IBS therapy Archive
IBS Treatment, IBS Treatments
0 Comments Published by tummyblogger November 15th, 2008 in IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS therapy, IBS Triggers, Digesting Information, Digestive Advantage - Constipation, IBS Diet, TreatmentOn formytummy.com, I’ve talked about probiotics and prebiotics, fiber in the diet, brand names of products that are helpful, or not, and most of all, diet as a treatment for IBS.
But what is “Treatment for IBS” in an overall sense? You have a diagnosis of IBS, fine. Well, actually, not so fine! To get […]
Costco Has Cheaper Align ™ Online — Or Do They?
2 Comments Published by tummyblogger August 27th, 2008 in Probiotics, IBS therapy, Align, Online sourcesThanks to Darlene, who wrote in a comment that she had found Align on the Costco website, for $24.99. The hitch is that they require you to purchase two packages at once. They also tack on a 5% surcharge for non-members. Then the shipping charge for standard shipping is 8.50. Here’s the total:
2 @ 24.99 […]
Align for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Review: Weeks 7 and 8
4 Comments Published by tummyblogger September 6th, 2007 in Probiotics, IBS, IBS therapy, IBS Triggers, Align, Heather's Organic Acacia Tummy Fiber (tm), Adjuncts, Digestive Advantage - IBSAgony of August–NOT
I finished the month of August without my annual bout of extreme IBS, either D or C, and credit the combination of IBS diet and the fact that I was taking the probiotic Align ™ for this amazing difference from the past “agony of August.”
Then, in the beginning of September, I had […]
Sixth Week of Taking Align ™ for IBS
0 Comments Published by tummyblogger August 23rd, 2007 in Probiotics, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS therapy, AlignMissing the Pill
This week would have been a very boring, more-of-the-same, post about Align. ™ It would have been, except that on Friday I forgot to take the day’s tablet of Align. It was my second week of taking Align using the 7-day blister packs that come in the new packaging.
Because I had, during this second week, gotten the days on the blister pack properly aligned (I couldn’t resist)
Glossary of Fiber Terms Used in Writing about Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
1 Comment Published by tummyblogger August 21st, 2007 in fiber, IBS therapy, FiberSure (tm), Heather's Organic Acacia Tummy Fiber (tm), Prebiotics, IBS Diet, IBS SymptomsTerminology Problems
The discussion about appropriate types of fiber in the therapy of Irritable Bowel Syndrome is hampered by a number of misconceptions about fiber. What has been holding me up in writing a simple Fiber 101b post, the second part of the primer on fiber, has been the need to explain several distinctions among types […]
False and True Conceptions about Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment
0 Comments Published by tummyblogger August 19th, 2007 in fiber, Probiotics, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS therapy, IBS Triggers, Digesting Information, Prebiotics, Adjuncts, IBS SymptomsThe following paragraph on Heather’s web site caught my eye:
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Supplements
Supplements for the dietary management of IBS can be unbelievably helpful for stabilizing digestion. This is particularly true when they’re used as one of the five key strategies for controlling Irritable Bowel Syndrome (proper diet, stress management, alternative therapies, and prescription medications […]
How Doctors Think about IBS
0 Comments Published by tummyblogger August 19th, 2007 in Medical, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS therapy, Digesting InformationIntroduction
I had a friend who helped me startup a counseling center.
He was a neurologist, who said something that really stayed with me. He said “When I see a patient for the first time, I know within five minutes what I’ll find on examination, and how I’ll treat the person. The rest is interaction–teaching and […]
Taking Align for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Week 5
5 Comments Published by tummyblogger August 16th, 2007 in Probiotics, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS therapy, AlignFifth Week–Packaging Issues
I’m into the second four-week sample of Align, the probiotic from Procter & Gamble that has a patented new strain of the “good bacteria.” The big news is that I can’t cope with the “days of the week” blister packaging! I just grabbed one and tore it open at the regular time in my day. It was a Wednesday, and I grabbed a Sunday or a Friday, so
Medicine and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
0 Comments Published by tummyblogger August 12th, 2007 in IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS therapy, Digesting Information, Adjuncts, Enteric Coated Peppermint“Medicine Has Dropped the Ball on IBS”
I recently read a letter of praise for the dietary method of managing IBS, which is a medically endorsed therapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). In the middle of his self-congratulation, he inserted a slam against “medicine” for not dealing with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).
The best we have are […]
Peppermint for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
4 Comments Published by tummyblogger August 9th, 2007 in Teas, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS therapy, Adjuncts, IBS SymptomsOne of what I call “adjuncts” to the therapy (not treatment, per se) of IBS is peppermint. Another is teas, which I’ve talked about before. This week’s Newsweek has a short article on the researched benefits of smelling peppermint, and, when it comes to IBS, ingesting peppermint. Here is the IBS part of the article:
One […]
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Is It All in Your Head?
2 Comments Published by tummyblogger August 8th, 2007 in IBS therapy, Digesting InformationThe Problem
In traveling the web I occasionally come across someone with IBS who is struggling with the idea the Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is “all in your head.” Then too there are the 50 or so articles I’ve seen that say that hypnosis, or cognitive therapy, or yoga, or […]
Taking Align for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Week 4
2 Comments Published by tummyblogger August 7th, 2007 in Probiotics, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS therapy, IBS Triggers, AlignToday
Today, I took the 28th Align, of the allotment for my first month on Align.
Today I was late for an appointment. I ate a hasty meal including kiwi fruit, and my ride was late, besides. I rushed into the building where we would meet,and into the slow-as-molasses elevator. As I fretted, I noticed that I expected, as all my life I have expected, that my tummy would feel knotted and