Parasites

searching4hope

Do you have a good GI Doc?

What tests have you had done.


Parasites don't cause the symptoms of IBS.

"Diagnosis

Clinical Criteria for Diagnosis
In the absence of definitive diagnostic physical findings or biological markers, the diagnosis of IBS rests on physician’s recognition of classic clinical symptoms and the exclusion of other diseases. The presence of abdominal pain or discomfort is essential to the diagnosis of IBS.

"Stool testing for Ova and Parasites are generally of low yield (0-2%) and the outcome of therapy on symptoms of IBS in patients with parasites is unknown."


http://www.hopkins-gi.org/GDL_Disease.aspx?CurrentUDV=31&GDL_Cat_id=551CDCA7-A3C1-49E5-B6A0-C19DE1F94871&GDL_Disease_id=F5E21D6B-A88E-44F9-900F-7E295C50D38B

Colon cleanses are NOT recommended for IBS.

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I am not a doctor. All information I present is for educational purposes only and should not be subsituted for the advise of a qualified health care provider.

Please make sure you have your symptoms diagnosed by a medical practitioner or a doctor.

IBS_sucks

IBS hasn't been a diagnoses of exclusion for about 5 years. Read IBS 101 post.

"Which really means there are hundreds of things that it could be"

They have ruled out quite a bit already and it actually could be millions of things. But modern research has learned a lot within the last 10 years.

Parasites are an infection and IBS is not an infection.

So are we talking about IBS or parasite infections?

Doctors don't need to run hundreds of tests to diagnose IBS is most people, it can be accurately diagnosed, its just most people don't trust the IBS diagnoses in part because many don't understand how they do it, based on a specific cluster of symptoms, minus red flag symptoms.

"but if you find information on parasites and you feel that it matches your symptoms then you should really check into it"

I agree. And if you find information on IBS diagnoses that matches your symptoms then you should look into IBS.


IBS sucks, what parasites do you think you have or they have diagnosed you with?

This is another issue. The leading cause of misdiagnoses is self diagnoses.

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IBS Forum Moderator


I am not a doctor. All information I present is for educational purposes only and should not be subsituted for the advise of a qualified health care provider.

Please make sure you have your symptoms diagnosed by a medical practitioner or a doctor.

Peoples' first reaction to what causes IBS is usally foods, bacteria and infections. But its much more complicated actually.

The symptoms themselves seperate a lot of these conditions.

Internet parasite cleanes are usally a scam. Also if you do have IBS they can upset the bowel for a bunch of reasons.

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IBS Forum Moderator


I am not a doctor. All information I present is for educational purposes only and should not be subsituted for the advise of a qualified health care provider.

Please make sure you have your symptoms diagnosed by a medical practitioner or a doctor.