Thanks for the advice. The doc just put me on Lomotil today. My brother-in-law, who is a surgeon, suggested Metamucil. I took some last night, and it worked like a miracle cure. Not so much tonight so I tried it again along with 2 Lomotil. It's still a work in progress. I really do not want an ileostomy, but the GI doc assures me that with carefully selected patients it works great, and gives people a new lease on life. My brother-in-law disagrees. As I said, a continuing saga. I forgot, I have taken Cipro and Flagyl in the past with some moderate relief. Not as much lately as in the past.