Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a very common condition, but in some ways it is still a mystery. There are many different theories about what causes the syndrome, and different doctors will give you different reasons for your illness – anything from stress to bad bacteria to food intolerance. And once you have been diagnosed, there is no set form of treatment – instead, sufferers tend to try two or three supplements or therapies to find a combination that works for them. IBS is clearly ... Author: Sophie Lee CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE It is estimated that 80% of all deaths in the United States can be delayed and you have the power to DO IT! The leading killers to the American population are heart disease, diabetes, and obesity is all avoidable. These health problems and other serious health conditions including; allergies, depression, poor digestion, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, fatigue, anxiety and many more have a direct link to our diets and nutritional intake. By measuring your saliva pH at home you can ... Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) refers to a chronic intestinal disorder marked by recurring symptoms of abdominal pain and alteration of bowel habit. Nutritional influences on this syndrome are due primarily to the effects of macronutrients as well as to idiosyncratic reactions to specific foods. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dietary Fat Fat is the major dietary stimulant of the gastrocolonic response. (1) Patients have an exaggerated and prolonged release of cholecystokinin followi ... ~Celiac Disease~ Celiac Disease is a disorder caused by an intolerance to gluten, or similar proteins in wheat, oats, barley and rye. It is estimated that celiac disease affects 20% of Americans. This digestive disease causes damage to the mucous lining of the intestine whenever food products are consumed that contain gluten. Celiac disease impairs the body's ability to absorb nutrients, which can cause serious problems because of the loss of vitamins and minerals, resulting in malnutriti ... Author: Patricia Valle CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE Cybill Shepherd has revealed that she suffers from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The star of Moonlighting and Taxi Driver says that she has struggled with her symptoms for many years, and is now hoping to raise awareness of IBS and encourage sufferers to talk more openly with their doctors. She says: “For years I have been battling recurring constipation, abdominal pain and bloating. Go ahead and laugh. We laugh because we're embarrassed. In order for us to get relief, we have to talk a ... Author: Sophie Lee CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE A working understanding of temperament styles (personality types) will have a profound impact on the way you perceive yourself and will greatly enhance all of your relationships. If you are a salesperson, this information will significantly increase your sales effectiveness by enabling you to build trust and rapport quickly with your prospects and customers. Business owners and managers find this knowledge invaluable. It can improve the way you supervise your employees and allow you to recruit m ... Author: John Boe CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE Family physicians frequently see patients who have abdominal pain and altered bowel habits. It is a challenge to properly evaluate these patients and differentiate between irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and life-threatening illnesses of the gastrointestinal tract. IBS is one of the most common chronic gastrointestinal illnesses. IBS traditionally has been a diagnosis of exclusion, based on history, physical examination, and a negative battery of diagnostic studies. There are no structur ... Doctor, Why Can’t I Loose Weight and by the Way Why Do I Feel Sick? This the number one question heard in my office and in physicians’ offices throughout America. There is a strong relationship between weight gain, difficulty in loosing weight and feeling sick. Candida Albicans, an opportunistic fungus, is often the link between weight gain, feeling ill and the difficulties people have with loosing weight. Focusing on removing Candida Albicans from the body rewards the diet ... Mention flatulence or intestinal gas, and you’re bound to get a chuckle. But for more than 44 million Americans, it is a serious concern. The odor associated with excessive flatulence can be so embarrassing that it prevents people from traveling and enjoying normal social interactions. People like Jane Simoson, 39, can travel with confidence this holiday season due to her Flat-D Chair Pad. Jane is one of 44 million people in the US that are afflicted with IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) and o ... Author: Frank Morosky CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE This compilation of information is Copyright 2005 by http://www.organicgreens.us and Loring Windblad. This article may be freely copied and used on other web sites only if it is copied complete with all links and text, including this header, intact and unchanged except for minor improvements such as misspellings and typos. When considering an enzyme product, think about WHY you want to use enzymes and what goals you would like to achieve. The following products have been found beneficial ... Author: Loring A. Windblad CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE Q For a few years now I have had to deal with abdominal pain, gas, bloating, diarrhea and/or constipation. I'm 45 years old, and I've had this condition for the past two years. I really don't know if certain foods aggravate the condition because the discomfort just seems to occur without warning. What could be my problem? A.W., Phoenix A Abdominal problems could result because of a variety of reasons, but your description appears to indicate irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), which is a ch ... Twenty-one patients with irritable bowel syndrome followed a strict elimination diet, consisting of a single meat, a single fruit, and distilled or spring water, for one week. Symptoms disappeared in 14 of the 21 patients. Subsequently, individual food challenges identified the following symptom-evoking foods (number of cases in parentheses): wheat (9), corn (5), dairy products (4), coffee (4), tea (3), citrus fruits (2). Jejunal biopsies were normal in all nine cases of wheat intolerance, in ... IT'S 2005, AND WE'LL TALK about anything. From fetishes to toenail fungus, maximum frankness pervades chat shows and chat rooms. Yet only about half of Americans with irritable bowel syndrome discuss their symptoms with their doctors, says gastroenterologist G. Richard Locke, M.D., professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minn. When they do, it's because the constipation, diarrhea, or pain has gotten so disruptive that it's affecting their ability to function ... Word count: 879 ***Permissions*** You