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Have you been weaned yet?? I told my new gastroenterologist I had a milk sensitivity. He wasn’t surprised, but what he said surprised me. He told me just about everyone a problem with a dairy sensitivity sooner or later. I asked him why people should have so much trouble digesting milk, cheese, and other dairy . . . Read more → Milk Sensitivity Why you should spend money to buy bacteria. Studies have shown that intestinal probiotics, (often just called probiotics), can help IBS symptoms. The trouble is that many people buy probiotics that don’t contain the right bacteria for IBS. Okay, what are intestinal probiotics and why do I need them? “Probiotic” is a name for bacteria . . . Read more → The Best Intestinal Probiotics for IBS:Get the Germs You Need! What the heck is SIBO and why is it ruining my life?! SIBO stands for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. The reason why you should care is that bacterial overgrowth symptoms are virtually identical to IBS symptoms. Some people even list it as a cause of IBS. What is small intestinal bacterial overgrowth? Usually the small . . . Read more → Is SIBO Causing Your IBS Symptoms? Your IBS may show up on a brain scan! For as long as I can remember, I’ve read that irritable bowel syndrome has no organic cause. I argued on one of the pages around here, that this was impossible. There had to be some kind of change or things would, be the same. I.e, no IBS. . . . Read more → This is your brain on IBS How reading someone else’s story can make you feel better about your own. So you’re wondering if you’re all alone. This IBS thing must make you a freak right? WRONG. There are a lot of real people like you out there. People with IBS. Why read other peoples’ IBS stories? I’ve noticed that a lot of . . . Read more → IBS Stories from People with IBS Can your brain cure IBS? Studies say yes. Studies by researchers at Department of Medicine, University Hospital of South Manchester, UK have shown something amazing. They’ve been treating IBS with hypnosis with dramatic success. People with IBS were taught about bowel functions and then hypnotized during 12 hypnosis sessions. After completing the series many people . . . Read more → IBS and Hypnosis… A cure? Researchers put together a study to see if fake pills could have a real effect for people with IBS. And the pills worked! Unlike most placebo tests, the researchers told the people in the study that the pills were placebos, but amazingly the pills still helped. Basically the doctors said, “Here is a fake pill . . . Read more → Placebo IBS pills work even if the patient knows they are fake. Why now of all times?! I’ve never been pregnant but here’s what I’ve read about IBS and pregnancy. Speaking as an outsider (a male of the species), pregnancy seems like such a beautiful, but challenging time for women. Some women have their first bout of IBS when pregnant. However some women get relief from IBS . . . Read more → IBS and Pregnancy Okay, I know I’m going to get some heat on this one. Some people get a colonic or high enema, with no problems. While some people say there is a reason to do so, I don’t believe in it. Especially for IBS sufferers! This treatment is also called: High colonic Colon cleansing (a form . . . Read more → 5 Reasons Why You Should Never Get a Colonic Does your period make your IBS worse? It does for most women. If you’re here, it’s probably because you want to know if there is a connection between your period and IBS flare ups. Menstruation is an IBS trigger. No ifs, ands or buts. But it also makes IBS symptoms worse than during other times . . . Read more → Menstruation and IBS |
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