This book may help answer many of your IBS problems. Easy read for millions of individuals suffering from gas, bloating, and additional disruptive IBS symptoms.The book provides excellent information for patients and doctors alike.Dr. Pimentel, Director of the GI Motility Program at well respected Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in LA, discusses a new approach to treating IBS patients, with 10 day course of the non-systemic antibiotic XIFAXAN. He uses this new antibiotic in combination with low dose zelnorm maintenance therapy, dietary modifications, etc.
XIFAXAN has helped give myself and some of my family members who also suffer from IBS, hope that there is an answer to our suffering.This might be the best Christmas present of all! :^)
After reading Dr. Pimentel's book I actually researched to see what else was out on this subject and found this July article from the St. Louis Post Dispatch:
Controversial Theory Links Bacterial Overgrowth to Irritable Bowel Syndrome
By Kay Quinn
Healthbeat Reporter
It causes everything from pneumonia and infections, to certain stomach ulcers. Now, bacteria could be to blame for triggering a common intestinal ailment.
This new theory has led to a new treatment for irritable bowel syndrome or IBS.
For years, doctors chalked up the alternating symptoms of constipation and diarrhea to stress. But a developing theory links bacteria that causes food poisoning, including salmonella, to IBS.
37 year old Jennifer Freese has been battling the pain and discomfort of IBS since she was 19. "Things you want to do you don't always do because you don't know when it will flare up."
On the advice of her doctor, Jennifer's breath is being tested every 15 minutes for the next two hours. The test can help determine whether she has an overgrowth of bacteria in her small intestine. Some doctors believe certain bacteria that cause food poisoning, like shigella and salmonella, also damage the nerves of the small intestine, setting the stage for that overgrowth and the discomfort of IBS.
"Many patients don't remember the inciting incident. Some patients say o.k. I came back with an infection it lasted for a couple of weeks and I developed IBS and never had it before," says Dr. Leonard Weinstock, a gastroenterologist with Specialists in Gastroenterology in Creve Coeur.
After a careful medical history and physical exam, patients are given a sugar drink that's not absorbed by the body. The breath of those with an overgrowth of bacteria will give off measurable levels of methane and hydrogen. Patients who test positive can then be treated with two drugs: one that increases contractions in the small intestine, and a ten day course of a new antibiotic called XIFAXAN.
"We've had some dramatic responses and we've also had some people who've said thank goodness you can tell me something other than its not in my head," says Dr. Weinstock.
Kelly Kendrick was found to have an overgrowth of bacteria in her intestine. She's been treated and is already seeing a difference. "Now I can eat the foods I love, go out to dinner, not have to worry about the problems I had before. It's been a miracle for me."
Dr. Weinstock believes the test could help up to 70 percent of people with IBS.
Product DescriptionA New IBS Solution offers a revolutionary look at the way Irritable Bowel Syndrome is currently being treated. Today, over 60 million people of all ages across the country are suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrom(IBS), which is characterized by abdominal pain, bloating, and altered bowel habits. But because patients may find it difficult to discuss their bowel problems with their physicians, they often suffer in silence or even worse, "learn to live it". According to Dr. Mark Pimentel, Director of the Gastrointestinal Motility Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the majority of IBS cases can be treated successfully. Dr. 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. A New IBS Solution takes you through the historical evolution of conventional medicine's view on IBS in a way that can be easily understood. In addition, Dr. Pimentel presents a simple treatment protocol that will not only help you resolve your IBS symptoms, but will also prevent their recurrence.
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