IBS

[Purple Banana]

Anyone else have irritable bowel syndrome? I've had it for 6 years now, and no matter what I eat, the pain/discomfort doesn't really stop. Pot helps a little bit, so that Im back to baseline, but are there any helpful medications (besides pain medication) that anyone takes for IBS?

Purple Banana Reviewed by Purple Banana on 12-18-2007. IBS Anyone else have irritable bowel syndrome? I've had it for 6 years now, and no matter what I eat, the pain/discomfort doesn't really stop. Pot helps a little bit, so that Im back to baseline, but are there any helpful medications (besides pain medication) that anyone takes for IBS? Rating: 5

[Breukelen advocaat]

Sorry, I do not know what medications are helpful for IBS. I thought that I had it (IBS), but it turned out to be Celiac disease. Have you been tested for that, or tried a gluten-free diet?

[Breukelen advocaat]

Sorry, PB, I forgot that you had previously written that you had celiac here http://boards.cannabis.com/medicinal...ml#post1286839

If you do have celiac, then it is imperative that you maintain a diet that is completely gluten free. Even if you only get minimal villi damage, or no gastro symptoms, you're at risk for a multitude of problems. There are plans to market new medications for celiacs, that will reduce the risk of cross-contamination, and will likely be available in a few years, Until then, you have to be very strict about avoiding gluten.

[Purple Banana]

The diagnosis was repealed after a few more tolerance tests, ect. They thought it was Celiac, but symptoms didn't change after I ate a Gluten-free diet for 6 months (that sucked).

I don't have any known trigger foods, we've dissected my diet I don't know how many times, and it seems IBS is linked heavily with my Fibromyalgia.

[Breukelen advocaat]

The diagnosis was repealed after a few more tolerance tests, ect. They thought it was Celiac, but symptoms didn't change after I ate a Gluten-free diet for 6 months (that sucked).

I don't have any known trigger foods, we've dissected my diet I don't know how many times, and it seems IBS is linked heavily with my Fibromyalgia.

How were you diagnosed with Celiac? If it was by endoscope, then there it is extremely likely that the results were correct. If it was a positive blood test, and you went gluten free, then subsequent tests would probably be negative - as were mine. However, I was still getting cross-contaminated by small amounts of gluten in medicaitons - and the blood tests were negative for Celiac, even though I had symptoms (milder than originally, but present nonetheless).

A negative biopsy does not necessarily mean that you don't have it, either. Sometimes the damage is missed during the endoscope procedure.

I think that you said that when you went gluten free, it wasn't a completely gluten free diet, and that you took some pills that you thought helped. Those pills do not work for celiac. You can't incorporate a gluten free diet successfully unless it is based on total avoidance of gluten. This includes switching to gluten free vitamins, medications, shampoos, make-up, purchasing new cookware, new toaster, not licking stamps and envelopes, and other details.

Subsequent to going gluten free, some people with Celiac find that they have other food intolerances, or sensitivities, I don't consume dairy at all (casein intolerance), and avoid, or go very light with, soy, corn, lentils, and some other things.