Have divertilicus stelibid#2 worked am on and fibre diet pain in bowel is bad till i have a bowel movement or pass gas but pain comes back later i was able to get stelabid#2 till about 3 months ago but cannot get anymore pain has been very bad since. Have had xray showing excessive amount of stool but metamucil seems to help. Had said i had divertilicus. I was on stelabid#2 for 35 years and didnt have the pain i have now and bad pain started when i couldnt get it any more.doctor has tried,tecta.and dicetel with no effect.i hope you can help. All the information, content and live chat provided on the site is intended to be for informational purposes only, and not a substitute for professional or medical advice. You should always speak with your doctor before you follow anything that you read on this website. Any health question asked on this site will be visible to the people who browse this site.
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