And only Have bloating and gas??
2007-01-09 17:41:42 · 5 answers · asked by ♥Tattooed Mistress♥ 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
They're starting to recommend that people with IBS, or IBS-like symptoms be tested for celiac disease, which is an intolerance to gluten (wheat, rye, barley and oats). A lot of people with celiac were misdiagnosed as having IBS for years. (18 years for me). It takes an average of 11 years for a person with celiac to be diagnosed.
Here's a webpage by the National Institutes of Health on celiac -
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/celiac/
And another from the Mayo Clinic -
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/celiac-disease/DS00319
If that starts sounding familiar here are a couple of message boards for people with celiac and other gluten intolerances.
http://www.glutenfreeforum.com
http://www.celiacforums.com
You can also be intolerant to other common foods and get IBS-type symptoms. Soy, corn, eggs, yeast, dairy, etc. can all cause major issues. You may want to think about keeping a food/symptoms journal and see if you can identify the culprit(s).
I hope you feel better soon.
Nancy
2007-01-13 16:57:11 · answer #1 · answered by Nancy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, IBS is a bit of a garbage can diagnosis. We label patients with it when they have persistant, somewhat mild symptoms and we can't find a reason for it. In all likelihood it is many diseases lumped together into one sytdrome. Usually it does involve diarrhea or constipation, but I don't know that it needs to. It's just a label though, there are drugs to treat IBS, but they don't work very well, probably because we don't really know what we're treating.
2007-01-10 01:48:23 · answer #2 · answered by The Doc 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
With IBS though you will have either diarreha or constipation. Or your body can go back in forth between the two. bloating and gas are normal for everyone!
2007-01-10 02:33:58 · answer #3 · answered by sunshineprincess032003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible but there are so many other things that it can be. Bloating and gas are two common symptoms for many digestive complications you really need to see a gastrologist.
2007-01-10 01:49:38 · answer #4 · answered by drew2376 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The free eBook 'Beating 'that bloated feeling' naturally' might help you.
You can downloaded it from here http://www.newbeingnutrition.com/books.htm
I hope it helps
All the best
2007-01-10 08:01:00 · answer #5 · answered by smiler 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