IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)

This is one of the most puzzling of diagnoses for Gastroenterologists. To understand why this is puzzling is to trace the origin of this diagnoses.
15 yrs back there was no such diagnoses all symptoms were evaluated individually and treated.

In 1996 there was a publication in a journal where the link between Brain and Gut was proposed. The medical (not surgical)faculty caught on the diagnoses and pharmaceutical companies followed. The idea that as single entity was causing all symptoms was attractive and convenient for the pharmaceutical companies and a cure soon followed in the form of pop-a-pill therapy. patients responded initially because the drugs are very powerful and can give immediate relief, but the fact that no patient was getting cured was soon swept under the carpet. The emerging field of Gastroentrology formed by Physicians went overboard in treating these patients. (Dont believe it  Click here and find more details.)

Consider some facts on this IBS diagnoses.
1. It does not show up in any Investigation.
2. The irritability part of IBS(mean more activity of bowel has never been proved) Though       that should be easiest to prove with Ultrasonography.
3. The tension?Depression association has never been proved.
4. No patient has been cured of IBS by any gastroenterologist world wide (surprised ).
5. Persistent IBS like symptoms may be first and early signs of  a more serious disease like cancer.
6. IBS is a 30 billion $ business in USA alone. (A lot of money for something that does not work)

Where is this information coming from >> Standard textbooks of Medicine.


More facts !! Ok Read on

1. Chinese medicine does not recognize IBS.
2. Only a diagnoses and diet modification can cure you of this problem.
3. Non treatment of these symptoms is responsible for depression, divorces, suicides.
4. Drugs though giving relief initially will only worsen you condition.
5. In fact IBS symptoms are presenting features of other diagnoses.
6. In coming years you will now start finding an association of IBS with autoimmune disorders.
7.If you have been given this diagnoses ,you need help and fast.



We have seen all these facts in our practice. The first thing we do when a patient of IBS comes along is to search for a diagnoses and treat accordingly. We are able to do this in nearly all cases (In fact we are still waiting for a true case of IBS).

Our only problem is in convincing a person that IBS is not a diagnoses but an excuse for not finding one.