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Reclast Infusions: Side-effects & Recovery time
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: May 26 11:05am | Replies (950)Comment receiving replies
My wife had a reclast infusion in feb of 2019. She is very sensitive to all medications and has dietary issues: gluten sensitivity/dairy sensitivity. She also had a very bad case of esophageal thrush perhaps 15 years ago which created havoc with her stomach. As a result, her doctor recommended reclast infusion to bypass her stomach issues. She had the infusion and had the flu like symptoms which lasted 3-4 weeks. However, about this time she developed horrible stomach cramps that occur perhaps once-twice a week. She had an endoscopy to determine what is happening and they discovered irritation of the esophagus where it meets the stomach. They prescribed zantac to be taken for two months and a follow up endoscopy. She started zantac and continued having stomach cramping. After a month of zantac, she had a stomach x-ray and determined she has stool retention. She has been switched to protonix to address this. She has been on this a week and has had one occurrence of the stomach pains again. The doctors insist that reclast did not cause this and I can find no other information linking reclast to stomach pains/stool retention, although a friend of ours has indicated she knows of two people who reported this same type of reaction. Are there any others who have heard of this type of reaction?
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@frankstags
Reclassified causes flu in 3% of patients, can be mild or moderate, severe. Flu weakens the body making it susceptible to infections.
I have stool retention because of my diet. i want to get 80 grams of protein every day, fruit and fiber. I have high fiber Cheerios or oatmeal. This causes me to have hardened stools. I take dulcolax at night and by morning am able to pass my stool, but it is still difficult.
I avoid butter and oil. But I do eat raw salmon, cut very thin with some ginger for flavor. The result was a weight loss of 10 lbs per year, bringing me to my best body weight.
I am starting Reclast too, as I have osteoporosis. I will have it infused by a nurse annually to prevent breaking a hip. If an older person breaks a hip, they need to go into assisted living. I prefer to risk the short term flu to a broken hip that never heals.
I was a researcher on Reclast for 2 years, learned all the pros and cons. I moved to a single story home to prevent falls, but older folks do fall. I saw it in my own family. I would rather die than live in pain.
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I also have g.i. issues - fructose malabsorption, lactose intolerance and visceral hypersensivity - and had finally gotten everything under control until I got a 1/2 dose infusion of Reclast almost 3 months ago. After that I had the worst constipation I've ever had in my life. I was so bound up and bloated my g.i. doctor did an Xray to see if there was a blockage and there wasn't. A also had a blood test for lipase, a pancreatic enzyme, and my lipase was way below normal. The uptake: I had to take laxatives every day and increase the amount of Creon I'm taking. The problem with the constipation went away after about a month, but the indigestion issues are still going on. G.I. issues are listed as a possible side effect of the drug, and probably if you already have them the drug worsens them immensely. If you look up Reclast on the Mayo Clinic site it lists many, many possible side effects including g.i. issues. So, it is a myth that the infusion will bypass stomach issues.