IBS

Arishtaphala for IBS
A friend of mine has sugffered with IBS for about 20 years and I have had it for about 4 years. She recently went to a Natural Medicine Doctor who put her on 2 caps of Arishtaphala in the morning and 2 at night. She is now on a maintenance dose of 1 tab in the morning and one at night and has her IBS completely und... 7 Oct 2005 20:29

IBS - Prostatitis - Epididymitis at 28 Help
First time ive posted my saga on here but am getting pretty desperate in finding an answer. Lets see if I can sum this up so you are not blindly reading pages and pages Fairly healthy in life had asthma when I was a kid but grew out of it and have allergies of which I was doing serum and rush treatment for bu... 7 Oct 2005 20:29

Glycerin suppositories irritate and burn
I have been using Fleet glycerin suppositories for several years as these help to regulate my bowels (one in the AM) and prevent bloating and discomfort throughout the day. This has also worked to reduce GERD symptoms. Recently the suppositories are burning to the point where a hemorrhoid that never gave me... 7 Oct 2005 20:29

could this be IBS?
I'm a 23 year old male, and my symptoms started a few months back. I will feel a slight pain/pressure/discomfort on the area of my anus/lower colon for a few days. The area is more sensitive to pressure, and may hurt slightly if pushed on in the right way. During this time, my bowel movements are more frequent a... 7 Oct 2005 20:29

Could this be IBS
I am a 31yo male in the uk. For several months now I have been experiencing unusual bowel movements. By this I mean that I can need to go to the toilet 3-5 times per day instead of once or twice. Sometimes I will experience mild diarrhea but often the bowel movements are just soft and easy, but more or less norma... 7 Oct 2005 20:29

Any help from probiotics?
Hi all, I recently learned about this study in which they examined how certain probiotics (Lactobacillus salivarius and Bifidobacterium infantis) help people with IBS. It turned out that B. infantis had a remarkable effect on the symptoms of IBS. Here's some more information on the study: http://www.ncbi.nlm... 7 Oct 2005 20:29

IBS and nicotine
My wife recently asked me if nicotine helps with IBS. I told her she was probably thinking about nictoine helping with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) not irritable bowel syndrome. Probably she was thinking about it because they used this as a plot device in the medical show "House". In fact, AFAIK, most doctors t... 7 Oct 2005 20:29

Need advice: C, Bloating, IBS, and Zelnorm
I have had significant gut problems for about 15 years now. Colonoscopies have revealed small apthous ulcers in the terminal ileum and large bowel at times and other times the colonoscopies have been normal. So, in one sense, I have Crohn's Disease, but most of my symptoms have been IBS type (mostly discomfort,... 7 Oct 2005 20:29

What does this sound like?
Since Feb I've had problems in my lower abdomen. It first it started in my lower left and feels like a dull to sometimes grinding, aching pain. My gastro suspected IBS which we already knew I have, but maybe IBD or diverticulosis. He ran test like blood/sed rate, stool/hemo, flexible sigmoid, and a ct scan. Eve... 7 Oct 2005 20:29

Easiest anti-inflammatories for GI
I need to take some anti-infalmmatories that are over-the-counter or prescription. I know that everybody's GI tract is different .... but are there any medications that are known to be easier on people that have Crohn's ielitis? Thank you. ... 7 Oct 2005 20:29