IBS-C Archive
IBS-C (Constipation) and Music
0 Comments Published by tummyblogger July 25th, 2007 in IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS therapy, IBS-C, Digesting Information, IBS Symptoms The last two lines of a dense article on the effects of music on gastric motility (motion) are intriguing, yet raise many questions.
Listening to enjoyable music increases the amplitude of gastric myoelectrical activity in healthy humans.
Music therapy may improve gastric motility and may be used to stimulate gastric emptying.
This is the source […]
Fiber for IBS - 101a
1 Comment Published by tummyblogger July 23rd, 2007 in fiber, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS therapy, IBS-C, IBS-D, FiberSure (tm), Heather's Organic Acacia Tummy Fiber (tm)Sometimes it seems so simple I take it for granted. There are two kinds of fiber for IBS. One is FiberSure ™, which is 100% inulin and is made from chicory. The other is Heather’s Organic Acacia Tummy Fiber ™, which is 100% acacia fiber, from the acacia gum tree.
These are the fibers that […]
IBS and Doctors
1 Comment Published by tummyblogger July 23rd, 2007 in Gastrocolic Reflex, Medical, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS therapy, IBS-C, IBS-D“The doctors don’t know what’s wrong with me, so they say it’s IBS.”
“I’m fed up with the doctors who keep sending me for tests and don’t seem to find out what’s wrong. They don’t know anything more than when they started and they don’t understand that I’m in pain.”
And I read many more similar complaints […]
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Two Rules
0 Comments Published by tummyblogger July 22nd, 2007 in fiber, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS therapy, IBS Triggers, IBS-C, IBS-D, Digesting Information, IBS Diet, IBS SymptomsThere are two important rules to remember in the self-help approach to IBS. You have made the important decision to take charge of what’s going on with your body, now that, hooray! the doctors and technicians have found none of the majors. You don’t have cancer. You don’t have Crohn’s Disease. You don’t have gall […]
Into Second Week on Align, IBS Probiotic
0 Comments Published by tummyblogger July 20th, 2007 in fiber, Probiotics, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS-C, IBS-D, AlignIn my second week of using Align for my IBS, there is not much to tell. I had 3 days of bloating and gas that subsided. Also, in those three days, I was as uncomfortable as six or eight months ago, before I started using any probiotic. During the first week I had more trouble with constipation than with my old NSI probiotic; IBS-C is my “normal” form of IBS
IBS Basics
2 Comments Published by tummyblogger July 18th, 2007 in Teas, fiber, Sweetener, Probiotics, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS therapy, IBS Triggers, IBS-C, IBS-D, Soy Products, FiberSure (tm), Heather's Organic Acacia Tummy Fiber (tm), Benefiber (tm), Digesting InformationIn this post I will try to outline the basics of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) therapy. The harsh truth is that there is no magic pill or potion. IBS is a condition rather than an illness. I know, when you are in the middle of the current round of bodily “wrongness” that is IBS, you […]
Konsyl Launches PRO plus PREbiotic IBS Package
0 Comments Published by tummyblogger July 15th, 2007 in fiber, Probiotics, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS therapy, IBS-C, IBS-D, PrebioticsThe following is a press release announcing that Konsyl has launched a combination of PRObiotics and PREbiotics especially for people with IBS. As regular readers know, I recently stressed that Align (for example) or NSI probiotics needed to be taken along with a PREbiotic such as Acacia fiber when managing your IBS.
I am not too thrilled with Konsyl’s choice of fibers. The combination approach–of inulin and psyllium fibers–does seem
Starting Align for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
8 Comments Published by tummyblogger July 13th, 2007 in Probiotics, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS therapy, IBS-C, IBS-D, Align, NSI ProbioticsThe following review of Align begins by examining the packaging, goes on to talk about starting to take Align, and concludes with an offer for a $5 discount Code for ordering Align on the web, plus a call for best suggestions for naming the 1 to 4 scale of reactions to Align.
Examining the Package
OK. We know that Align ™ shipped this reviewer’s first month’s supply in good time. It reached
Clinical Trials for IBS-C and IBS-D Investigational Drugs
1 Comment Published by tummyblogger July 9th, 2007 in Medical, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS-C, IBS-DThere is a nationwide progams of clinical trials for investigational drugs to treat Irritable Bowel Syndrome. As far as I know, they are unrelated studies. Contact information for the IBS-D Study is via website, and you get to choose a (fairly) nearby location. Here is the website.
For the IBS-C study, there is a phone […]
Recommended Reading on PRObiotics and PREbiotics for IBS
0 Comments Published by tummyblogger July 8th, 2007 in fiber, Probiotics, general, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS-C, FiberSure (tm), Heather's Organic Acacia Tummy Fiber (tm)I am recommending the Proceedings of a Symposium on PREbiotics and PRObiotics. It is information that documents the helpful effects of PREbiotics such as FiberSure (Inulin) and Levan, though it doesn’t mention Acacia, which is a more complete fructo-oligo-saccharide (FOS), and is known for its use in the management of IBS. The language is sometimes technical, but you can also glean a lot from the Abstracts at the beginning
Align Arrives, a Probiotic for IBS
2 Comments Published by tummyblogger July 3rd, 2007 in Probiotics, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS therapy, IBS-C, IBS-D, AlignWhen I got home today [July 2nd] and picked up my mail, the package with the free sample of Align had arrived. Now to check with my doctor about changing from my usual probiotic to Align, for managing my IBS.
Comparison Table of Fiber for Managing IBS - FiberSure & Acacia Tummy Fiber
0 Comments Published by tummyblogger July 1st, 2007 in fiber, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS therapy, IBS-C, IBS-D, FiberSure (tm), Heather's Organic Acacia Tummy Fiber (tm)I made a comparison table as part of a long post titled “OK to Use FiberSure Every Day?” In the table, measurements using a set of measuring spoons were compared between FiberSure ™ and Heather’s Organic Acacia Tummy Fiber ™. I couldn’t find a way to format it for that post, so here it is […]