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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. Also Irritable Bowel Syndrome News.
• 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.
• ibslog is an online log about Laura Tanzer's trials and tribulations 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.
• 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
• 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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Educational Institutions

• 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. Also see index for other Digestive Diseases.
• Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center has a Center For Intestinal Dysfunction. But not much at the site.
• U. of Iowa' Virtual Hospital has many topics relevant to IBS. Split between providers and patients. Diarrhea. Also one on Constipation, and Digestive Disease - General.
• 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?.

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Student Health Centers

• U. of Rochester has a UHS page on IBS.
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome is from the Student Health Center at the University of Oregon.

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Associations/Organizations

• 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 Irritable Bowel Syndrome Association is an organization dedicated to helping everyone who suffers from IBS through patient support groups, treatment, accurate information and education.
• The American Gastroenterological Association has put up Irritable Bowel Syndrome in its public section. Also at another site they have put up a Medical Position Statement: IBS.
• 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 Support Group for Southern California in Los Angeles has a page telling of their meetings. Now meets in cyberspace.
• The IBS Network is a UK charity set up to help those with IBS.

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Commercial Sites

• The Innate Health Group has IBS Treatment Center in Seattle. Claims to be the first IBS Treatment Center in the country. Dr. Stephen Wangen, the founder, is also the author of The Irritable Bowel Syndrome Solution.
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): Examining New Findings and Treatments is an online program for Continuing Medical Education. It was funded by a drug company, so not surprisingly it finds the solution is drugs.
• MedicineNet has forum on IBS which includes links to many pages of information.
• Ask any question! is a site with volunteer experts that will answer your questions. It started on this page mostly MDs specializing in gastroenterology, now there are a couple patients and an RN.
• DrugVoice (a consumer research and marketing company) had an IBSVoice Survey for you to fill out. Now see the results. Also a panel discussion.
• WholeHealth Library Irritable Bowel Syndrome is from a network of complementary and alternative providers.
• A Doctor's Guide has an article Fermentation May Be At Root Of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
• The best page on this: Leaky Gut Syndromes: Breaking the Vicious Cycle.
• Dr. David Dahlman online... claims to have a nutritional solution to IBS. Purchase of articles for $10 includes some e-mail consultation.
• Cause Of IBS Still A Mystery Leading Some To Doubt Its Existence is about an article in The Lancet.
• A site called Healthtouch from Medical Strategies, Inc. has some articles from the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse on the IBS page below this menu.
• Proper Nutrition has posted the study Symptom reduction in Irritable Bowel Syndrome with pre-digested fish protein supplement. They sell this supplement.
• Colitis & Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Dr. Jerry Glenn Knox BA, DC (author of Love Thine Enemas & Heal Thyself) is an article from the Colon Therapy Journal.
• Julie Righter, MD, CGP is a Psychotherapist (covered by OHIP) in Toronto, Canada with a page on her Coping with Chronic Illness.
• Here is the transcript of a Mirkin Report (CBS Radio) of June 6, 1995 on IBS. Also see Lotronex to Treat Irritable Bowel Syndrome?. And another from November 27, 1999.
• Dr. Bob's Health Page (an osteopathic physician) has a section on IBS.
• The Gastroenterology Group of Naples (FL) has pages on IBS and Constipation.
• Wisconsin Data Laboratory, Ltd. has a page on symptoms and food allergies.
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome by a South Denver Gastroenterology group.
• The Center for Current Research has completed a search through current medical journals for new projects on IBS. From this, the Center has compiled a survey containing 100 summaries of recent clinical trials, including experimental treatments, psychological aspects, and dietary intervention. The cost is $9.95. You may order from the Center's website.
• The Mind Body Digestive Center is a husband and wife team in NYC specializing in IBS.
• Gastrointestinal Health has many transcripts on IBS. Scroll down to see them. You will need Real Player to see them.
• in full health has an online ordering for the products Seacure and Intestive which have been clinically proven to relieve the symptoms of IBS. A recent study showed 85% of participants experiencing significant reduction in symptoms using Intestive over a three month period.
• Remedyfind Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

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Testing

• 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. Test kits from York Nutritional Laboratories are used. See FoodSCAN which does not require a blood draw. The main site also sells a glutamine-based food allergy product. Also see IgG Delayed Food Allergy Testing discussion.
• Diagnosis of Food Allergy is a good overview of testing and immune responses.
• 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".
• Great Smokies Diagnostic Laboratory has pages on testing for many IBS related things. Here is the section on Gastroenterology.
• 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.

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Books

• 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. A book is for sale.
• Heather Van Vorous has Eating for IBS, an Irritable Bowel Syndrome Diet and Cookbook. It contains dietary information for IBS, with eating and cooking strategies and recipes. Much of the information is at the site.
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome Guides is a site put up by Amazon.com affiliate Peter Waite. I liked it better back when he was an associate and it was a simple book list with reviews.
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome & the Mind-Body/Brain-Gut Connection by William B. Salt II, M.D. An 8-Step, 12-Week Plan for Living a Healthy Life with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), another Functional Bowel Disorder or Colitis.
• The IBS Starch-Free Diet by Carol Sinclair. It is a book site about eliminating starch from your diet to eliminate the pain and symptoms of IBS.

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Alternative

• UK Register of IBS Therapists is a site offering hypnotherapy as a treatment for IBS - a register of practitioners, home treatment tapes etc.
• IBS Audio Program 100 is a home course in Hypnotherapy, clinically designed to alleviate your Irritable Bowel Syndrome symptoms.
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Chinese Medicine Perspective by Al Stone. Leads into Chinese medicine and then to an acupuncture and herbs site.
• Abstract on Comparative studies of the effectiveness of brief psychotherapy, acupuncture and papaverin therapy in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Over on their patients side Irritable Bowel Syndrome has diet recommendations.
• LifeMatters Magazine has a Freedom from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Online Class based on the principles of biofeedback and abdominal breathing.
• Hypnosis Can Ease Chronic IBS Pain reports on a study done in Britain.
• IBShypnosis.com up-to-date information on hypnosis treatment as an option for individuals with irritable bowel syndrome.
• Hypnotherapy & NLP to treat IBS claims symptoms of IBS are usually closely associated to 'stress/anxiety' and are treatable by hypnosis.
• Hypnotherapy to Treat IBS is from the About.com site.
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A TCM Perspective discusses IBS and Traditional Chinese Medicine.
• Advanced Acupuncture, Inc. has a page on Acupuncture Treatment On Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
• Eastern Medicine Offers Alternative IBS Treatments is an article by Kelli M. Donley.
• Larry McMahon, in Ireland, has a site peddling his Hypno-Training.
• Heather & Company has a page on Yoga for Digestive Health and IBS.

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Pharmaceuticals

• 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.

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Newsgroups/Discussion Groups

• 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 Group Bulletin Board as part of his site.
• HealthBoards.com has the Irritable Bowel Syndrom 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.
• IBS Self Help Group is a Yahoo! discussion club. Open all the time.
• 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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