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Sites by Individuals This is the newsgroup IBS FAQ by Laura Zurawski and Dr. Anthony Lembo. The Irritable Bowel Syndrome Self Help Group site is maintained by Jeffrey Roberts. Check out the bulletin board. Also a list of some books on IBS. The PaleoFood mailing list has collected many recipes. All have no grains, no gluten, no dairy. no beans/legumes, no refined sugar, or other Neolithic foods. Most would be acceptable for people on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, so these would be good for people with IBS. Heather Van Vorous has organized her pages into a comprehensive site Help For IBS.com. Still an essential guide for the newly diagnosed. Sophie has a personal website, IBS Tales, that she set up to archive people's IBS experiences. Dientamoeba Fragilis tells the story of how their IBS diagnosis turned out to really be the amoebic parasite Dientamoeba Fragilis. Then gets into how common bacterial/parasitic overgrowth for IBS patients, and mentions some studies. IBS Resource Center has information, online articles, FAQs, illustrations, descriptive links, books and reviews related to IBS. Put up by Peter Waite. L. M. Hale believes that IBS, and other disorders, are actually symptoms of one disease which he has called Abdominal Circulatory Disorder Syndrome. It is caused by inadequate flow of blood in the abdominal cavity which leaves the body unable to defend itself against the microorganisms always present in the digestive tract. HET Inversion Explained gives an overview of the recommended exercises. [now in archive.org] Someone has put up My Story of Living with IBS. It covers all the things they have tried over the years. The Gottschall Specific Carbohydrate Diet claims to chronic diarrhea and other intestinal disorders. The primary site is SCD Web Library. Another is SCDiet.com. Gluten is one of the foodstuffs completely removed in this diet. A page of links on this: The Gluten-Free Page. Most dairy is also removed. Only special yogurt is allowed. An annotated list of some sites on how to prepare food without dairy: The No Milk Page. Brett Saks, B.S., D.C. has a page The Adverse Effects of Wheat and Other Grains. Based on his clinical experiences. [now in archive.org] Eric Case has had IBS since he was 10. Here's his site: Eric's IBS Information Page. See the Help and Tips page. Tim Field has put up Bully OnLine which argues that workplace bullying causes stress and anxiety which can lead to IBS. Bill Taylor put up Welcome to Digestioninfo.com to help one gain a better understanding of digestion and it's problems. (Now at archive.org.) Aspartame (Nutrasweet) has IBS as possible symptoms. Important sites on the Net are: Mark Gold's - heavy in the technical stuff; and Dave Rietz' - extensive, including a list of links. Systemic Candida Albicans has many digestive symptoms that could be considered IBS. This page is a list of links: The Candida Page. Heather Van Vorous has the site Heather Cooks, where she tells about her cooking show in Seattle on digestive health.

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See what are the most popular items (updated hourly): Bestsellers in Books: Irritable Bowel Syndrome category.

Breaking the Vicious Cycle: Intestinal Health Through Diet by Elaine Gloria Gottschall is a diet that is more restrictive than gluten-free, and is used primarily by patients of inflammatory bowel diseases. No grains are allowed, so the book includes almond flour based recipes. A homemade low-lactose yogurt is part of the diet. There are way more than 200 reviews at Amazon and they average to 4+ stars.

Heather Van Vorous has written Eating for IBS: 175 Delicious, Nutritious, Low-Fat, Low-Residue Recipes to Stabilize the Touchiest Tummy. It contains dietary information for IBS, with eating and cooking strategies and recipes. Much of the information is at the author's site. [Kindle]

Controlling IBS the Drug-Free Way: A 10-Step Plan for Symptom Relief by Dr. Jeffrey M. Lackner offers a step-by-step approach (a 10-step plan) that anyone with IBS can easily follow to reduce symptoms without drugs or professional help. Worksheets, interactive exercises, self-assessment checklists, and diaries for tracking symptoms and trigger foods are included. Also included are up-to-date overviews of medications and dietary strategies. Only a couple reviews at Amazon, but they give it a perfect 5 star rating.

IBS--Free at Last! A Revolutionary, New Step-by-Step Method for Those Who Have Tried Everything. Control IBS Symptoms by Limiting FODMAPS Carbohydrates in Your Diet by Patsy Catsos MS. RD. Based on the latest research emerging from Australia, this diet plan is the first of its kind, written for U.S. consumers with IBS or fructose intolerance. It covers the chemistry of food with an emphasis on the various fermentable sugars and how they can create havoc in the digestive system for some, e.g. raffinose, lactose, fructose, sorbitol, starches, sulfur, inulin/FOS, caffeine, soluble/insoluble fiber. Includes: menus and a matching shopping list, label reading tips, lists of allowed foods, and tips for including all of your favorite foods in your diet. You can visit the author's web site and ask questions.

