Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

Enck et al. found that irritable bowel syndrome manifests with a relative decrease in populations of bifidobacteria and significant differences in a variety of other microbes, including those that cause the production of gas.(Enck et al. 2009)

Evidence of infectious cause

Sample PubMed cite¹

Patient interviews

Melinda Stiles

Lyme disease, irritable bowel syndrome/ulcerative colitis, radiculitis

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Chris Eastlund

diabetes, sarcoidosis, irritable bowel syndrome

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Interviews of patients with other diseases are also available.

Notes and comments

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References

¹⁾ Marshall TG Vitamin D discovery outpaces FDA decision making. Bioessays. 2008;30:173-82.

Last modified: 06.23.2010