23 days clean of opiates and have a question

[PL3]

Idk how many of you have read my intro thread but to make a long story short I've been an opiate addict since 08. My drug of choice was hydrocodone/lortabs or any other opiate I could find to fill my addiction(outside of heroin). This is the longest I've been clean since 08 after battling relapse after relapse. I'm feeling pretty good physically and even mentally I feel ahead of schedule. Only things I've been experiencing since I've went through the main WD's is getting chills here and there but my biggest problem still is stomach cramping/diarrhea and that's where my question comes in. I know everybody is different due to what drug was being used, how long the usage was, age,....list goes on, but roughly how long does it take for someone with an opiate addiction to get your stomach back in order?

Also, is pepto or immodium AD going to hinder my stomach from getting back on track? The only time my stomach doesn't cramp or doesn't have diarrhea is when I take pepto or take an immodium, but it seems once the pepto or immodium wears off, the cramps and diarrhea seem to come back stronger than before. I prefer pepto over immodium b/c I feel immodium stops me up too much and pepto seems to be the right amount. So to my other question, if I take pepto every 3 to 4 days for my stomach, am I doing more harm than good and slowing my progress down in my gut or should I just ride out the cramping and diarrhea until it ends, whenever that may be?

Thanks for any responses!

 

[lonewolf05]

What's your diet like? Focusing on healthy foods is important right now. Immodium is ok to take if you need to get through your day but I wouldn't take more than two doses a day and not for more than 3-4 days tops. You're 3 weeks clean which is awesome! Congratulations, you're going to continue to feel like your old self again with each passing day.

 

[PL3]

What's your diet like? Focusing on healthy foods is important right now. Immodium is ok to take if you need to get through your day but I wouldn't take more than two doses a day and not for more than 3-4 days tops. You're 3 weeks clean which is awesome! Congratulations, you're going to continue to feel like your old self again with each passing day.

My diet is decent but could be better but it's very hard to eat when your stomach is knotted up like a shoe and when I do eat it seems it runs through me a couple hrs later. I def drink plenty of fluids, especially water. I've only taken immodium once in the last 23 days and that was right after the initial stomach cramps/diarrhea during the first couple days of WD's and it's only been Pepto about every 3 to 4 days since then when I feel I need it b/c as I said I really don't like taking immodium.

Thanks for your reply and it does feel good to start feeling half ass normal again. Feels like it's been 23 weeks instead of days b/c it's been a long 23 days!