Is it IBS or Celiac Disease?
Tuesday April 29, 2008
Celiac disease is a condition in which eating food containing a protein called gluten triggers an immune response that attacks the small intestine. When I first began learning about ... Read More
IBS on the Job
Saturday April 26, 2008
Imagine a workplace with private access to a luxury bathroom, perhaps one with a whirlpool bath and a flat-screen television. You could disappear for hours on end and no ... Read More
Bad News for SIBO
Wednesday April 23, 2008
A relatively new theory points to a condition called small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) as being a major contributor to IBS. Controversy has surrounded this theory (see Gut Bacteria ... Read More
Free IBS Social Networking Site
Monday April 21, 2008
Jeffrey Roberts, the President and Founder of the Irritable Bowel Syndrome Association, has just launched a free online social network for IBS sufferers called “My Irritable Bowel Syndrome”. Jeffrey ... Read More
What Is Your IBS IQ?
Saturday April 19, 2008
As we come toward the end of IBS Awareness Month, it is time to take stock as to how aware you are about IBS. To that purpose, I have ... Read More
Passover and IBS
Friday April 18, 2008
For all of you that observe Passover, I wish you a happy and healthy holiday. As IBS can be quite disruptive in terms of planning for and enjoying a ... Read More
Are You Telling?
Tuesday April 15, 2008
In honor of the halfway mark of IBS Awareness Month, I have designed a fun poll to find out which people in your life know about your struggles with IBS. ... Read More
Slippery Elm: The Soothing Supplement
Sunday April 13, 2008
With another prescription medication for IBS biting the dust (see No More Zelnorm), patients are once again forced to look for relief from the world of alternative medicine. Slippery ... Read More
Make Yourself Heard
Thursday April 10, 2008
As you may know, I am a big fan of the organization IFFGD because of what they do for the IBS cause. Last week, the IFFGD spearheaded a campaign ... Read More
Acupuncture for IBS?
Wednesday April 9, 2008
A small study was recently published which sought to begin to establish research-tested evidence for the effectiveness of acupuncture for IBS. The sample size was quite tiny: a ... Read More
No More Zelnorm
Saturday April 5, 2008
Sad news for patients who suffer from constipation predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS –C) and chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC). Novartis, the manufacturer of Zelnorm, has decided to terminate its ... Read More
Mild IBS
Wednesday April 2, 2008
In response to the information that I specialize in IBS, I often hear “Doesn’t everyone suffer from a little IBS?” This question was the inspiration behind my new article ... Read More