We need a new name for Irritable Bowel, a more medical term!
#8377 - 05/06/03 01:38 PM
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Karin
Reged: 02/11/03
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Loc: Southern California
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I went to a reception last night and of course had to explain why I couldn't have the coffee or cake they served. I'm pretty open about my condition and people are curious, but the name Irritable Bowel Syndrome just doesn't give credibility to the illness. When you have Colitis, or Chrons, you get instant credibility because they sound like diseases. Irritable Bowel is just so benign that it actually seems as if you have some minor inconvenience
and are making something out of nothing. I wonder how we'd go about changing the name and what it could be.......lol. Let's have some fun and come up with a more fitting name.
Maybe something like Spasmitis.....or ?????????
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I totally agree. Too tired to brainstorm right now but will have fun thinking on it later and get back to you.
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Michelle
...the greatest of these is LOVE. (I Cor 13)
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I completely agree as well -- I actually do my best to avoid using "Irritable Bowel" for the very reasons that you describe. I usually end up giving a more technical answer -- endorphins, nerve receptors, etc. It tends to get much less of a blank stare than just saying IBS.
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FORGIVE ME FOR SAYING THIS--BUT I THINK IT IS SO RIDICULOUS TO WANT TO CHANGE THE NAME JUST BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE ARE TOO INSENSITIVE OR TOO DEMSE TO REALKOIZE THAT WHAT YOU HAVE IS REAL! WE ALL KNOW IBS IS VERY MUCH REAL. don'worry about what other people say or thinl just do what is right for you.
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again, don't waste your time on such a useless pursiut as chsnging the ibs name, but, instead, concentrate on what you all can do for yourselves to feel better. Thatr should be your main goal.
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LOL what fun! I should start telling people I have a soluble fiber dependancy!
I couldn't eat some things this weekend, and a woman asked me why. When I said Irritable Bowel, she actually asked me if that was a real condition. I did take the opportunity to educate her.
You know, this isn't the first time this topic has come up. I could try to think of a funny name, but as I recall, our glamorous board moderator had the best name - web page. (Sorry Mags, I loved this so much, I had to share!)
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"Soluble fiber not included."
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A real condition???? LOL, that's exactly what the problem with the terminology is. As Rodney Dangerfield states, loosely, is that he doesn't get any respect. I think we all get that kind of response from people who don't understand. Even after I explain it to them, they still give me a blank (oh yeah, right) stare......k
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Louise - Maybe you should try it--not for them, for you! 1. It makes you think creatively--good exercise for the brain which they say may help prevent Alzheimer's; 2. Some can be kind of funny, which makes you laugh or smile, which in turn helps boost your immune system; and 3. It's a good way to kind of "vent"--and we all know how good that feels!
So, you see, in a way, it's kind of healthy! 
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Amen Mags! I agree. Maybe we could come up with a cute term where the first letters of each word would spell out a word instead of IBS. Not to offend anyone, but maybe the letters C R A P could be turned into words for a term? Maybe Constant Running At Potty?
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