Spinoff - Why does everyone have IBS all of a sudden???

lipglossjunky73 Posted: Mar 24, 2006 08:48 PM

Spinoff - Why does everyone have IBS all of a sudden???

Notice that there are more cases of IBS and Crohn's? And so many food allergies?

W T F is going on????

SweetCin704 Posted: Mar 24, 2006 09:10 PM

Re: Spinoff - Why does everyone have IBS all of a sudden???

Exactly & so much more documented autism

When we were growing up you never heard of peanut allergies & being lactose intolerant, etc.

Deedlebug126 Posted: Mar 24, 2006 09:48 PM

Re: Spinoff - Why does everyone have IBS all of a sudden???

Seriously!!! This is scary. I have IBS and I also had to have my Gall Bladder removed when I was 21. *** is going on???

Goldi1021 Posted: Mar 24, 2006 11:50 PM

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Posted by SweetCin704

Exactly & so much more documented autism

When we were growing up you never heard of peanut allergies & being lactose intolerant, etc.

As far as the autism and other disabilities go, I have a theory/opinion (and it is just that).

I think back when we were children there was more shame attached to disabilities and many parents were (and many still are, I assure you) in denial. There was also not as much research and rather bleak futures for these children. BUT NOW with the advent of early intervention programs and special education programs that are here to serve this community of children and adults, diagnoses need to be made in order to give the children with speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy and all sorts of counseling services they are entitled to by law at no cost. After years of special education and related services, people with autism can be very productive members of society living independently with jobs.

marymoon Posted: Mar 25, 2006 12:14 AM

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I agree with leslie about the autism, i think with the incidence of IBS, celiac, crohn's, other gastro disorders, a lot of is has to do with stress level. One of the reasons people get IBS is that their GI tracts are more sensitive to stress, and the stress can cause erratic musculr contractions (diarrhea), and too many muscular contractions can wear out the muscles so they contract really erratically, or not at all, and in the wrong direction (constipation). Every disease has more than one cause, and for most diseases, stress is a huge factor. We have a lot of stress in our lives and less time to deal with/relieve it, so it's affecting us physically.

Blu-ize Posted: Mar 25, 2006 10:04 AM

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While I agree that stress doesn't help gastro illnesses it is not the cause of most.

Managing stress helps me feel better sometimes but not always.

Lot's of theories on Crohns around, most docs believe it's autoimmune. I think if that's the case I messed up my immune system early on with the loads of antibiotics that my docs gave me when I was a kid for my ear, throat and tonsil infections. New theories are coming out about it being bacterial and new treatments using antibitoics long term are being tested with some success.

For me, I would stay away from the antibiotics unless totally necessary.

I think that some docs may diagnose IBS and be too general. Some people many have food allergies, be sensitive to inflammatory foods, or have over-active/underactive digestive systems.