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		<title>Peppermint Oil and Fiber Can Help Treat Irritable Bowel Syndrome</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The results of recent research into the effects of various medications on Irritable Bowel Syndrome in patients has just been published in the Nov. 14 online edition of the BMJ.
It was a meta-analysis and review of all randomized controlled studies comparing antispasmodics, fiber, and peppermint oil with placebo, or no treatment, in persons with IBS.
IBS [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.myibsstory.com/peppermint-oil-fiber-ibs/</link>
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		<title>Anxiety and Depression Thanks To IBS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve talked about how high stress levels and anxiety cause IBS but what about the anxiety, high stress level and depression that IBS causes?
It&#8217;s really no great mystery why the symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome could cause things like a high stress level, depression and anxiety. Think about it, you&#8217;re leaving the house to go [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.myibsstory.com/anxiety-and-depression-thanks-to-ibs/</link>
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		<title>IBS Self Help Support Group and Revolution Health Fair</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The IBS Self Help and Support Group has joined the Revolution Health Fair, an online event launched in partnership with 10 national nonprofit organizations who each host a virtual &#8220;booth.&#8221; 
Until the end of June, for every visitor to a partner organizationâ€™s booth Revolution Health will make a donation to that partner for a total [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.myibsstory.com/online-ibs-health-fair/</link>
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		<title>Zelnorm By Novartis: Risks Outweigh Benefits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Advances in Irritable Bowel Syndrome treatment has brought us many pharmaceutical products such as Zelnorm by Novartis. As we are finding now, sometimes the treatment of IBS has risks that outweigh the benefits. 
Myibsstory had reported that Zelnorm by Novartis was a very popular treatment of IBS with constipation. This no longer holds true. Novartis, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.myibsstory.com/zelnorm-for-ibs/</link>
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		<title>Most Severe Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Emotional Distress</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have IBS then you know that the Irritable Bowel Syndrome symptoms themselves cause emotional distress. This emotional distress then acts as a catalyst for other IBS symptoms to worsen. It is all a vicious circle. 
The thought of moving my bowels in a public restroom makes me uncomfortable. Now, the thought of moving [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.myibsstory.com/most-severe-irritable-bowel-syndrome-emotional-distress/</link>
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		<title>Can Drinking Tequila Treat Irritable Bowel Syndrome?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well&#8230; not really. But the blue agava plant that makes tequila can help. Researchers in Mexico are finding that the same fruit used to make tequila could be helpful in delivering medicine to the colon making better treatment for Irritable Bowel Syndrome possible.
Alot of the drugs used to right now to treat IBS are destroyed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.myibsstory.com/can-drinking-tequila-treat-irritable-bowel-syndrome/</link>
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		<title>Does High Stress Levels and Anxiety Cause IBS?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Studies are coming out showing people with higher anxiety or stress levels are more likely to be sufferers of Irritable Bowel Syndrome also known as IBS. 
How did this discovery come about? There was a study done of 620 patients suffering from Gastroenteritis triggered by a bacterial infection. When these patients participated in the study [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.myibsstory.com/does-high-stress-levels-and-anxiety-cause-ibs/</link>
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		<title>Rifimax to Treat IBS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is Rifimax? It is an antibiotic that is now being tested to treat IBS. This antibiotic is not absorbed into the bloodstream, it stays in the intestine killing bacteria before passing through the digestive tract. 
About 40 percent of the Irritable Bowel Syndrome patients that used Rifimax in this test saw a major improvement [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.myibsstory.com/rifimax-to-treat-ibs/</link>
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		<title>Treatment for IBS With Severe Constipation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the 3 main types of IBS or irritable bowel syndrome is IBS with constipation. This is also referred to as IBS-C. Although this is not the most common side effects with irritable bowel syndrome there are many sufferers out there.
The biggest problem with constipation linked to IBS is that the sufferers intestines are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.myibsstory.com/treatment-for-ibs-with-severe-constipation/</link>
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		<title>The Perfect IBS Diet?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Unfortunately there is no perfect IBS diet out there. In fact, we know that foods do not cause Irritable Bowel Syndrome they only aggravate the symptoms in some sufferers. 
But there must be some sort of diet that can be followed! There is. What any IBS patient needs to be aware of is what effect [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.myibsstory.com/the-perfect-ibs-diet/</link>
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