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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? 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 Find out how the giardia parasite might cause you permanent damage! Giardia diarrhea is caused by a parasite called giardia intestinalis, or giardia lamblia. Recent studies show that people who get a giardia infection can later develop chronic bowel symptoms, such as diarrhea, constipation, cramps, etc. Sound familiar? I wrote on another page about how certain kinds . . . Read more → Giardia Diarrhea and IBS First you get sick, then you get IBS… Many researchers have studied post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome as one of the main ways of getting IBS. The theory is that having an intense infection causing diarrhea, can damage the bowel or the nerves of the bowel. One trouble is that it’s hard to remember if you . . . Read more → Post-Infectious IBS Is this “health food” hurting your health? Soy sensitivity (also called soy intolerance) affects many people. Most people don’t even know what soy is. Yet many people suffer from the effects soy has on their digestive tract. Many people have a soy sensitivity and don’t even know it. Soy is in all kinds of foods either . . . Read more → Soy Sensitivity Could coffee be part of your morning diarrhea problems? In the United States, coffee is the wake up beverage for most people. However, coffee can stimulate sensitive bowels and cause diarrhea. Many other countries wake up to tea first thing. Since caffeine is the main reason coffee causes diarrhea, there is probably a strong link . . . Read more → Coffee and Diarrhea Drunk, angry bowels strike back! Alcohol and diarrhea often go together, particularly if you are suffering from irritable bowel syndrome. Alcohol irritates the digestive tract in general, and if you have sensitive bowels, well, let’s just say that instead of “driving the porcelain bus”, you may be riding it. :( Since many people don’t even . . . Read more → Alcohol and Diarrhea Peristalsis is an important part of digestion. It’s how food gets: down your throat… through your stomach… through your small intestine then… through your large intestine… to it’s final destination the rectum (before exiting out the back door ;). Peristalsis or “peristaltic action” is what moves food through your entire digestive tract. When things go . . . Read more → What is Peristalsis, and Why Should I Care? Do you have IBS pain and cramping? Find out why, what you can do to ease the pain. Belly pain is one of the main symptoms of IBS. Here are the gory details. . . . Read more → IBS Pain and Cramping… Things That Help Chronic diarrhea is diarrhea doesn’t go away, or that keeps coming back. It’s different from the diarrhea you get with something like “the stomach flu.” The stomach flu (doctors call it gastroenteritis) is caused by a virus or bacteria. The stomach flu lasts from 1 to 10 days, depending on what’s causing it. You should contact . . . Read more → Chronic Diarrhea is Not the Stomach Flu |
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