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Posted 1/17/2013 4:39 PM (GMT 0)
www.gastroendonews.com//ViewArticle.aspx?ses=ogst&d=In+the+News&d_id=187&i=ISSUE:+January+2013&i_id=920&a_id=22460

Bottom line is that previously IBS was considered "functional", meaning (in my layperson's words) it could not be seen physically, and therefore not treated with Rx meds. Some people have been made to feel it's about anxiety or other mental states instead of a physical problem. Hope that's in the past but many doctors don't stay up with research.

Nice to see that someone is researching it and finding out it is physical.
My doctor has alluded to some of my symptoms being IBS in the past and my answer was always "I don't care what it's called I just want it fixed."
Posted 1/17/2013 8:49 PM (GMT 0)
Good find imagardener2, seems what was recognized was the difference in epithelial gaps between healthy control group and IBS control group.

In the beginning of this piece, i'm interpreting that they want to classify this syndrome as a precursor for disease. They even had to remove an IBS patient from the study due to microscopic colitis being examined...

very interesting, it sounds like they are intrigued to know more about this.
Posted 1/17/2013 8:53 PM (GMT 0)
My daughter's GI said about IBS "it doesn't exist, it's an excuse adults give because they don't want to go to work." She has serious contempt for people with IBS apparently.
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