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So how is IBS caused?
***IBS is
caused by a failure of the nervous system
to correctly control the processes of the small
intestine***
Here is a little more, beginning with a
really simple explanation…
You have IBS because your small
intestine does not work properly. Now how do I know that
it is the small intestine? After all, many doctors say
that it is the large intestine (colon) that is at fault.
Well you cannot create all IBS types & symptoms with fault(s) in the large intestine, but you can
create all IBS types & symptoms with fault(s) in the small intestine.
I give you examples...
- Bloating... those with IBS-C and IBS-A get bloating
soon after eating breakfast. Now there are two types
of bloating. One type is severe and painful (with
cramping) in the upper-abdomen, the other is not so
bad and is in the mid-abdomen. The food has not had
time to get to the colon but it has had time to get to
the beginning of the small intestine, just after the
stomach. It is here that the problems occur and the
structure of the small intestine creates the two types
of bloating.
- Diarrhoea... those with IBS-A and IBS-D have loose
bowel motions (BMs) soon after arising in the morning.
Sometimes these can occur during the day as well.
These BMs often have raw bile salts and enzymes in
them. They burn and irritate the anus. Now the job of
the last part of the small intestine is to remove all
bile salts and enzymes before the food is discharged
into the colon. So what are they still doing there?
The last part of the small intestine (ileum) is not doing its
job properly.
Now there is nothing
physically wrong with the small intestine. It seems
perfectly normal. This is one of the ways doctors diagnose
IBS. Everything looks OK but it does not work properly.
Your IBS is being caused by the nervous system
controllers that manage the intestine. The fault can be far away
in the brain or spinal cord, so the
doctors give up and tell you that you have IBS...
"It's IBS. Sorry mate, cannot do anything for you.
You have my sympathy".
Now sympathy is nice but it does not fix
IBS! In fact the fault(s) in the nervous system cannot be fixed
(most of the time) and it gets complicated. Yes, there are lots
of types of IBS and lots of symptoms.
Now even though IBS cannot be fixed, you CAN learn to make friends with
him.
You do this
by...
- Letting only the foods that he likes pass your lips.
- Learning to be relaxed.
When he is your
friend, then he becomes very useful indeed.
If that was enough then start here...
- The THREE STEP
Action Plan -
If that was not enough and you want
the FULL MONTY...
then DOWNLOAD - The Cause
of IBS - a 470kB PDF file.
This is a complete scientific explanation, but written
simply so that most can understand it.
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If you are of a scientific bent and
would like to read my paper,
then go
to the Science Direct Database...
The small intestine and irritable
bowel syndrome: A batch process model.
Medical Hypotheses (2008), 71:781-787, Brian C. Dobson
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