Fybogel Shock

[lynbrown]

My GP prescribed a box of the above medicine for constipation. She never said how long to take them. My constipation was getting better and I wrote to her, asking how long I needed to take them. She never replied, so I googled them and was alarmed to read that tking too much Fybogel could lead to Diarrhoea! I stopped them immediately. Shouldn't the GP have informed me of this?

[anneasquith]

If the medication contains an information leaflet, it’s assumed by gps that you would look at that ?

[wolf63]

I would have thought that was an obvious result of taking too much of medication for constipation.

[bednobs]

errr, why were you shocked i wonder? This just in: "medicine that makes you poo more makes you poo even more if you take even more of it"

[smurfchops]

Would you rather poo or not poo? That is the question.

[Patsy33]

I would have thought so, lyn.
Never mind, in future, read the label.