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Tried several treatments - this is the only one that truly helped - I am now struggling to find another treatment but no luck so far

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Anonymous | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
9/16/2019
Condition: Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation
Overall rating 5.0
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Finally! Zelnorm is back on the market!!!

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Leah3232 | 55-64 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
4/20/2014
Condition: Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation
Overall rating 5.0
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I took it for about 3 years before they took it off the maket. I am very heart broken that I can no longer get it. I have had IBS for over 12 years now. Zelnorm was wonderful for me, made me feel like a normal person. Could go and do things like normal people do. Now I use a Herb with senna in it. I know I shouldn't use it, but nothing esle helps me. Has anyone purchased Zelnorm from other country's, like Canada or Mexico?

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Anonymous | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
4/14/2014
Condition: Chronic Difficulty having a Bowel Movement
Overall rating 5.0
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Zelnorm worked for me and I had no side affects.

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Dianne | 65-74 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
9/24/2013
Condition: Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation
Overall rating 5.0
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I suffered with I B S for twenty years and this medication, taken for only 5 weeks, removed most of my symptoms for 5 years. Now its back and there is no remedy that comes close on the market. What can we do to get it back on the market?

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jpaws61 | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
9/13/2013
Condition: Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation
Overall rating 5.0
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My quality of life has been greatly reduced since they took it off the market. I so wish they would make it available again. It was the only med that ever helped me.

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Theresa817 | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
8/17/2013
Condition: Chronic Difficulty having a Bowel Movement
Overall rating 5.0
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I want ZELNORM back too!! The only OTC I have found some what compatible is magnesium citrate 1 time a week! 2 women complained and they took it off the market?

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Harley | 55-64 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
4/28/2013
Condition: Chronic Difficulty having a Bowel Movement
Overall rating 5.0
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Only thing thing that I had taken that gave me relief from chronic constipation and made me feel like a normal person again. I took it for about 6 months and will say it wasn't quite as effective at that point as it was the first few months, but none-the-less, I so wish it would become available again. Milk of magnesia on a daily basis(my doc's alternative recommendation)has turned me into a laxative addict and screwed me up so I can't have a normal movement without taking it. Caught between a rock and a hard place now. Need my Zelnorm back!!Read More Read Less

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Jim | 35-44 | Male | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
5/8/2012
Condition: Other
Overall rating 3.0
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I had taken the drug for over 2 year`s and now my condiction is seriously wors I have noticed all of the reveiw`s are from female`s should my care provider priscribed this med. for me ?

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naturelover | 65-74 | Female | Patient
2/23/2012
Condition: Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation
Overall rating 5.0
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This is the only medication that helped me. It was a miracle. I'm now so miserable and it's always in my mind that I cannot have a bowel movement. My doctor prescribed amitiza which is inordinately expensive and it does not work. Between taking amitiza, various laxatives (miralax does not work), suppositories, enemas, etc. I'm still miserable. I don't have heart problems and I can't see why I should suffer for people who have a heart problem. I'm going to try to get zelnorm again overseas.Read More Read Less

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MB | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
2/1/2012
Condition: Chronic Difficulty having a Bowel Movement
Overall rating 5.0
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I miss my zelnorm. This was the most effective drug for my chronic constipation. I have been struggling since it was taken off the market. I wish they would review again.

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CaboGirl4vr | 45-54 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
6/27/2011
Condition: Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation
Overall rating 5.0
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BRING ZELNORM BACK!!!! I'd sign any waiver they want me to just to feel the relief Zelnorm gave me from my IBS-C. For 3 glorious years, constipation, bloating, tenderness, pressure, and pain were non-existent. For the first time in 30 years, it became a non-issue, totally symptom free. I lost 30 pounds, I could zip with no pain, no gas, no pressure; hemorrhoids, nausea, sluggishness - went away - gone AND I could enjoy sex again with no discomfort -the quality of my life increased 100%. There's nothing out there that I haven't tried; Amitiza, herbal teas, high-higher fiber foods, fiber additives to drinks, drinking enough water to drowned myself, and participated in 2 drug trials for IBS-C - nothing has offered any relief. I WANT MY ZELNORM!!Read More Read Less

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izme | 65-74 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
6/20/2011
Condition: Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation
Overall rating 5.0
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Sluggish motility, resulting in infrequent small bowel obstruction. This is the only drug that ever kept me free of obstruction, pain, and hospitalization. I was told 4 years ago that it had been taken off the market and I have had another severe attack again, severe pain, distention , projectile vomiting.

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Anonymous | 65-74 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
5/12/2011
Condition: Other
Overall rating 5.0
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Had lower stomach and side pain, in about 15 min it was gone after Zelnorm.

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Anonymous | 55-64 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
1/8/2011
Condition: Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation
Overall rating 5.0
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Anonymous | 19-24 | Female | On medication for 1 to less than 2 years | Patient
12/1/2010
Condition: Chronic Difficulty having a Bowel Movement
Overall rating 5.0
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This medication was the single most greatest thing to have ever happened to me when I was 16. I never once thoguht I was ever constipated, and thought the bms were normal and regular... I never thoht I had a reason to think otherwise. I never had a problem with this drug. It helped me lose weight, it gave me amazing relief.

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Anonymous | 35-44 | Female | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
11/3/2010
Condition: Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation
Overall rating 5.0
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Anonymous | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 5 to less than 10 years | Patient
10/8/2010
Condition: Chronic Difficulty having a Bowel Movement
Overall rating 5.0
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This is the most amazing treatment ever for suffering with IBS. It actually made mine almost stop bothering me. I now only take it if/when I have a flare up of the condition. The FDA made a grevious mistake making this unavailable. This is the only medicine I would recommend for IBS suffering.

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Anonymous | 55-64 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
7/24/2010
Condition: Chronic Difficulty having a Bowel Movement
Overall rating 5.0
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Please bring Zelnorm back. It worked for me. Nothing else does as well.

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art4lyn2 | 55-64 | On medication for 2 to less than 5 years | Patient
4/29/2010
Condition: Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation
Overall rating 5.0
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Before taking zelnorm i was a prisioner in my own house. My day depended on my boSwels. This is no way to live. My Dr. told me about Zelnorm when it first came out and i started to use it. Had no medical problems taking it. Then they went and took it off the market. So now I am back to living my life around my bowels. I tried talking my Dr. to giving it to me, but He said that it is not indicated in women over 50. If they put back on the market I will be the first one in line to get it. No more severe cramps and constant bowel movement......Read More Read Less

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Jennifer | 25-34 | Female | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
3/22/2010
Condition: Chronic Difficulty having a Bowel Movement
Overall rating 5.0
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I wish they would bring Zelnorn back! It changed my life. I would go weeks without going to the bathroom and as soon as I took this medicine, it worked. I even lost 25lbs in 2 months, just from the medicine. Birth Control has serious side effects and I am fine with that. Why can't they plop the side effects on the label and if you are alright with it, then take it. Just because someone has a heart attack or a stroke while taking this medicine should not be a reason for us all to suffer. Heart attacks can be caused by a number of reasons. I wish they would bring it back.Read More Read Less

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