Normalization of lactulose breath testing correlates with symptom improvement in irritable bowel syndrome. While antibiotics would not be my treatment of choice, it is wonderful for researchers to begin to focus on abnormal intestinal flora as a contributor to IBS. Unfortunately, antibiotics as a sole approach to treatment is sorely missing the boat. Elimination of […]
Irritable Bowel Syndrome–A Potentially New Treatment at Last? They need to rephrase the title. The authors mean a new PHARMACEUTICAL treatment, because there have been many ways to treat IBS from a natural medicine standpoint using probiotics and diet as a start. These studies provide encouraging news that tegaserod, by accelerating orocecal transit and especially […]
Easy on the Antioxidants This editorial suggests dangerous side effects of high levels of antioxidants. Such as diarrhea with more than 2000 mg of Vit C. First of all, how “dangerous” is diarrhea (which is purely from osmotic pressure holding water in the colon and stops once the Vit C is removed) compared to the […]
Public Citizen Urges FDA Not to Approve Tegaserod For IBS There have been numerous attempts by the pharmaceuticals to tap into the irritable bowel syndrome market. The first attempt was pulled off the market for safety concerns (Glaxo Wellcome’s Lotronex for diarrhea-dominant IBS). Tegaserod is the latest attempt to help with constipation-dominant IBS. It’s a […]
Corticosteroids May Protect Against Asthma-Related Irritable Bowel A few things to consider here. The link between asthma and IBS is not all that surprising, except that I personally think they may have it backwards. This and previous studies suggest that patients with asthma are at increased risk of IBS. I would venture to say that […]
