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Alright, knowing that is a non-selective BB so it could cause issues elsewhere helps me. BBs, very simply put, act on the sympathetic nervous system causing it to slow down/suppress it at bit. This is why they lower heart rate. The non-selective ones are exactly what they sound like, they affect more areas - your sympathetic nervous system goes all throughout your body, including digestive tract. When working correctly your sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system keep each other in check, baring those moments when one or the other gets "ramped up". When you use a BB to lower the SNS that leave the PNS a bit unchecked - it can oddly cause increased blood pressure in some people, stimulates insulin to be released, and relaxes certain parts of the digestive tract - as well as allowing more blood and oxygen to it.Originally Posted by Crazyforinfo
Thanks again. I just need to find time to get over there.
I am on inderol.
Relax the sphincters in the digestive tract too much and it messes with digestive time and order a bit, and you get diarrhea or constipation. Sort of simplified that a bit.
If this really is what is happening maybe a different beta blocker or tinkering with the dosage can help - it'll be your doctor's call and if you're willing to try things out. And again, eating things that naturally take longer to digest can help as well.
Good luck at your doctor's visit.