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Hi my name is diane and i was diagnosed with chronic idiopathic constipation in 2011. my husband todd and i have been married since 2000 we have two kids darren and sage and we live in texas for fun i like to cook i cook a variety of dishes my favorite thing to cook is jamaican and chinese fusion dishes my daughter is a big soccer fan and she plays in a soccer
League and i play with her in the backyard also to relieve stress i do yoga and i also love to read whatever is on the current fiction list i’ve been a flight attendant since 1996 i do both domestic and international traveling mostly international i can say i’ve seen all over the world and i absolutely love my job dealing with cic as a flight attendant is very
Challenging i was working 15 to 20 hours a day i was not eating a regular on regular schedule and it was hard to pack really healthy foods to carry on a 15 to 20 day trip because you’re gone for so long my primary care physician would tell me that i just need to incorporate more fiber into my diet change my diet drink lots of water and also it was because of
My work schedule i’ve been dealing with for so long so i was starting to get worried and more stressed i would use laxative basically on a daily basis to help with the constipation a few years ago i was on a very long flight and i hadn’t used the restroom in over a week so i was leery about going to work however i couldn’t find anyone to take my trip so i had
To go about four hours into the flight i started to feel really uncomfortable a lot of discomfort and i contacted a co-worker and just asked them to just take over my position for me and i went into the lab and i was in there for about two hours and i felt really bad because i know we had over 250 guests on board we wanted to use this laugh but i just felt so
Bad and that that’s when i decided that i had to make a change after my episode on the aircraft i decided to do some intense research and made an appointment with a gi specialist who did a series of tests and i was diagnosed with chronic idiopathic constipation in 2011. i advise anyone out there suffering with cic to go see a gi specialist there’s a wealth of
Information available on the internet that wasn’t available 15 to 20 years ago there are a lot of support groups blogs and just remember that you’re not alone and you do not have to suffer by yourself linses lindaclotide is a prescription medication used in adults to treat irritable bowel syndrome with constipation ibsc and chronic idiopathic constipation cic
Idiopathic means the cause of the constipation is unknown it is not known if linzess is safe and effective in children less than 18 years of age important risk information do not give linzess to children who are less than two years of age it may harm them linzess can cause severe diarrhea and your child could get severe dehydration loss of a large amount of body
Water and salt do not take lenses if a doctor has told you that you have a bowel blockage intestinal obstruction please see important risk information at the end of this video after my diagnosis the gi specialists and myself we decided that i would continue with a high fiber diet cut out the simple carbs and continue incorporated lots of water in 2013 i went
For a follow-up appointment with my gi specialist and he was like hi diane i’m so happy to see you i’ve been thinking about you and there’s this treatment i’d like you to try it’s called linses during my appointment he explained that lindsays is approved for adults living with cic we discuss the potential benefits and risk and we decided that linces would be a
Good option for me after two weeks of taking lenses i noticed a change in my bowel movements i was going to the restroom more frequently and i noticed a change in the consistency of my stool it wasn’t as hard and i felt i could go completely early on after taking linses i did experience some diarrhea but after three to four weeks the diarrhea went away my doctor
Also told me about other potential side effects with lenses including gas stomach area pain and swelling or feeling of fullness and pressure in my abdomen taking linzess has become part of my daily routine i still eat a healthy diet drink lots of water stay hydrated i’m still a flight attendant fly long hours long due to day however i know that taking my lenses
With me will help with my bowel movements important risk information do not give linzess to children who are less than two years of age it may harm them linzess can cause severe diarrhea and your child could get severe dehydration loss of a large amount of body water and salt do not take lenses if a doctor has told you that you have a bowel blockage intestinal
Obstruction before you take linzess tell your doctor about your medical conditions including if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant it is not known if linzess will harm your unborn baby breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed you and your doctor should decide if you will take linzess and breastfeed tell your doctor about all the medicines you take including
Prescription and over-the-counter medicines vitamins and herbal supplements side effects linzess can cause serious side effects including diarrhea the most common side effect which can sometimes be severe diarrhea often begins within the first two weeks of linzess treatment stop taking linzess and call your doctor right away if you get severe diarrhea during
Treatment woodlands s other common side effects of linzess include gas stomach area abdominal pain swelling or a feeling of fullness or pressure in your abdomen distension call your doctor or go to the nearest hospital emergency room right away if you develop unusual or severe stomach area abdominal pain especially if you also have bright red bloody stools or
Black stools that look like tar these are not all the possible side effects of linzess for more information ask your doctor or pharmacist you are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the fda visit www.fda.gov medwatch or call 1-800-fda1088 please see full prescribing information including boxed warning in medication guide at
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A Flight Attendant & Parent Shares Her Experience with LINZESS® (linaclotide). See Abbv.ie/LinzPI By LINZESS linaclotide