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Michael, some people have used small amounts of 'Benefiber' or Nutra Flora successfully for diarrhea. I would ask his physician to refer him to a registered dietitian who could advise him in this regard. Best regards, Kathrynne michael frederic wrote: > > 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 -- Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD Author: "Eat well, stay well with Parkinson's disease" "Constipation and Parkinson's" -- audiocassette & guidebook "Guidelines for Medical Nutrition Therapy for Parkinson's disease" & Risk Assessment Tools "Risk for malnutrition and bone fracture in Parkinson's disease," J Nutr Elderly. V18:3;1999. http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn