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Heather Van Vorous has added a link to For My Tummy

0 Comments Published by tummyblogger June 30th, 2007 in fiber, Blog, general, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome

This blog has carried a link to www.helpforibs.com, the Heather Van Vorous website, since we began. The key to her approach as well as ours is the simple strategy “If it hurts, don’t eat it!” Of course there is a lot of elaboration on that short phrase, in her constantly developing web site, and in […]

Letter to NSI (Nutraceuticals Sciences Institute) about Their Probiotics

0 Comments Published by tummyblogger June 29th, 2007 in Probiotics, general

As promised, I composed and sent a letter to NSI (www.gonsi.com) requesting more information about their probiotics, and specifically about the 200 studies they claim support claims about the value of probiotics. I used the contact form from their web site.
Apparently I fell asleep before actually posting it to ForMyTummy!
This is the letter, dated June […]

Constipation in a World without Zelnorm

1 Comment Published by tummyblogger May 1st, 2007 in Medical, general, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS-C

There are some standard medical responses to the report of constipation, that do not involve prescribing Zelnorm. Note that the following is a discussion of these standard responses particularly aimed at constipation. They do not address bloating or cramps or other problems, although making some diet and over-the-counter changes aimed at controlling constipation may ease […]

Self-diagnosis, IBS, and Bloating

0 Comments Published by tummyblogger April 25th, 2007 in Medical, general, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome

If you are female and have declared yourself to have IBS, perhaps because of family ties to someone with IBS, please read this.
If bloating is a major symptom, and non-specific abdominal discomfort is another symptom, please read about the symptom picture for ovarian cancer. The following helpful information about symptoms is from the Mayo Clinic […]

Soothing meals in wonderful prose

0 Comments Published by tummyblogger October 27th, 2006 in general, Food for IBS, IBS food

This is from “Today’s Word:Demulcent” MyWordaDay, Friday 10/27/06. Direct quote.
Origin:
Approximately 1750; from Latin, ‘demulcens,’ ‘demulcent-,’ present participle of ‘demulcere’: to soften, to soothe down (’de-’: de- + ‘mulcere’: to stroke, to soothe).
In action:
“When time becomes viscous, you can live forever. […]

Neat low-key IBS medical / drug site.

0 Comments Published by tummyblogger October 22nd, 2006 in Medical, general, IBS

Just this morning I came across an IBS site related to a specific drug that’s used by some, and prescribed by some doctors. I am not daying anything about the efficacy of the drug; I’m not a physician. Although I am a scientist, the site doesn’t have (much) scientific information.
What it *does* have is short, […]

Welcome to the For My Tummy Blog

0 Comments Published by tummyblogger September 15th, 2006 in Blog, general, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Well, the title starts us off. I want to explain, first, that “My,” as in “My Tummy,” is the generic “my” that Microsoft has given us, as in “My Documents,” “My Computer,” etc. In other words, “My” is all of us. That is, perhaps, all of us who have Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
So when I write about my own experience, I am hoping that what I say is general enough that

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