<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> We are not alone. From Medscape: http://gastroenterology.medscape.com/reuters/prof/2000/04/04.13/20000413rglt 005.html "IBS affects up to 20% of the Western population, Novartis estimates. Accounting for one in four visits to gastroenterologists each year, the condition places an $8 billion strain on the healthcare system annually, it added." -vance