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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 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 Could lower abdominal pain and fatigue be linked? One of the most common places for IBS sufferers to get pain is in the lower abdomen (i.e. your lower belly). What a lot of people don’t realize is that the fatigue and weakness they feel could be connected to that pain. We’re going to discuss that, . . . Read more → Lower Abdominal Pain and Fatigue 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 Are your bowels oversensitive? For the last few years there has been a lot of discussion about yet another possible cause of IBS symptoms. It’s called visceral hypersensitivity or visceral hypersensitivity syndrome, and it’s part of something called “functional gastrointestinal disorders.” Whew! I try to keep things readable around here, but it looks like I’ll . . . Read more → Visceral Hypersensitivity Syndrome There’s more than one way to pass gas. I was reading some medical studies about trapped gas in the intestines cause IBS symptoms (oh, the things I do with my spare time). Apparently many symptoms of IBS are caused by trapped intestinal gas. Several studies conclude that people with IBS don’t pass gas the way . . . Read more → Trapped Gas and IBS Do you really need MORE GAS? I was wondering a while back if there was a link between IBS, soda, and trapped gas pains. I had read a science study that said trapped gas was one possible cause of IBS symptoms and bowel spasms. I had also read somewhere that chewing gum can cause a . . . Read more → IBS Soda and Trapped Gas 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 What it is – What causes it – What to do about it Chronic constipation is like regular constipation, but it keeps coming back. We’ll look at some of the reasons why in the causes section. First let’s have a look at what you’ve been dealing with. Constipation Symptoms Okay first you get all . . . Read more → Chronic Constipation |
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