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A friend of mine swears by this stuff, Equalactin, its actually a laxative, but on the box it clearly says its for Nervous stomach and used for IBS to restore the water balance in the bowels to combat both loose bowels and constipation.

She said she was at the state of constant dirreaha and her Gastro dr. recommended it, take 1, 2xs a day for two weeks then back down to 1 day for a week then only when she gets nervous tummy or going out to eat. She started thriving and went back up from 100 lbs to her normal 115 in those three weeks.

I know her well so I know it worked for her, but wondering if anyone else has tried it and had positive results?

(it appears to be mostly calcium)

Edit: Question: so what does the active ingredient do that makes it work both ways? 625mg calcium polycarbonphil

edited Jun 19 at 14:24

asked Jun 19 at 11:56

Kelly
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	sounds interesting, i just placed an order. – dsohei Jun 19 at 20:49
	she said make sure to drink a large glass of water with each tablet you take.... – Kelly Jun 19 at 21:08

Kelly · Answer 1 · 2012-06-19 14:47:29Z UTC

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It's just a form of soluble fiber. It works both ways because it acts like a sponge in your intestines. Either retaining water (if you're constipated) or absborbing water (if you tend to have diarrhea).

Before I went gluten-free and my intestines were all out of whack, I took a generic equivalent. It was the only fiber supplement that seemed to help a little and not make my ibs worse.

answered Jun 19 at 14:47

Kelly
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	thanks Kelly, did you take the same amount? – Kelly Jun 19 at 16:07
	I honestly don't know. I think I generally took 2 capsules per day. And the ones I took indicate 625 mg calcium polycarbophyll per capsule. – Kelly Jun 19 at 16:52
	I was going to say that Metamucil does the same thing but I see that it has a lot of other junk in it. Benefiber caplets and sugar-free Citrucel seem to be ok though. Citrucel is cheaper than Equalactin oz for oz on Amazon. – MiMintzer Jun 19 at 21:41

Jamie · Answer 2 · 2012-06-19 12:37:28Z UTC

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If someones stomach problems are purely because of nervousness (which seems somewhat unlikely/rare), surely a relaxation technique would make more sense....? Just my 2c..

answered Jun 19 at 12:37

Jamie
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	she has IBS, but I'm more interested in knowing experiences with the product...it worked for her, I'm just curious! – Kelly Jun 19 at 12:52
	en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycarbophil_calcium Looks like its because its swelling.. – Jamie Jun 24 at 12:05

Equalactin, ever hear of or use it for IBS?

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