Liquid diet symptoms and conditions

I am allergic to penicillin, so was prescribed this for a strep throat. I've been on it one day now. I can't keep any solid food down - both vomiting, stomach cramps, and diarrhea, but I'm doing okay on a liquid diet.

First off, I've NEVER posted to a thread like this before. But I've been researching Mirena side effects ever since my girlfriend mentioned her side effects to me a few weeks ago. I feel like a I'm having an "a-ha" moment. It's all making sense to me now that I've read this and other threads about the Mirena side effects. I had the Mirena inserted when my second son was 6wks, in Nov. '05. Aside from the bleeding the first 1-2 months, it was great. Then again, I was nursing him, and so any symptoms I might have had I would have attributed to breastfeeding. I stopped nursing him just before he turned 1, in Aug. '06. First of all, I've never lost my pregnancy weight. I thought it was just the fact of having 2 babies within 2 years b/c I was in my mid-30's. So far, the only way I've been able to lose weight is thru a liquid diet and exercise!

Also, I have been certain I was pregnant many times, each with a negative hpt! Last month, my period came 10 days early, and this month, no period whatsoever! My hubby keeps asking about it (I want another, he doesn't). I, too, have had the stomach flutters, which weird me out! They sometimes feel like pregnancy uterine stretching, sometimes like a little baby! I am ALWAYS tired (thought it was my "normal" from all I do), I am almost always bloated except just after a period, my breasts are almost always full ( and I gotta tell you, their already big enough, so that's not a bonus!) And I've NEVER had a stretch of more than two months with no period. My pre-Miorena periods were light and short with little cramping anyway. And we've been to counseling because of my sex drive! I actually told my husband that I was "good" with once a week! Even then, I often have to work at it just to get in the mood. (I'm 37 also, like another post said). I guess the one theme here is that I feel like I'm always pregnant. What else is out there? Scared to have this removed, b/c hubby wants a vasectomy, and I'm just not there yet. Not ready to let go of my lifelong dream of having a daughter in addition to my wonderful little boys.

I was prescribed Lisinopril three days ago. The day after my first dose, I was having losse bowel movements, but thought nothing of it because some medications just take time for your body to adjust to.

The day after my second dose, I was still having the loose bowel movements and began to feel bloated and a little crampy while at work. My stomach began to swell a little. As the day went on, the bloating and pain became noticeably worse to where other people began to comment on how swollen my stomach was getting. I was also feeling an occasional on and off tightening low in my throat.

I called my doctor and left a phone consult (where they have 72 hours to get back to you). By the time I left work, my stomach size had gotten even larger to where I appeared to be about 4-5 months pregnant!

I went home and laid down for an hour and woke up in a lot of pain and called the nurse call center where they advised me to go to the emergency room to be checked out.
I suspected the Lisinopril since that was the only new thing I had done in the past couple of days, but the ER said they never heard of such a reaction and that Lisinopril was a very mild medication.

They took X-rays of my stomach and told me my intestines appeared to be full and that I was constipated. I asked how that is possible when you have had loose stools for two days, but they said I was and gave me a massive laxitive and sent me home. What a mistake! The laxitive did what a laxitive should do, but made nothing better, it only increased the cramping and pain.

The next day I went into work and had to leave early. The doctor called me back for my consult and said it sounded like it was possibly a rare side effect (intestinal swelling) of Lisinopril. A little searching on the net found that it can happen with any ACE inhibitor though. I was told to immediately discontinue use, go on a liquid diet for a couple of days to rest my stomach and DO NOT take any more of the laxitives the ER gave me because that would only aggravate the problem.

I should be feeling better in a couple of days and the doctor said I could attempt to try the Lisinopril again to be sure if it was that causing the reaction, but he didn't blame me when I said I'd rather not.

After the holiday I need to get in contact with my doctor to see what else they can prescribe for my blood pressure. Does anyone have any suggestions I can research and bring with me to that appointment of other medications that aren't ACE inhibitors or water pills (allergic to Sulfa and cannot take) that have worked well on their BP without so many scary side effects?

Beware of Doxycycline! I was taking it for an infection in my tubes. The ER doc perscribed a heavy dose and now (10 years later) I still experiance the side effects. I am extreemly photosensitive. Here's the thing, if I go out in the sun for any length of time (over an hour) my lips and face swells up. The swelling has gotten so bad that I can't eat - except using a straw. Anyone up for a liquid diet? Not fun! So, I thought the use of sunblocks, etc would help. Nope, in fact it makes my reaction WORSE. How has this affected me? I can't go to the park, I can't do water sports, I can't do snow sports, I can't go to the water park, I can't do pretty much anything that requires me being outside for any real length of time. To this point, doctors have not been able to do anything for me. In my opinion, it simply is not worth it. I hope this makes some of you consider talking to your doctor a little more. I sure wish I had.