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Betty’s Personal Story- “Know that you are not alone” Hello; I am a 69 year old woman who when I was just 18 years old I had a Duodenal Ulcer. The doctors did not know then that a Duodenal Ulcer could be caused by bacteria. My ulcer was. It was caused by H-Pylori. Never knew […]
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My Son’s Personal Story: Mother and Son became a team! While the topic of IBS is rather personal in nature sharing my son’s story here is the hope it will help someone else out there so they don’t experience the same added conditions. Early symptoms were directly correlated to stressful events with a change in […]
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Anonymous Personal Story: Managing IBS Post-Pregnancy with Probiotics Im a college student, Im a female, Im 20 years old. I got IBS shortly after I delivered my first baby, before that I never had any problems. My sister also got it after her first child and she has it acting up again since shes pregnant […]
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Kolja’s Personal Story: Developing IBS-D After Food Poisoning My story: Yes. I have either functional diarrhoea or indeed IBS-D. Several gastroenterologists that I had wound up going to seem to be ‘fence-sitting‘ on this one. Something; IBS, others unexplained diarrhoea, and one gastroenterologist thought Munchausen Syndrome, as to play ‘hookie’ (skipping school). Point is, that […]
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Anonymous Personal Story: Managing IBS I’m 40 and was diagnosed with IBS in my mid-20s, after several years of suffering. Anyone who’s reading this & is losing hope or feeling frustrated & alone — I’m here to say that managing & treating IBS is possible! In my 20s, life was terrible; my stomach constantly hurt […]
How does the Hydrogen breath test work? The hydrogen breath test measures the amount of hydrogen in a person’s breath. Very little hydrogen is normally detectable. However, undigested lactose (milk protein) or fructose (sugar) in the colon or small intestine is fermented by bacteria and produces various gases, including hydrogen. The hydrogen is absorbed from […]
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Anonymous Personal Story: SIBO- “7 years of pain or discomfort gone!” I hope someone reads this and it helps! 7 years of pain or discomfort gone! Nothing worked. I was tested positive for Small Intestinal Bacteria Overgrowth which mimics reflux. They gave me Xifaxan which helped but didn’t take away the upper abdomen bloating and […]
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Anonymous Personal Story: SIBO- “7 years of pain or discomfort gone!” I hope someone reads this and it helps! 7 years of pain or discomfort gone! Nothing worked. I was tested positive for Small Intestinal Bacteria Overgrowth which mimics reflux. They gave me Xifaxan which helped but didn’t take away the upper abdomen bloating and […]
The first step in making diagnosing IBS is for the healthcare provider to identify if an individual has symptoms of IBS. Originally, the diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) was thought to be a “diagnosis of exclusion”. This implies that the diagnosis of IBS was valid only if other disorders that may be causing symptoms […]
What does our large intestine do? The primary functions of the large intestine (colon) are to store food residues and to absorb water. Between what we drink and what is secreted into the stomach and intestine to help with food absorption, about 5 gallons of fluid is dumped into the large intestine every day. Most […]
Examples of functional gastrointestinal (GI) and motility disorders in children which affect the upper GI tract, from the esophagus to the stomach, include: Aerophagia Dyspepsia Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome (CVS) Gastroparesis Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Infant Regurgitation Rumination Syndrome The disorders are primarily characterized by symptom features. No structural abnormality, like an ulcer or infection, can […]
Disorder
By choosing the appropriate test, a doctor can make a precise diagnosis of a structural upper gut disorder, such as esophagitis or peptic ulcer, by recognizing the diseased area. The patient’s history provides the information that permits the doctor to choose the right test. In the case of the disorders of gastrointestinal function, such […]