A study published in the June 2009 issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology evaluated the effectiveness of acupuncture for relieving IBS symptoms. According to the study abstract, a ... Read More

If you suffer from IBS-D, have you found that there certain foods that you know you must stay away from on bad days? My newest "Readers' Tips" article offers ... Read More

Let's face it - IBS isn't a feel-good public cause, like saving the seals or building a new wing on a children's hospital. But the only way that effective ... Read More

Did you know someone has recorded a song about IBS? Before I share the details, I must give credit where credit is due. Like a latecomer to a party, I ... Read More

As if IBS isn't bad enough on its own, the disorder is often associated with a variety of other physical symptoms, known officially as extra-intestinal symptoms. I frequently get ... Read More

Have you heard that the Nestle company has recalled its refrigerated cookie dough products? According to the FDA press release, these products carry the risk of e. Coli ... Read More

As the summer approaches, it is natural to start to firm up travel plans. Traveling with IBS presents a unique set of challenges. One solution to the fear ... Read More

My (admittedly a little spoiled) children just obtained the iPod Touch. What an amazing piece of electronics! Boredom has been relegated to the past as there always seems ... Read More

Although the connection between food and IBS is a subject that has been hotly debated, the situation is a little more clear-cut when it comes to the relationship between food ... Read More

A while back I blogged about the subject of triphala for diarrhea. If you have read my article "Triphala for Digestive Health", you know that I came to ... Read More

As a follow-up to its IBS Management Guidelines 2009, the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) has just published some online tools for IBS patients. The first is an "IBS ... Read More

A study recently published in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, suggests that overweight individuals are a risk for inadequate colonoscopies. The study looked at the effectiveness of bowel ... Read More

Many IBS sufferers find themselves very frustrated by the fact that their doctors have little to offer in terms of symptom relief. It is thus not surprising that they ... Read More

It has been many years since I first read the IBS cookbook "Eating for IBS" by Heather Van Vorous. In order to properly review the book for this ... Read More

As I mentioned last week, Digestive Disease Week (DDW) is underway in Chicago. During DDW, researchers are given an opportunity to discuss their research on digestive health. A ... Read More

For those of you who suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in addition to IBS, you may be interested to know about some groundbreaking work in terms of understanding and ... Read More

A few weeks ago, I discussed how a reader pointed me in the direction of cascara sagrada. My research into cascara, and the surprising findings, prompted me to ... Read More