On Fri, 01 Nov 2013 09:05:23 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:

>On 1 Nov 2013 01:02:11 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>
>>On 2013-11-01, Janet Bostwick > wrote:
>>
>>> I read all the info sheets and follow them to the letter. I don't ask
>>> friends, neighbors and newsgroups about what I should do.
>>> Call the doctor.
>>
>>Your trust is touching, but I've learned the hard way that too many
>>doctors don't know their ass from a hole in the ground. I suffered
>>three such doctors in my bout with gout. One clueless pup had me
>>endure a totally pointless spinal tap to cover his inexperienced ass.
>>I had two heart specialist shrug their shoulders over my unrelated
>>high blood pressure episodes that were mimicking a heart attack. I
>>finally figured out on my own I was being over dosed a beta blocker BP
>>med. The number of times I've discovered the doctor claiming all
>>omnipotent knowledge is really a total moron are too numerous to
>>relate, here.
>>
>>nb
>>
>In general, I understand what you are saying. However, the drug sheet
>in this case says if you have diarrhea, call your doctor immediately.
>What is hard to understand about that? Here is the info for health
>care professionals.
>
>For Healthcare Professionals
>
>Applies to colchicine: compounding powder, intravenous solution, oral
>tablet
>
>Gastrointestinal
>
>Gastrointestinal side effects have included diarrhea, nausea,
>vomiting, and abdominal pain in nearly 80% of treated patients, and
>can be indicative of acute colchicine (the active ingredient contained
>in Colcrys) toxicity. Anorexia, electrolyte disturbance, pancreatitis,
>and paralytic ileus may also occur, and steatorrhea and enzyme
>inhibition have been reported in patients on long-term colchicine
>prophylaxis.
>
>Now, why would you mess around with asking at a newsgroup first before
>calling your doctor?
>
>usually the drug sheets say something like 'if the symptom persists
>for x number of days, call your doctor' This drug sheet does not
>equivocate.
>Janet US

For the record, I am not having diarrhea this time. (loose stool would
be more accurate) Although I didn't spell it out, I took 3 Colcry last
bout because the instructions say to take 1 per hour up to 5. I
learned last time that more than one does cause "explosive diarrhea"

I do not use the Internet for medical advice. It was more of a water
cooler type question.

Thanks for all your help.

BTW I also learned months before my transplant not to read any of the
consent forms I was given to sign at the hospital. They do have a
pretty inclusive list of stuff that can go wrong.


Want to convince yourself you are dying? Google your symptoms on the
Internet.