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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
Return of Zelnorm for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
0 Comments Published by tummyblogger July 31st, 2007 in Medical, Probiotics, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS therapy, IBS-C, Align, Digesting Information, ZelnormFor My Tummy’s IBS-News
If you have been checking the IBS news, on this blog you will see that the top items (in today’s news, July 31, 2007) are about Zelnorm.
FDA Approves Investigational New Drug Status for Zelnorm
The FDA has approved the very strictly controlled and limited use of Zelnorm for women (not men) under […]
Taking Align for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)-Week 3
0 Comments Published by tummyblogger July 30th, 2007 in Probiotics, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS therapy, IBS-C, IBS-D, Align, NSI ProbioticsInto the third week with Align
The state of my tummy is degrading a bit. I am thinking that Align offers less probiotic than the NSI 15-35 formula I had been taking.
What do I mean by “degrading?”
I am more sluggish–that is, constipated. Also, I have had something like four episodes of reflux in five days. I’ve “medicated up” with both Ranitidine 150 (Zantac ™ 150)) and Prilosec ™. That means that
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
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
PREbiotics plus PRObiotics = SYNbiotics for IBS
2 Comments Published by tummyblogger July 9th, 2007 in fiber, Probiotics, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS therapy, Align, Digesting Information, PrebioticsIt’s getting sexier by the minute!
The reason I have produced all the material below, about the role of PRObiotics and PREbiotics in IBS management, is to lay a foundation for discussion of Align ™, the new PRObiotic for IBS that has FDA approval and is supported by clinical trials. There is a lot of hype about Align ™ in the online community of people with IBS, and I want users
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.
Align - Delivery on Web Orders
0 Comments Published by tummyblogger June 27th, 2007 in Medical, Probiotics, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS therapy, IBS-C, IBS-D, AlignI am a great fan of ordering what I need for IBS on the web. Orders placed with the Help for IBS website, and from Amazon.com, are particularly fast to arrive. In contrast, according to this thread on the forums that now call themselves Self Help for IBs, the process of shipping Align–the new probiotic from Proctor & Gamble–is much slower. The thread is here.
Align Samples Ship Today
5 Comments Published by tummyblogger June 27th, 2007 in Medical, Probiotics, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS therapy, IBS-C, IBS-D, AlignCreating Buzz
I agreed, I believe, to receive free samples of Align, the Proctor & Gamble probiotic that’s currently showing up in ads on many web sites. It seems that personal blogs, such as ForMyTummy (this blog), Life in a Bathroom, and utenzi at Blogspot have received offers of free samples of Align. We are to take it and presumably report favorably on our blogs, or at least report