Did you miss the recent letter from Tooty, whose six year struggle is gone?
The IBS Diet Kit #1 – Help for Multiple Symptoms! * Eating for IBS, for comprehensive dietary help * Fennel Tummy Tea for IBS bloating and gas * Peppermint Tummy Tamers for IBS pain and spasms IBS, Fibromyalgia, and Psychologic Distress A recent study in Clinical Gastroenterology & Hepatology noted that fibromyalgia is a rheumatologic disorder associated with somatic and psychologic conditions. Although fibromyalgia is associated with irritable bowel syndrome, its relationship with other functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) is unclear. The study evaluated the prevalence of FGID in patients with fibromyalgia and the role of psychologic factors in this relationship. All gastrointestinal symptoms except for vomiting were more frequent in fibromyalgia patients than the controls. Ninety-eight percent of patients with fibromyalgia had at least one FGID, compared with only 39% of controls. Fibromyalgia was correlated most highly with irritable bowel syndrome. Patients presented with s
