Keppra and stomach/abdominal pain

My daughter takes Keppra for a seizure disorder. Her dose was increased to 3000 mg. per day recently, and she has had lots of gas, abdominal, heartburn and lower stomach pain and constipation. She has struggled with these symptoms in the past, but they have increased recently. Has anyone else experienced these symptoms while on Keppra? These symptoms are listed as rare for this drug but just wondered if anyone else has experienced them.

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cook4u98 wrote:

My daughter takes Keppra for a seizure disorder. Her dose was increased to 3000 mg. per day recently, and she has had lots of gas, abdominal, heartburn and lower stomach pain and constipation. She has struggled with these symptoms in the past, but they have increased recently. Has anyone else experienced these symptoms while on Keppra? These symptoms are listed as rare for this drug but just wondered if anyone else has experienced them.

hi ive been taking keppra for 2 years now and have exactly the same problems.....endless trips to doctors...do you have any answers for relieving the gas problems...has anything you found helped...please.please
tony

I found these posts while searching for answers...I have recently been put on Keppra after brain surgery. I have had Irritable Bowel Syndrome for 15 years, but it was pretty much under control before this. The Keppra is making it flare up, all can stomach is toast and bananas without getting very sick. It sounds like IBS may be the culprit, and Keppra makes it worse. Check this out--www.ibstreatmentcenter.com my husband and I are undergoing allergy testing to see if it could be the cause. Have you tried other anti-seizure meds with any luck?