IBS,
aka Irritable Bowel Syndrome, is just that. Ask anyone who has it, and they will give you that knowing look. Since I have both, I thought I would share what I found in my weekly subscription to
MedicineNet about IBS. Not suggesting both are connected; just sharing.
If you are not a subscriber to MedicineNet, you really should, because it's as easy as adding your email address. I like this site because it covers just about every malady known to mankind, as well as a section on pets that continues to expand. Try it; you might like it and learn something that can help in preventative or treatment options.
Released on January 5, 2011 is the following preventative treatment for IBS:
A two-week course of the antibiotic rifaximin (Xifaxan) helps to relieve the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and the relief lasts up to 10 weeks after stopping the medication, according to new research.
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click here.
What I do not like about MedicineNet is a blogger's complaint: no embeddable code. My experience is most readers do not click links anymore. What a reader wants is the visual right there. Sorry, but here are the links. Worth watching.
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