Thanks Keriamon. Here's a link to a reflexology chart http://www.realenergyhealing.co.uk/images/reflexology-foot-chart.jpg I had a master work on my feet, and when he reached the red portions on that...
I'm the person Keriamon was talking of. The TCM technique I tried was moxibustion said to cure gut infections in places like hong kong. I did try moxibustion for about a month and for me it did work...
I checked it out and it was like $995aud for the ImuPro 300 test.. that's alot of money. But i'd do it in a jiffy if i thought it'd help me... maybe I should get an advance on a loan or rob a bank...
Hi Linda, read your postings on the ibsforums. I gave Caltrate 600 a go last year, it didn't seem to help all that much, so I stopped using it. Now i'm going overseas, and i'm giving it another shot....
Ahh thanks for explaining that to me Sarita. Well i've emailed the company and asked them if they need participants for a phase-III clinical trial....
wonder what the side effects of something like this could be? Can someone fill me on how NARI's work? Is it something like how Zyban worked with smokers?...
More info.. about DDP225 DDP225 is an oral noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor (NARI) and a weak 5HT3 receptor antagonist that Dynogen is developing for IBS-d. Noradrenaline and serotonin are...
This looks really promising for us IBS-D sufferers. 71pc response rate vs 25pc placebo... seems pretty effective. Wonder what the mechanics of it are....
As above, I had mine diagnosed with a hydrogen breath test ... Here's one i took for lactose http://www.irritablebowelsyndrome-info.com/images/hydrotest.gif Didn't scan the one i took for fructose,...
I believe Honey could make things alot worse, especially when you think that sibo can cause fructose intolerance (e.g. in my case) and honey is chock full of fructose....
Very true, it is quite possible the effect may be placebo... afterall the IBS group apparently is one of the top groups to respond positively to placebo, indicating the mind may have a large role in...
Hi Annabelle, From what I understand of moxibustion, it penetrates the ginger and is absorbed by the skin - and it enters through your lungs. In fact AA is used as a fumigant in chinese and indian...
Hi all, I thought i'd share my experience with a chinese remedy that was suggested to me by my father. I've postponed posting it until I had at least used it for a week, so being Friday over here in...
Sent you an email nst114. :)...
I'm a guy, please feel free to ask me anything....
XIFAXAN™ is the brand name for rifaximin. There's been alot of published journals lately about the benefits of Rifaximin on Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO). Unfortunately it's not been...
Quite surprised GI's always think it's unusual when an antibiotic like flagyl works... with all the literature about small intestine bacterial overgrowth and parasites being a possible cause for ibs...
Great to hear Sarita.. i'm so happy for you! Please keep us up to date with your process... at the moment i'm going through tests for D.Fragilis and B.Hominis (they've already tested and ruled out...
Hi dee007... I've had a similar experience, after taking an antibiotic (flagyl / metronizinade (??spelling) i was the best i felt in a long long time. So after talking to my doctor this week, he's...
It's highly embarrassing when it happens to you.. and guess what, it happened again to me, like as recently yesterday. Hows that for ironic. On the way to work, and couldn't find a bath room, luckily...
I've got one for you.. i've not made on a date ! We had japanese, then went for a stroll and then all the sudden, the sweat breaks out and i'm struggling to find a toilet... almost made it then, it...
Not to mention ice creams (nooooooo.... ). Are you planning on getting a fructose test to confirm this?...
Today was horrible for me too. Counted about 10 times today... and like everyone else here, i thought i had no more left in me, and it was all watery (just like the lax they give you before the...
Cipro, Rifaximin, there's a few more but i can't remember which class they were, are all used to treat traveller's diahrea. I believe they're currently on the Aust Pharmaceutical's Benefit's (PBS),...
This is the first time i've heard of D.fragilis, B.hominis. I stumbled upon this informative site about a nasty parasite that causes IBS symptoms....
Very interesting recent article. Traveller's diarrhea can have lasting consequences December 07, 2006 Source :...
Thanks Keriamon. I've tried probiotics, doesn't appear to help. And i've taken Caltrate 600 w/ Vit D, and that didn't help with the loose stools either. However, at one stage, i did ask my doctor to...
Hiya brothers and sisters, I took a hydrogen breath test for Fructose Malabsorbtion in early December 06, and the results came back positive. After about 2 hours i started to produce immense amounts...
How you going now with your fructose free diet starjasmine? Reason i ask was i was diagnosed with fructose malabsorbtion (confirmed via a hydrogen breath test), and i'm about to begin a fructose free...
Car magazines, the newspaper, and even surf the net sometimes *no not right this moment LOL*...
Definately second huggies! :) You really appreciated it's softness during colonscopy prep....
I usually have a soy mixed cake (from asian grocery stores), some cereal and green tea. I've found it has made some difference to my bm's....
Great to have you back... hope you enjoyed your honeymoon :)...
Shelly.. great to hear you've got yours under control. Can you tell me what the powder solution you tried was? Mine began because of anxiety also i believe... that's just my personality, i've always...
I've had to cut down on caffeine especially cappucinos. I usually have short blacks now.. it's better to take a small hit of caffeine than have something like a muggacino. Also I generally tolerate...
Have you been tested for small intestine bacterial overgrowth?...
Hi Turby... wow 15 years that's along time, what sort of tests have you had done before? Sure you would've had a colonoscopy etc to get your IBS diagnosis, but have you done other things such as a...
Say jhmom, can you tell me what your gluten free diet consists of normally? I might give this a shot....
Congratulations! I'm so happy for you!...
Sorry to go off topic, but i've recently taken Cipro.. for 7 days, and for the first 5 days i was back to normal. Then after i stopped taking them again i had bad D all over again. I wasn't on any...
Ahh thank you .. i see it now. I understood that carbonated drinks are bad for you in general, i've cut coke and other fizzy stuff completely from my diet. As a teenager i'd drink heaps of that...
Congratulations, i'm really happy to hear that! I'm about to get a fructose intolerance test as suggested by my GP, right now i'm trying out cipro (antibiotic medication), hopefully things will go...
Hiya, Could you elaborate what this "potential cure" is? I'm confused, is there a link or something?...
Hi cindy. I'm in a similar position, i've got the severe d undercontrol but my stools are still loose as. Try taking some calcium before meals (e.g. caltrate 600d) and a fair bit of soluble fiber...
Just did a bit of research. B. Infantis is sold as Bifantis, and distributed under the label Align (from the people who brought you metamucil proctor and gamble). Trying to get a hold of some in...
I damn sure will. I suspect I'll be underweight, as my mother was malnourished as a refugee when she gave birth to me....
Study confirms IBS linked to more diseases By ANNE DECECCO UPI Correspondent WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- A new study confirms previous findings that irritable bowel syndrome is linked to...
Haven't read anything linking IBS before, so this was pretty interesting news to me. http://www.bounty.com/News.aspx?Article=17707713 IBS linked with low birth weight 28th Sep 2006 Irritable bowel...
Very interesting indeed. Thanks for posting that. Any idea where we can get Probiotic B. infantis 35625?...
All I can say is well done Shelly. I remember you posting ages ago about your stress, and that it could be a factor. I'm glad you're feeling so much better and a normal BM is nothing to sneeze at....