<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> [log in to unmask] wrote: > To which he replied, maybe it is Irritable Bowel > Syndrome...And I said "What Is That?" and he replied, "We don't know. Medical > science is limited...." Awhile back, I went to a talk at the local support group, where we had the pleasure of hearing Dr. Joe Murray (who's on the Cel-Pro list). The one comment he made that struck me (hard - I still remember it) is that "there's no such thing as idiopathic irritable bowel" (IBS of unknown causes)... I believe the next phrase was an uncharitable remark about doctors who diagnosed IBS in their patients... Julie wrote: > Don't each of us with CD or a wheat allergy (or whatever I have??) suffer > IBS. In fact, I was diagnosed with this 9 years ago. IBS seems to be caused > by stress, so if you relax, meditate, drink boiled water (plain), a very > bland diet, eat prunes and take 2 doses daily of a 100% WHEAT product like > Citrucel--you should be fine. Boy did I get sicker. My stress level has gone > down, however, I think it's because my IBS is gone. Ummm... last I looked (3 years ago, when I was pregnant with my daughter), Citrucel was the one bulk laxative that we *could* take, because it's made from citrus byproducts... (no grain at all)... Psyllium seed, on the other hand, *is* a grass, and can be hard on the system of many celiacs :-( OTOH, most of the doctors I saw before we figured out what was "wrong", wanted me on a "low residue" diet for IBS, which specifically *excludes* things like prunes and bulk laxatives (but does include plenty of dry toast ;-) karen Karen M. Davis, Davis & Associates 818-892-8555 [log in to unmask] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The first rule of magic is simple. Don't waste your time waving your hands & hoping when a rock or a club will do. (attributed to McCloctnik the Lucid)