IBS vs IBD. What is the Difference?
Here’s what we’re going to cover The Difference Between IBS and IBD Diagnosing IBS vs IBD IBS Symptoms vs IBD Symptoms How To Tell If You Have IBS vs IBD Can You Have IBS...
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IBS Diagnosis
Crohn’s Disease vs IBS
Here’s what we’re going to cover The Difference Between IBS and Crohn’s Disease IBS Symptoms vs Crohn’s Symptoms Diagnosing IBS vs Crohn’s Disease How To Tell If You Have IBS vs Crohn’s Disease Can...
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All About IBS Flare Ups: Prevention and Treatment
Here’s what we’re going to cover IBS Flare Up Symptoms What does an IBS Flare Up Feel Like? How Long Does An IBS Flare Up Last? What To Do When You Get An IBS...
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IBS in Children: Treatment, Cause, Signs and Symptoms
Here’s what we’re going to cover Symptoms of IBS in Children Can IBS Affect Potty Training? Can Babies Have IBS? Are You Born with IBS? IBS Age of Onset Does IBS Cause Fever? Treatment...
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IBS in Women Signs and Symptoms
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in women is one of the most prevalent female health issues today. IBS is more common in women than in men (although it is not uncommon in men). In men...
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IBS in Men Signs and Symptoms
There are some key differences between IBS in men and women, and it’s important to acknowledge and address those differences. How Many Men Are Affected by IBS? IBS is often considered to be a...
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Getting Help For Peri and Post-Menopausal Digestive Problems
If you are one of the women who has noticed an increase in digestive problems associated with the onset of menopause, you might be surprised to know that are not alone. Nearly...
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Are You Having Digestive Problems Since Having Covid?
Do you have nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, reflux/heartburn, or abdominal pain, or bloating? And if you do have any of those symptoms, did they start largely after having contracted covid?...
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IBS and Diverticulitis
Diverticulitis, although not Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), is closely related to IBS. What is Diverticulitis? Diverticulitis is the diagnosis given to people who develop inflammation as a result of diverticulosis. Diverticulosis is the presence...
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Parasites & IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
Parasites are a known cause of IBS. Symptoms include diarrhea, constipation, gas, bloating, cramps, nausea, poor digestion, fatigue, muscle aches, bleeding, rectal itching, abdominal pain. Parasites cannot live without you. You provide them living...
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Stress & IBS
I always had a nervous stomach my whole life, but it was nothing serious until part-way through college when I started having some major digestive problems. I was beginning to feel like I was...
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Mommy, I have a Tummy Ache: Kids & IBS
An excerpt from our January 2015 e-newsletter. Click HERE to read the entire article. It’s not uncommon for Jennifer to hear, “Mommy, I have a tummy ache.” Her daughter, Lauren, complains about stomach pain...
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Patient Learns IBS is More Than “Stress”
A great letter from a former patient. “In the third grade I remember complaining constantly about having stomach aches and was actually put on anti-anxiety medication. I have struggled with this throughout my 52...
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IBS in Children
Dr. Stephen Wangen sits & talks with a former patient and his mother about the child’s (cured) digestive problems. Dr. WangenDr. Stephen Wangen is the award winning author of two books on solving digestive...
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IBS Making You Exhausted?
We commonly hear from patients that they feel exhausted all of the time. If it happens to you it might seem normal. You may think that your body is just spending a lot of...
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IBS and Gall Bladder Issues
Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and other digestive problems such as constipation, diarrhea or abdominal pain often wonder if they have a problem with their gallbladder. Problems with the gallbladder can indeed cause...
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Bacteria That’s Bad for Your Gut
What makes a bad bacteria bad? The worst bacteria (the ugly) either directly destroy tissue by feeding upon it or produce a toxin that destroys tissue. Other bacteria (the bad) react negatively to food,...
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IBS and Gall Bladder Issues
Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and other digestive problems such as constipation, diarrhea or abdominal pain often wonder if they have a problem with their gallbladder. Problems with the gallbladder can indeed cause...
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What is IBS? Understanding Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) or spastic colon is a bowel disorder characterized by diarrhea, constipation, gas, bloating and chronic abdominal pain. It is fairly common and makes up 20-50% of visits to gastroenterologists. Although...
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome is Not in Your Head
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a diagnosis given to patients when the doctor can’t find anything wrong. It implies that the problem isn’t all that severe and is likely mostly in the patient’s head....
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Abdominal Pain and the Emergency Room
If you have gone to the doctor or the emergency room for severe abdominal pain and have subsequently left the doctors office or ER without any answer for why you are in pain, you...
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Everyday Painkillers Cause High Blood Pressure and Stomach Damage
Americans consume an estimated $2 billion per year in over-the-counter painkillers like Tylenol, Advil and Motrin. The most common reason for taking them is for arthritis. However, these drugs are not without side-effects. It...
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8 Facts About Irritable Bowel Syndrome
(Image thanks aspanational.wordpress.com) Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is defined by a set of symptoms affecting a patient’s gastrointestinal system. These symptoms, or immune system reactions, can be produced by a wide range of different...
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What Exactly is Irritable Bowel Syndrome?
(image thanks to dietriffic.com) Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) or spastic colon is a bowel disorder characterized by diarrhea, constipation, gas, bloating and chronic abdominal pain. It is fairly common and makes up 20-50% of...
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Abdominal Pain and the Emergency Room
A 10 year survey of U.S. hospitals found that millions of people visit the emergency room each year for abdominal pain. Why is this interesting? If you were one of them, then you might...
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Candida Q&A
One of the more common causes of digestive problems is Candida, or yeast. Although there are other types of yeast, Candida is the word usually used to describe a problem with yeast. Although many...
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Gastroparesis Is Often Curable
Gastroparesis is a motility disorder that patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and other digestive problems are sometimes given as a diagnosis, as noted in the journal Digestive and Liver Disease. Like irritable bowel...
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Kids & Digestive Problems
Yes, we do treat children and infants at the IBS Treatment Center. However, children are not usually given the label of having irritable bowel syndrome. Of course, children can suffer from constipation, diarrhea,...
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Abdominal Pain and the Emergency Room
If you have gone to the doctor or the emergency room for severe abdominal pain and have subsequently left the doctors office or ER without any answer for why you are in pain,...
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Gallbladder Q&A
Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and other digestive problems such as constipation, diarrhea or abdominal pain often wonder if they have a problem with their gallbladder. Problems with the gallbladder can indeed cause...
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