IBS

IBS and the liver connection.
IBS and the liver connection. The liver, the largest internal organ, does two important things, it filters the blood and creates a great many 'enzymes' in bile to help in the digestive system. Well can you figure it out... A diseased liver can cause many things....including symptoms that may be labelled as ... 6 Apr 2008 08:46

Potential benefits of cathelicidin (vitamin D3) vs. sinusitis
Laryngoscope. 2008 Jan 30; [Epub ahead of print] � An Antimicrobial Peptide Modulates Epithelial Responses to Bacterial Products. Vonk MJ, Hiemstra PS, Grote JJ. From the departments of Otorhinolaryngology (m.j.v., j.j.g.) and Pulmonology (p.s.h.), Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, ... 5 Apr 2008 20:32

Review article on widespread Vitamin D3 deficiency
Altern Med Rev. 2008 Mar;13(1):6-20. � Use of vitamin D in clinical practice. Cannell JJ, Hollis BW. Director, Vitamin D Council. Correspondence address: 9100 San Gregorio Road, Atascadero, CA 93422. The recent discovery - from a meta-analysis of 18 randomized controlled trials - that supplemental cholecal... 5 Apr 2008 20:32

What works for pain?
I have diarrhea dominant IBS. I cant find anything to help with the bad stomach pain. Have used Levsin and Donnatal, pepto bismol, motrin. peppermint oil capsules. Is Pepto bad to take,seems to make it worse. Any suggestions? ... 5 Apr 2008 18:50

Mechanisms of protection against autoimmunity by alternate day fasting
Recently, two different results have indicated why intermittent fasting (aka alternate day fasting) can be so effective for autoimmune disorders. It reduces T cells in humans and now we have evidence from animal research it may also reduce B cell counts. B cells produce the antibodies that T cells attack (alt... 4 Apr 2008 21:20

Creating 'diseases' that are incurable is good business.
Creating 'diseases' that are incurable is good business. Problem today, is that it appears we have created a 'disease industry' much like the military complex that profits from war. Seems 'specialists' are more about telling you that you have a disease, with no cause and no cure ? What kind of ignorance have... 4 Apr 2008 00:47

Online IBS Study
Hi everyone! I wanted to let you know, in case you are interested, that Boston Medical Center is doing an online study about writing and Irritable Bowel Syndrome. The entire study is completed online and involves: - Writing for 30 minutes a day for 4 days - Completing questionnaires - Compensation is provided ... 1 Apr 2008 12:20

Ostomyland Main Support Chat Meeting Saturday 2nd February
Main Chat is Saturday 8pm UK Time which is 3pm EST ish. Have you been told you need an ostomy (colostomy/ileostomy/urostomy) to deal with your condition? Maybe you have already had this surgery and are coping with it? Or maybe a loved one is dealing with this and you want to support them? We are an ostomy sup... 2 Feb 2008 11:20

Finding Toilets
For those of you in Australia that find it hard to find a public toilet especially when travelling. Take a look at http://www.toiletmap.gov.au/default.aspx also there is another idea that is just starting at http://www.scia.org.au/News/scia/mlak this just might make it easier for those of us that require to... 1 Feb 2008 01:06

Cobalt for leaky gut syndrome (followup to an article in the Crohn's group)
alt.support.sinusitis, sci.med.immunology, sci.med.cannabis, bionet.immunology In article <1200646051.498574(a)angel.amnet.net.au>, Simon Scott <scotty_nospam(a)amnet.net.au> wrote: On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:43:46 -0800, zumone2002 wrote: "Under normal conditions our gastro-intestinal tract is lined w... 29 Jan 2008 02:05