This is my first ever post and I was wondering if anybody could help! I was diagnosed if February last year and have been on rebif for about 6 weeks now. I have just gone up to the full dose and have had terrible tummy ache, bloating, and diarroheah.
I am not sure if this could be down to the rebif or Maybe MS? I have had nausea on and off for a while now but not the horrible bloated feeling.
I had been quite anxious and had convinced myself that I had stomach cancer or something. Am fed up with going to the Dr. as they don’t seem to give any answers. I am 28 and have two young children and just want to enjoy life and stop worrying.
Rebif side effects include stomach pains (according to www.drugs.com, a rather brilliant website for checking meds), but I don’t know about the rest of the digestive stuff. IBS is really common in MS though and would probably explain it all. Best to see a gastroenterologist to be sure though.
I’m on more pills for my digestive system than I am for my MS these days! But they do work
(Btw, both my neuro and my gastro told me that IBS is really common in MS.)
Thank you! I think sometimes I do too much research on the net and read all the wrong things. I never seem to find anything useful! I feel like the MS is a small part of my life now but the worrying sometimes takes over.
I have an appointment with my MS nurse on Monday so I will chat to her about the rebif and have a look on that site.