Patient Scours the Globe for IBS Specialist
“My husband and I are missionaries and have lived out of the country the last three years. Since leaving the country I have been sick with stomach issues. I have had four colonoscopies, seen...
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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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Patient Finally Finds Help for Her IBS
From a recent patient of the IBS Treatment Center: My husband and I are missionaries and have lived out of the country the last three years. Since leaving the country I have been sick...
Read More →IBS in Children
Dr. Stephen Wangen sits & talks with a former patient and his mother about the child’s (cured) digestive problems.
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Do You Have Good Digestion?
Digestion should be the natural process of an exquisitely complex system that converts food into the materials needed for life: vitamins, minerals, fats, amino acids (proteins), and sugars (carbohydrates). From the average person’s point...
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IBS Patient Finally Finds Help After 20 Years of Searching
I first experienced IBS symptoms in 1992, at the age of 21 and I lived with it for 15 years. I tried everything to find a solution including visits to about 10 doctors (G.I....
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Patient Finally Finds Proper Treatment For IBS
This letter comes from a former (cured!) patient of the IBS Treatment Center. Patients have come to the IBS Treatment Center from all over. They have visited our clinics in Seattle, WA and Santa...
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Patients Ends IBS After 40 Years of Suffering
From a former patient of the IBS Treatment Center: I am a 58 year old woman suffering with IBS since the age of 15. I have been to many gastro doctors over the years...
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Meet Our Doctors: Dr. Heath McAllister
Dr. Heath McAllister is a state-licensed and board-certified Naturopathic Doctor. He received his doctoral degree, with honors, from the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, Arizona and continues to teach medical students. He...
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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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Children Can Have IBS Too!
From one of our patient’s parents: After having children that have constant tummy aches and below average growth rates, I figured it was the least I could do as a parent to invest in...
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Back to School: 3 Secrets for Dealing With IBS
As summer draws to an end many of us are preparing to go back to school or send our children back to school. For those suffering with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), this can mean...
Read More →“I Was Beginning to Feel Like I Was Falling Apart”
From a recent patient of the IBS Treatment Center. 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...
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“I Was Poisoning My Body Every Day Without Realizing It!
From a recent patient at the IBS Treatment Center. I am a 43 year old female and I have been having stomach/digestive trouble since I was a baby. My mother used to say I...
Read More →What Causes IBS?
The cause of IBS varies from person to person, which is what makes irritable bowel syndrome and the symptoms of diarrhea, constipation, gas, bloating and chronic abdominal pain so difficult for most doctors to...
Read More →IBS & Food Allergy Q&A
Great panel discussion with Dr. Stephen Wangen from the IBS Treatment Center and a round table discussion. Education is the best way to understand what’s going on with your body!
Read More →IBS and Children: Dr. Stephen Wangen Discusses on New Day NW
Dr. Wangen appears on the New Day Northwest with a former patient and his mother. She explains how her infant son’s digestive problems were not resolved until she came to the IBS Treatment Center.
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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...
Read More →The Ecosystem in the Digestive Tract & Your Stomach Issues
Inside the digestive tube is a vast ecosystem where some 100 trillion bacteria live. This should not alarm you. We have been conditioned to think of bacteria as something bad, and the thought that...
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Painkillers Can Cause High Blood Pressure & 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 these drugs is for arthritis. However, these drugs are not without side-effects....
Read More →Your Diet Can Trigger Headaches
Many people with chronic headaches suffer from them for years with no permanent relief. Whether or not you have migraine headaches, tension headaches, sinus headaches, or an undetermined form of headache, it is very...
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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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Common Causes of Heartburn
In order to cure acid reflux disease, you must remove the cause of the problem and promote the healing process. The following are the most common causes: Food allergies: In my practice I have...
Read More →Common Causes of IBS: Yeast (Candida)
Yeast infections, or yeast overgrowth, are a common result of antibiotic use. Yeast is also considered normal flora at low populations, since it is often found in the digestive tract. However, remember that normal...
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Food Allergies As Triggers for Ear Infections and Other Upper Respiratory Problems
Here at the IBS Treatment Center, we are experts at diagnosing food allergies and sensitivities associated with digestive symptoms. But did you know that these same food allergies can also be the cause 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...
Read More →Who We Are: The Innate Health Group
The Innate Health Group was designed and created to reintroduce something that has been missing in medicine, a belief that you are capable of being healthier if given a better understanding of your body....
Read More →Patient Success Story: Food Reaction Not Always a Food Allergy
Laura is a 35-year-old mother of two who had been experiencing fatigue, headaches, bouts of constipation and diarrhea, and obnoxious bloating. At times she looked and felt six months pregnant due to the bloating....
Read More →Does Skin Testing for Food Allergies Work?
For several decades skin testing has been the standard way to test for allergies. The potential allergen is injected under or scratched into the skin, and any resulting inflammation (also known as wheal) is...
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