Patient - Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Online Articles

Click on an entry to find the full text of informative articles on all aspects of Irritable Bowel Syndrome by IBS experts from major U.S. organizations and medical centers.

• American College of Gastroenterology. Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders Task Force. "Evidence-Based Position Statement on the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in North America."

• Balfour A, L.Ac, Pacific Palisades, California. "Holistic healing with Traditional Chinese Medicine: Irritable Bowel Syndrome." From Healing People Network, L.P., 2005.

• Carroll D. "Yoga and IBS." The UNC Center for Functional GI and Motility Disorders.

• Douglas A. Drossman, MD, Co-Director, UNC Center for Functional GI & Motility Disorders. "Bacterial Overgrowth in IBS."

• UNC (University of North Carolina) Center for Functional GI & Motility Disorders.
  The Patient Education section of their web site has a series of online articles covering a variety of IBS issues such as causes and treatments, relaxation, probiotic bacteria, stress therapy, antidepressants, and more.

• Dan Lukaczer, ND. Director of Clinical Research, Functional Medicine Research Center, Metagenics Inc. "The Probiotic Solution for Colitis." From Nutrition Science News, December, 2000.

• Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition
  The Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition is the foundation of the American Gastroenterological Association, the leading professional society representing gastroenterologists and hepatologists worldwide. Type in IBS in the Search Box to find a series of articles and web casts on various aspects of IBS by experts in the field.

• National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), NIH. Recent Advances and Emerging Opportunities: Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, 2004.
  Information on IBS is found on pages 57-58.

• Olafur S. Palsson, Psy.D., Research Associate, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. "Hypnosis Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome."

• Palsson OS and Whitehead WE. "The growing case of hypnosis as adjunctive therapy for functional gastrointestinal disorders." Gastroenterology. 123(6): 1778-85, 2002.

• Peikin D. "IBS: Managing Your Gut Reaction". From WebMD Live Events Transcript Archive, 6/3/03.

• Yehuda Ringel, M.D., Douglas A. Drossman, M.D. "Inflammation, Infection, and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): An Update." From Fibromyalgiasupport.com, 4/21/03.