I have periodic bouts of diarrhea followed by constipation, which is now controlled most of the time by diet, Metamucil and Imodium. The medical literature refers to this problem as LAR syndrome, which apparently is experienced by 90% of people getting a temporary ileostomy. However, my primary doctor considers my problem to be IBS-D and recommends the drugs that are currently being used for that condition (Xifaxin, Viberzi, etc.) which I hesitate to try because I read about patients who experienced bad symptoms with these drugs.
Which diagnosis is it? Or does it not make a difference what the diagnostic label is?