WHAT IS IBS AND WHAT IS IT NOT?

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“WHAT THEY SAY IBS IS NOT. IS IT TRUE?”

I am pretty sure you have asked this question as often as I used to when I was ill. We all get no answers to what it IS but we get a lot of what it IS NOT. And in some cases what they say it is NOT is WHAT IT IS!

The Things We Are Told IBS Is Not:

Any Kind of Cancer
Inflammatory Bowel Disease like Crohn’s Disease
Autoimmune Disease like Celiac Disease
Food Allergies
Chemical Sensitivity
Lactose Intolerance
Food Intolerance
It is not something that will get worse
It is not something that leads to a more serious disease like cancer
It does not cause pain or other symptoms that will wake you up at night

The Things That For Sure Are Not IBS:

Weight Loss
Rectal Bleeding
Change In Stable Bowel Habits
Pain that Does Not Stop

So just to make sure, before we go on, if you have the symptoms listed above for “Things That FOR SURE Are Not IBS” then you need to go see a physician, not just ignore those symptoms and start an IBS treatment program hoping they will stop. These need to be checked out. You probably have something other than IBS. If you have been told by your doctor you have IBS based on the commonly accepted criteria we showed, and you cannot get the help and relief you want, we have answers for you.