a cold or Sudafed making my tummy hurt?

Leah · Post by **Leah** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 6:56 pm

I have my first cold in over a year and decided to take some Sudafed to keep my sinuses clear ( so I don't get the dreaded sinus infection). I started having more BMs ( not D) and pain in my upper Gi after I eat anything. Does being sick make everything a little touchy, or is it the meds?

Leah

Sheila · Post by **Sheila** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 7:11 pm

Sorry you're sick Leah. I take sudafed (generic) and have never had a problem. I haven't taken it since stopping budesinide, however.

Hope you feel better soon.

:bigbighug:

Sheila W

carolm · Post by **carolm** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 7:26 pm

Leah, I find that if I have a lot of drainage it will upset my stomach and even make me a little gassy. I haven't had that with Sudafed that I recall, but since I have allergies I can vouch that drainage can certainly create GI problems for me.

Carol

Pat · Post by **Pat** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 8:14 pm

Sorry you are feeling bad.

Sudafed has never affected my gut that I could tell. Drink lots of fluids and get lots of rest. This too shall pass.

Pat

Gabes-Apg · Post by **Gabes-Apg** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 9:00 pm

If the Immune system is in overdrive, body producing mucus my Upper GI symptoms are worse.

I increase the Vit D3, Zinc, Magnesium, Vit C to combat these symptoms.

Hope you feel better soon
Hugs

Heady · Post by **Heady** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 10:51 pm

Oh dear sucks that you are not well!
Yes, excessive post nasal drip can cause upset stomach especially if infection is present. I like to use a Netti pot to keep sinuses clear during allergy season.
Funny that my nose is much clearer since being on the elimination diet! I raked the lawn on Monday with no allergic reaction. Wonders never cease!!!
Hope you feel better soon.

Leah · Post by **Leah** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 9:37 am

Thanks all. I will just have to get through this one. It's great that your diet ( Heady) is helping your allergies :)

Leah

Heady · Post by **Heady** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 10:32 pm

Leah, are ya feeling any better. Hope you can get some rest this weekend!

Polly · Post by **Polly** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 5:58 am

Hi Leah,

Are you better? Hope so.

I checked out the ingredients in Sudafed. Not sure what prep you are using, but the polyethylene glycol could be a problem. It is used as a laxative (ex. Miralax) and is often one of the ingredients in the preps used for bowel clean out, like Go-Lytely. Also, I saw where povidone (another ingredient) is contraindicated in folks with dermatitis herpetiformis (D.H.), the rash associated with gluten sensitivity.

I was struck by the fact that most of the inert ingredients have "industrial" uses - no wonder we MCers with our sensitive tummies have problems with many OTC preps.

I was told to use Miralax (basically pure polyethylene glycol) for my last colonoscopy clean out. I think it caused extreme irritation of my colon mucosa - when my GI doc gave me the photos of the procedure, the mucosa was angry red and swollen. It had to have been the Miralax, because I had been fine beforehand.......and my biopsy showed no evidence of MC. It started a flare that took a while to recover from.

Polly

P.S. I prefer Mucinex or the Neil-Med irrigation kit for keeping the sinuses clear. They both really work for me.

Leah · Post by **Leah** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 10:53 pm

Thanks everyone. I am starting to feel better, but I gave my cold to my husband :( Polly, I have to check to see if the brand that I bought has that ingredient. it's the store brand. I have stopped taking it though.