have permission to publish this article in its entirety electronically, in print, in your ebook, or on your web site, free of charge as long as no changes to the content are made and you include my byline, copyright, and resource box. Please notify me of publication by sending an email with a copy of your publication to: mailto:DrRackner@medicalbridges.com Thanks! ===Article Follows=== Healing Through Stories ... Author: Vicki Rackner MD CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE Most of us know all about daydreaming or zoning out. It is that unique moment in time when we lose all connection to whatever is going on around us. We may be present physically but we feel as though we are millions of miles away. That is an example of naturally occurring subconscious thought and hypnosis is the simple process of enabling it to occur. The subconscious mind is a complex and powerful place. It is where all of our values, beliefs, habits and patterns reside. It is also our ... Author: Paul Gustafson RN BSN CH CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a chronic gastro-intestinal (GI) condition with no known cause or cure. It causes the GI tract to move too quickly (hypermotility) or too slowly (hypomotility) and the resulting symptoms include any one or a combination of the following: diarrhea, constipation, cramping, gas, pain or bloating. Symptoms usually run in cycles lasting for days, months or years. IBS can be disabling making sufferers feel like prisoners in their own home. IBS affects 35 million A ... Author: Paul Gustafson, RN, BSN, CH CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE A GROWING NUMBER of African-Americans--especially women--are being diagnosed with the gastrointestinal disorder known as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Doctors say about 15 percent of African-American women who complain of abdominal pain have been diagnosed with the disease, which is characterized by severe cramping and diarrhea, or bloating and constipation. Overall IBS affects up to 20 percent of the population, according to the International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestina ... Your doctor tells you your stomach problems are from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). So he treats (or mistreats) you for your symptoms when in fact you don't have IBS. What your doctor may have missed is that you have a little known condition, celiac disease, and you don't have to suffer anymore because relief of your problems is only a change of diet away. The National Institute of Health, estimates that over three million Americans have undiagnosed celiac disease. Why so many? Because o ... Author: Peter Berlin CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE A GROWING NUMBER of African-Americans--especially women--are being diagnosed with the gastrointestinal disorder known as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Doctors say about 15 percent of African-American women who complain of abdominal pain have been diagnosed with the disease, which is characterized by severe cramping and diarrhea, or bloating and constipation. Overall IBS affects up to 20 percent of the population, according to the International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestina ... Human beings need relationships. Your relationships, past, present, personal or professional, represent a major source of stress in your life. Chronic stress causes breakdown of your immune system. This leads to many emotional and physical disorders including heart disease, fibromyalgia, cancer, ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome, and depression. You can manage your stress many ways. Stress management strategies include deep breathing, relaxation exercises, physical exercise, meditation, an ... Author: Pat Swan, MS, Life and Relationship Coach CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE Q For a few years now I have had to deal with abdominal pain, gas, bloating, diarrhea and/or constipation. I'm 45 years old, and I've had this condition for the past two years. I really don't know if certain foods aggravate the condition because the discomfort just seems to occur without warning. What could be my problem? A.W., Phoenix A Abdominal problems could result because of a variety of reasons, but your description appears to indicate irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), which is a ch ... Keywords: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Chinese medicine, Chinese herbal medicine, gastroenterology, constipation, diarrhea ********** Irritable bowel syndrome is a common research topic for clinical trials in the People's Republic of China, at least every other Chinese medical journal contains a report on a recent IBS RCT. Below are abstracts of some of the more recently published Chinese medical research on this common condition. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Study 1: "Th ... Abstract Irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease are two diseases of the intestinal tract. They share some common symptoms such as pain and discomfort among other issues. While IBS has usually been characterized as a functional disease or syndrome with a diagnosis made on a cluster of symptoms in the absence of notable structural abnormalities, IBD is a very similar disorder, at least with a cursory review of symptoms. However, IBD does differ in that it is a collection ... "They All Laughed When We Went To A Hypnotherapist … Until Our IBS Went Away!" I know YOU might find this almost impossible to believe, but it’s 100% true! If you are interested in getting rid of the abdominal pain, bloating, constipation and diarrhoea of IBS safely ... finally enjoying life with all the energy and enthusiasm of a 3 year old ... then this is going to be the most important article you’re going to read. Here’s why: In the next few minutes ... you’ll discover the ke ... Author: Adam Szmerling CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE All my experience watching people "get" and overcome cancer can be boiled down into one sentence: What we put in our mouth causes and reverses all degenerative diseases. All of them can be avoided and overcome by correcting what we put in our mouth (just another way of saying the same thing). DIET So, first things first. Detoxify your body and avoid cancer (and all other degenerative diseases) by fixing your diet. Stop eating processed food (hydrolized this and ... Author: Bill Henderson CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE To help my irritable bowel, I started following a diet of no dairy and no wheat on the advice of a local naturopath. For almost a year, I drank soymilk and ate no wheat whatsoever--and it worked. But about three months ago, the bloating and the constipation returned. Now I'm wondering if the soymilk has become a problem. How can I get my digestive system back in balance? In cases like this, it's often my preference to use traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). TCM may offer relief to some ... |