Search Results for 'IBS and Prebiotics'
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 […]
Drs. Mehmet Oz and Michael Roizen on Oprah Radio
3 Comments Published by tummyblogger November 14th, 2007 in Probiotics, general, Digesting Information, SustenexSustenex ™ is a variant on Ganeden BC ^30 ™, a probiotic used also in the Digestive Advantage ™ line of products for IBS, IBS-C, Crohn’s Disease, and Lactose Intolerance.
Sustenex, however, is marketed as a health-promotion product, rather than as a health-improvement product like the Digestive Advantage line. I cannot find out from the […]
Irritable Bowel Syndrome: 7 Diet Principles
2 Comments Published by tummyblogger October 11th, 2007 in fiber, Probiotics, Soy Products, Prebiotics, IBS DietIntroduction
I would like to clarify the underlying principles to the IBS food recommendations that I make on ForMyTummy (FMT). When I first started ForMyTummy.com, over a year ago, I thought the principles were the same as, or similar to, those of Heather Van Vorous, of the HelpforIBS.com web site. Upon reflection, after a year of […]
Irritable Bowel Syndrome - What to Use Every Day?
4 Comments Published by tummyblogger September 30th, 2007 in fiber, general, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS-D, FiberSure (tm), Heather's Organic Acacia Tummy Fiber (tm), Benefiber (tm), PrebioticsIn reviewing the questions that people ask search engines, and then get direct to this site, I am seeing a lot of “is it ok to take xyz every day.” The answers are sprinkled through this site, so I wonder whether people find what they are looking for.
In this post I review some of the […]
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 […]
“Is Soy Yogurt Good for IBS?”
1 Comment Published by tummyblogger August 17th, 2007 in Probiotics, IBS food, Soy Products, Prebiotics, Dannon Activia YogurtOne-Way Dialog
One way to have a dialog with readers of this blog is to look for the questions people are entering into search engines, where the search engine decides ForMyTummy has something to say on the question. Sometimes I doubt that the questioner found an answer here. When I answer these questions, it’s after the […]
Benefiber for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
0 Comments Published by tummyblogger August 10th, 2007 in fiber, Amazon, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Benefiber (tm), PrebioticsBenefiber in the Past
In reviewing the statistics for this growing blog, I notice that one of the most frequently used keywords is Benefiber. I imagine that people are checking out whether Benefiber is a good choice for a soluble fiber. Indeed, there used to be three soluble fibers on the market that I could recommend; […]
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 […]
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
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
PREbiotics 102 - Summary of IBS-related Readings
0 Comments Published by tummyblogger July 9th, 2007 in fiber, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS therapy, Digesting Information, PrebioticsBriefly, it’s important to know what PREbiotics are–essentially, they are the kind of soluble fiber that stays in the gut without being digested. Because of that, they reach the large intestine and colon. And because of that they preserve the good bugs/bacteria–the PRObiotics–that would otherwise be destroyed before reaching the large intestine, where they are […]
PREbiotics 102 The Irritable Bowel Syndrome Reading List
0 Comments Published by tummyblogger July 9th, 2007 in fiber, Probiotics, IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS therapy, Digesting Information, PrebioticsIf you can get past terms such as oligosaccharides–I bet you can–these two articles are recommended for understanding IBS.
PREbiotics
and
PREbiotic Substances
They are mashed up–summarized together–in the next post, above.