IBS

IBS Research
Attention IBS Sufferers Ideon a health research company is conducting a series of 30 1 on 1 interviews with current people suffering with IBS. We are testing new advertising concepts for an over-the-counter digestive probiotic product and we want to obtain feedback from people who suffer from IBS. The intervie... 24 Jul 2008 16:01

Regulatory T-cell numbers directly related to allergic response
This shouldn't come as a shock given that helminths raise regulatory T-cell numbers and areas with high helminth infection rates have almost no allergies. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080714155301.htm Researchers Identify Immune Cells That Block Allergic Reactions ScienceDaily (July 16, 20... 21 Jul 2008 15:08

HDAC inhibitors like butyrate reduce autoimmunity via IDO/tryptophan
While it shouldn't come as any surprise that butyrate and other HDAC inhibitors have potential against autoimmunity since they boost FoxP3 expression and regulatory T-cell numbers, this recent link to IDO is an interesting twist. IDO is indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase. It degrades tryptophan which is essential to... 20 Jul 2008 08:22

Other organs in the body & IBS
I don't know if any of you have realized it yet but it appears that if some organs in your body are not functioning properly they have a great impact on how your GI tract works. So please if you have not done so make sure you get the following organs checked and they are functioning properly through your doctor... 16 Jul 2008 10:57

Probiotics
Dear "Ball of Fire": Return advice: 1. Go have your burning balls treated by a urologist--they seem to be driving you crazy. 2. Realize that the biggest insult on a health forum is giving false information to sick people who need accurate information--try mustering some indignation over that., and stop actin... 11 Jul 2008 13:03

Almonds as prebiotics
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080627163121.htm Prebiotic Potential Of Almonds ScienceDaily (July 1, 2008) � Almonds, as well as being high in vitamin E and other minerals, are also thought to have other health benefits, such as reducing cholesterol. Recently published work by the Institute of... 13 Jul 2008 14:06

Ostomyland Main Support Chat Meeting Saturday 5th July
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... 5 Jul 2008 16:37

Heparanase and autoimmunity
I'm considering beta-glucuronidase therapy for my numerous allergies, so I've been researching the pathways that might be involved. Beta-glucuronidase and heparanase are on branches of the HIF-1a pathway recently discovered to be so important for gut integrity. While hunting, I stumbled on a paper linking hep... 28 Jun 2008 22:55

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The Disease Scam.
The Disease Scam. It works like this. Science is manipulated to ignore the obvious, case in point, ulcers, were once thought to be psychosomatic. Once scientest believed that ulcers were caused by an infection, and he was laughed at. History did prove him right. Now it seems that similar infections are b... 22 Jun 2008 21:25