i don't get much sleep because it seems at 11pm-12am or later I have more BMs and later during my sleep and I need sleep aids to knock out but I was wondering are Advil PMs bad to take can it cause loose stools or any kinda of anal irritation? I do take 1 Imodium before bed I was thinking of taking Metamucil wafers 30 minutes after the Imodium i wonder if that would help at all? Your thoughts please ...
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They say that Nsaids are not good for us and advil is an nsaid....That said, I lived off of them for years until my gut paid the price...1 once in a while may be ok for you (please ask your doctor first!)...but as a regular diet you may be putting your gut at risk
Sharon
I used to take them until I ended up with a case of pouchitis with bleeding. I now take Costco sleep aid (generic Tylenol PM). It does the job.
I took advil in hospital and within a short time after taking it I needed emergency surgery for a bowel obstruction. After surgery the doctor told me I was one hour from death. I haven't touched Advil since that was 1989. I do believe it's because of the J-pouch I haven't heard any other problems with other people taking it.
I take Tylenol PM when I need it. Probably a better choice for us.
Thank you all 3 of you for your response on this topic you pretty much summed it up for me I'm gonna stop Advil PMS for a sleeping aid as of today.. I guess I'll try Tylenol Pm or some other any suggestions?
SonnyJ215 posted:Thank you all 3 of you for your response on this topic you pretty much summed it up for me I'm gonna stop Advil PMS for a sleeping aid as of today.. I guess I'll try Tylenol Pm or some other any suggestions?
NyQuil now makes something called ZzzQuil. It comes in liquid form and liquid gel tabs. It's just a sleep aid without the medicine NyQuil has. I've used it several times when I have trouble sleeping. It doesn't seem to be habit forming. I have various aches and pains (back issues) that I use the Tylenol Pm for.
mgmt10 posted:SonnyJ215 posted:Thank you all 3 of you for your response on this topic you pretty much summed it up for me I'm gonna stop Advil PMS for a sleeping aid as of today.. I guess I'll try Tylenol Pm or some other any suggestions?
NyQuil now makes something called ZzzQuil. It comes in liquid form and liquid gel tabs. It's just a sleep aid without the medicine NyQuil has. I've used it several times when I have trouble sleeping. It doesn't seem to be habit forming. I have various aches and pains (back issues) that I use the Tylenol Pm for.
Thank you for the info I really appreciate it ... I'm gonna try that NyQuilZzz
If you just need a sleep aid and not pain reliever, then take Benedryl or Unisom. The active ingredient that makes you sleepy in the Advil and Tylenol PM is the same as in Benedryl or Unisom liquid or gels. Unisom tabs have a different active as the sleep aid, which is what I always used.
Sleep aids can sometimes do more harm than good. Good old Benadryl can help. An even gentler solution might be melatonin. If you're waking up because you need to poop, sleep aids can make you sleep right through that signal, with unfortunate results. I things I may have previously suggested avoiding the Metamucil wafers at bedtime, but maybe that will work for you. I prefer Metamucil at dinner time, and keeping the bulk down after that. I almost always sleep through the night.
Scott F posted:Sleep aids can sometimes do more harm than good. Good old Benadryl can help. An even gentler solution might be melatonin. If you're waking up because you need to poop, sleep aids can make you sleep right through that signal, with unfortunate results. I things I may have previously suggested avoiding the Metamucil wafers at bedtime, but maybe that will work for you. I prefer Metamucil at dinner time, and keeping the bulk down after that. I almost always sleep through the night.
I haven't taken any wafers in days before BC of what you mentioned I ate around 7pm today but had wafers 30 minutes before my dinner tonight but it seemed to wear off fast and back to loose stools like right now I'm snacky and I'm scared to eat a rice cake is there any way to thicken things up without eating wafers ? And I appreciate your help
please be very careful of taking NSAIDs with regularity. I have related recently either here or the fb group that a friend who has a 31 year old jpouch has 5 strictures up along her GI tract, initially they thought she had crohns, she even went to see jpouch guru Bo Shen, he dilated the strictures for her several times a few months apart. his supposition is that it was her long term NSAID use that led to the stricturing. her jpouch is pristine.
as to Zquil. personally I didn't like the taste so I just take NyQuill. but note that unless you buy the non alcohol version its has supposedly some alcohol content as I'm on low dose Flagyl at the moment it makes me nervous but so far I'm ok.
also the standard dosage is 30ml. I have realized that I can get away with taking as little as 5ml. for me as I inevitably arise middle of the night I need something that will keep me baseline drowsy so after I get up I can fall back asleep. 10ml would probably be better because sometimes with the second interruption I am too alert and trouble falling back to sleep.
I used to think it was the sleep aid that was responsible for my accidents but ive come to believe its pouchitis not the sleep aid that's the problem.