The New Eating Right for a Bad Gut: The Complete Nutritional Guide to Ileitis, Colitis, Crohn's Disease, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease by James Scala has a drug-free food and lifestyle program. Has step-by-step guidance on: Developing a personal-testing program, identifying "safe foods," fitness and stress-reduction techniques, and dietary and vitamin supplements.

The First Year: IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome): An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed by Heather Van Vorous helps the person identify their food triggers with an emphasis on severe reduction of insoluble fibers.

A New IBS Solution by Dr. Mark Pimentel believes that the "missing link" or root cause of most IBS symtoms can be attributed to an overgrowth of bacteria in the small intestine. The book presents a simple treatment protocol to resolve your IBS symptoms, and prevent their recurrence.

Gastrointestinal Health: The Proven Nutritional Program to Prevent, Cure, or Alleviate Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Ulcers, Gas, Constipation, Heartburn, and Many Other Digestive Disorders, Third Edition by Steven R. Peikin covers a lot of information about the process of digestion and how it works as well as a how to figure out what part of the digestive system is giving you symptoms. Includes a prescribed diet with recipes that is low protein, low fat, high fibre and low in sugar and refined foods. [Kindle]

Tell Me What to Eat If I Have Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Nutrition You Can Live With by Elaine Magee contains an updated review of all the possible causes of IBS, including hormones and certain medications. Also included are practical tips such as "The 5 Quickest Ways to 25 Grams of Fiber;" dozens of healthful, mouth-watering recipes; and practical supermarket and "eating out" advice. [Kindle]

The IBS Low-Starch Diet: Why Starchy Food May Be Hazardous to Your Health by Carol Sinclair is a revised edition. Her diet shows that a gradual reduction of starch can dramatically reduce pain in days, often to a point where drug usage is reduced and–in some cases–eliminated completely. Details of the discovery–along with case histories and a practical guide–are provided along with 200 delicious starch- and gluten-free recipes and a comprehensive guide to eating out.

Self Help Way To Treat Colitis and Other IBS Conditions, Second Edition by DeLamar Giddons tells which foods to avoid and which foods are ok. Basically he has you remove from the diet all sugar, fruit (because of fructose) and milk.

The Irritable Bowel Syndrome Solution: How It's Cured at the IBS Treatment Center by Stephen Wangen, the founder and Chief Medical Officer of the IBS Treatment Center. This book explains the 'normal' digestive process and problems that can arise in that system (like diarrhea and constipation). Then he describes the common medical approaches ('Treating the Symptoms, Ignoring the Cause') for 'IBS' symptoms. That section describes the typical journey of misdiagnoses and dead ends, which many celiacs take before getting a correct celiac disease diagnosis. Next he discusses the common causes of 'IBS' symptoms, which include celiac disease, food allergies and 'bugs' (such as bacteria imbalances, yeast and parasites). Finally he tells how he determines what causes a patient's symptoms and the appropriate treatment to eliminate those symptoms.

Recipes for IBS: Great-Tasting Recipes and Tips Customized for Your Symptoms (Healthy Living Cookbooks) by Ashley Koff. The diet is high in fruit, vegetables, beans and pulses, which the book argues will cure IBS-Diarrhea. The author uses real ingredients (instead of the processed foods that are on most supermarket shelves). These are ingredients you will have to go to a natural foods store to buy, or go online. The recipes extend beyond just bland foods, allowing the reader to eat a "normal" diet, such as comfort foods like macaroni and cheese and shepherd's pie, baked goods like brownies and pumpkin pie, as well as other sweets like ice cream and smoothies. The book features full-color illustrations, a color coding for symptoms, and patient testimonials. Reviews are mixed and average to 3 stars.

Healthy Cooking for IBS: 100 Delicious Recipes to Keep You Symptom Free by Sophie Braimbridge is a gorgeous publication with pictures and recipes of scrumptious foods; however, there is little genuine substance about IBS or helpful remedies. And the book features nothing but recipes using dairy, gluten (wheat) and even alcohol. These are three of the biggest triggers for IBS sufferers. The ratings are low. Do not buy.

Dynamic Diet: A Dietary Guide And Workbook For Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Ashkan Farhadi and Kelly Wyckoff is designed to improve your overall knowledge about various aspects of your diet in Irritable Bowel Syndrome and to help you explore your dietary choices to build your own diet that best suits your condition. Amazon reviewers consider this a must read and the book gets a perfect 5 star rating.

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The IBS Diet: Reduce Pain and Improve Disgestion the Natural Way (Eat to Beat) by Sarah Brewer offers 60 IBS-fighting recipes, and helps readers understand what irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is, why it happens, and ways to control its symptoms.

