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Michael: Metamucil is a fiber laxative. Why did the doctor prescribe it? It is usually prescribed for constipation which is a common PD problem. Bob B. >From: michael frederic <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: question: pd and diarrhea >Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 12:29:18 -0500 > >My dad has been sufferring from diarrhea for several months. His doctor >took him off some heart meds, and the diarrhea improved, but not much. >Then >another doctor prescribed Metamucil, which has helped, but not much. Has >anyone out there had similar problems? Any ideas/suggestions? > >Dad takes Mirapex for the PD, but has been using Mirapex for much longer >than he has been having diarrhea. > >Thanks, > >Michael >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: >mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn