scoop 3X day | 12/12/2010 | 5 | crohns | None | This has helped improve my quality of life 100%. I used to have to starve myself so that I would be able to go somewhere without too much worry about needing the toilet. I could be in the toilet anything up to 20 times a day now it's usually once or twice. Since taking this I, for the most part, no longer need to worry about where the nearest toilet is and if I will make it! | F | 32 | 8 years 1 sachet 1X day | 5/9/2010 | 4 | IBS-D | I have more gas. My tongue has been sore and burns when eating certain foods. | It is helping so far. I haven't been in the bathroom for 2-3 hours in about a month. I am concerned about the potential to increase tooth decay. I wish it was available in pill form. | F | 40 | 1 months | 12/23/2009 | 5 | Crohn's | none | Questran was a miracle drug for me. Instead of running to the bathroom every few hours, now I can go out during the day with no worries. It doesn't cure Crohn's but makes life more enjoyable. | F | 54 | 1 years | 11/12/2009 | 3 | Crohn's | I've been on Questran for 19 years due to 3 feet of my illium had been reomoved due to Crohns. It works great for fewer bowel movements. I eat an extremely healthy diet, do cardio, & lift weights. For the last 5 years my blood work consistently had supper low cholesterol, but my good cholesterol was also low. Each year my triglycerides have increase. My triglycerides are now 320 & my doctor wants to put me on additional medicine. I have read that some side effects for Quesran are high tryglycerides, so I stoped taking Questran & now take 20+ grams of fiber. I feel great, i've lowered my tryglycerides & now trying to live drug free. I'm writing to share my personal experience as one happy persons perspective | M | 38 | 19 years | 8/9/2009 | 5 | Cancer-Ileocecal Valve Removal | No known side effects for me | If I did not take Questran, I would be living in my bathroom. Due to this super medication I can live a full life without worrying (too much) about "where is the darn bathroom?..wherever I go." | F | 34 | 2 years | 7/7/2008 | 4 | Severe IBS, Removal of Gall Bladder | Hemroids,minor headaches (but have gotten better) Vit K defiency have to take supplements | Wow has this changed my life! I have been diagnosed with IBS for over 10 years and have taken every medication known to man. Diahrea was always my issue.I have gone through several gi docs and finally found one after being put through several procedures and removal of gall bladder. I have gone from 7-15 movements to 1-3 a day,If I miss a dose I am hurting but otherwise its great I am very Happy with it.I am gradually increasing to the twice a day scoop, right now im doing one before bedtime and taking all my meds in the am so they absorb. | F | 27 | 2 months | 4/13/2008 | 5 | IBS for 17 years | It really has given me my life back. I can actually go places without worrying about a bathroom and three pounds of immodium in my pocket. I take 2 packets a day. One when I wake up and one before bed...sometimes 3 if I have to go someplace important. | M | 32 | 3 months | 1/19/2008 | 5 | diarrhea (gall bladder removed) | mild constipation and gas when I first started taking it | I had severe diarrhea after having my gall bladder removed. My doctor tried me on something else that didn't help, but when someone I know recommended Questran, I asked my doctor about it. She put me on it, and it's worked great! I was taking one packet a day at first, but I've been able to cut back to half a packet daily and it's controlling my diarrhea very well. | F | 29 | 8 months | 10/1/2007 | 5 | Born with a meconium ileus; ++ dia- | Constipation, but much better than diarreha! | My daughter has been taking Questran since she was a year old. The doctors did not know what to do for her chronic diarreha. Questran helped immediately and we were very satisfied. Now we are trying to get her weaned off of it. Hope she can do it! | F | 8 | 7 years | 8/16/2007 | 5 | Microscopic colitis (lymphocytic) | gas at first | I had been on bismuth for 3 weeks with this last bout of colitis when I started this. I've gone from 15 episodes a day to 2. I take 4 scoops a day. Three are taken immediately before the first bite of a meal, one at night. This appears to bind with bile and causes it to be excreted instead of recycled by the liver as happens 95% of the time normally. If your bile has become toxic from whatever brought on your colitis (like gluten), this drug causes the liver to make new clean bile. Your colon can then heal. For colitis, there's more to this drug than just having the counterbalance of causing constipation. Taking it just before meals in important so that it gets to the bile. | M | 63 | 3 weeks | 3/6/2007 | 5 | Crohn's | You need to experiment with the dosage at first as too much and you might not be going to the toilet for a while. It binds you up. | It has transformed my life. I had the illeo valve removed in surgery and was having severe diarrhoea. I was prescribed this and it worked almost overnight. My bowel movements were "normal" and have been ever since I've been taking this. | F | 25 | 1 years | 2/6/2007 | 5 | crohns disease | There are no noticable side effects. it just stops the number of bowel movements per day | I take 1/2 package of powder a day and it releaves my diarrhea. This medication does not reduce inflammation caused by crohns, but it does help keep your life normal. I also take this with Imodium. I stopped taking all of those harmful drugs 12 years ago against my doctors advice. I haven't needed surgery and I feel great. Don't believe everything your Doctor says. Those drugs they perscribe for you are harmful. If you have tried everything else then you don't have a choice, but please try other methods. before questran I would have b/w 12-20 movements a day now I have 1 or 2. | F | 39 | 12 years | 11/7/2006 | 5 | for bile absorption (diareaha) | F | 60 | 12 years | 7/18/2006 |