Help your IBS symptoms with a low FODMAP diet

FODMAP what? Have you heard? It’s the new dietary approach for the bloating and belly cramps seen with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). IBS affects one in seven Americans. It’s a gut condition which affects the flora in the bowels and causes abdominal pain, cramping, diarrhea or constipation, bloating, gas and overall discomfort and misery. It can be life changing and debilitating; jeans and Spanx don’t stand a chance! IBS has been treated in the past with drugs like Zelnorm that are now off the market, probiotics and prebiotics (that are expensive but all the rage), bulking agents and laxatives that fill the aisles of the pharmacy, low gluten diets, low dairy diets, you name it — you’ve probably even tried it. Unfortunately, the evidence behind any of the above interventions is limited, and IBS sufferers are often left confused and helpless. Continue reading ... Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: Journals (General) Authors: Tags: Conditions GI Source Type: blogs