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landrethjame | 12:19 Mon 23rd Dec 2002 | Body & Soul
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What is the best treatment for irritable bowel syndrome?
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I don't think it can be cured but it can be controlled. THere are certain foods which worsen it eg avoid lots of white bread or white rice, dairy products etc
I have suffered from it on and off, and I know that stress makes it worse.
There is quite a lot of info on this site http://www.panix.com/~ibs/
I was told by a doctor that the pain comes from muscle contraction around the bowel, more fibre in your diet helps a hellava lot, try brown bread and all bran or fibregel sachets.
A member of my family suffers with this. To control it they take a small amount of concentrated Aloe Vera juice, which is available in bottles from health food shops. It helps a lot so they say, prevents any accidents.
Aloe Vera juice is explained here: http://www.downtoearth.co.nz/mar/aloe.html
Peppermint oil or colpermin capsules. Oh and worrying can trigger it off, so stop worrying about the size of yer willy!

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