The IBS Starch-Free Diet: Over 200 Recipes To Relieve The Pain And Symptoms Of IBS by Carol Sinclair is about eliminating starch from your diet to eliminate the pain and symptoms of IBS. Also see the author's site.

A collection of grain-free cookbooks can be found on the GF Books page.

At Amazon you can find thousands of books with a search on Irritable Bowel Syndrome at Amazon.com.

• Study links intestinal bacteria to irritable bowel syndrome found that 78 percent of IBS patients have bacterial overgrowth in the small intestine.
• Bowels in an Uproar is an article by Melissa Hendricks that appeared in the April 1997 issue of Johns Hopkins Magazine.
• The NIDDK has a page on Constipation and IBS.
• U. of Iowa' Hospital has many topics relevant to IBS. I liked the Dietary Fructose Intolerance and Fructose-Reduced Diet Helps People with IBS Syndrome. Then they have the usual: Irritable bowel syndrome and Diarrhea and Constipation, and many more listed at Health Information Topics for Digestive System.
• St. Luke's Hospital has Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Diarrhea and Irregularity & Constipation.
• The UCLA Center for Neurovisceral Sciences and Women's Health has this page on What is a Functional Gastrointestinal Disorder?.

• The Wikipedia has a page on Irritable bowel syndrome.
• Links collected by the Open Directory Project Top: Health: Conditions and Diseases: Digestive Disorders: Intestinal: Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
• The American Gastroenterological Association has put up Irritable Bowel Syndrome in its patient section.
• The American College of Gastroenterology has a page on Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
• Rome II: The Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders is a group that is developing a consensus on symptom-based diagnostic criteria for functional GI disorders.
• The International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders has a Web Site. But more appropriate for here is their About Irritable Bowel Syndrome site.
• The Canadian Society of Intestinal Research has a long page on Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
• The IBS Network is a UK charity set up to help those with IBS.

• Sage Systems has a Comprehensive ELISA Allergy Test and Treatment for the Relief of Chronic Illness. See their page on Irritable Bowel Syndrome - IBS.
• The former medical director of Immuno Labs now has his own business at Dr. Braly's Allergy Relief, the Natural Way. The main site also sells a glutamine-based food allergy product. Also see IgG Delayed Food Allergy Testing discussion.
• Nutramed has a page on Irritable Bowel Syndrome describing their Alpha Nutrition Program that is designed to discover a new diet that reduces immediate symptoms and reduces the long-term risk of the digestive problem progressing toward more serious disease. Also see Food Allergy Center and celiac disease and many other pages.
• The Signet Diagnostic Corporation has LEAP® Test, a method of analyzing a patient's blood for detecting immunologic reactivity to foods, food additives, colorings, therapeutic herbs, and molds. It is part of a broader program for diagnosing and treating delayed food allergies. See discussion on "How it works".
• Genova Diagnostics has a page on Irritable bowel syndrome and the tests they recommend to help identify the underlying cause. Under the Great Smokies name their Intestinal Permeability Assessment became well known.
• One of the original outfits that does ELISA testing for food allergy/intolerance is in Fort Lauderdale. The parent company site Immuno Laboratories is oriented towards doctors. Then they have a site with some consumer information: Better Health USA Food Allergy Relief Center. Site discusses food sensitivities. But they do not sell to consumers. Uses ELISA IgG and IgA to test for more than a 100 foods.
• Meridian Valley Laboratory has a web-site listing their numerous test. They are best known for their ELISA food testing.
• AMTL Corporation has ALCAT serum tests for food and chemical sensitivites. It measures the blood cells' reactions to a foreign substance.
• And for those in the UK: York Nutritional Laboratory.

• Lotronex® (alosetron HCI) is a medication from Glaxo Wellcome for women who have IBS pain and whose main bowel symptom is diarrhea. It blocks the 5-HT3 (serotonin 3) receptor. For a discussion of the precise mechanism see FDA Approves Lotronex (alosetron) For Irritable Bowel Syndrome In Women. However, there have been problems and the drug is now under restricted marketing, to treat only women with severe diarrhea-predominant IBS. See Prescribing Program for LOTRONEX.
• CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service lists thousands of clinical trials taking place. Some are for IBS.

• On the "Usenet" IBS has its own newsgroup. It can be found at alt.support.ibs. If you can't find it just ask your provider to add it to the feed. This is a common type of request and will be granted. Discussion of the subject can also be found in the alt.support.crohns-colitis group.
• Jeffrey Roberts has IBS Self Help and support Group Forum as part of his site.
• HealthBoards.com has the Irritable Bowel Syndrome message board. This is the old one that you can only read past messages: IBS Message Board.
• The IBS Support Group of Southern California has set up a chat room for IBS sufferers. Your browser must be Java capable.
• Heather has Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Message Board. Also IBS Support.com is a forum to help people start a support group in their area.

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