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IBS-D and Lipase deficiency
#10476 - 06/02/03 09:18 AM

Zaftig1

Reged: 03/12/03
Posts: 92
Loc: USA

I wonder if there is a link between the two? I know that people with a lipase deficiency have trouble metaboizing fats and so they pass thru their system in diahhrea--just like it does for those of us with IBS-D. Is it possible that at least some of us with IBS-D have a lipase deficiency?

I know that the drug Xenical (prescrip) is designed to help ppl lose weight by mimicking the effects of IBS...the drug makes their bodies so they cannot metabolize fats.

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#10493 - 06/02/03 10:59 AM

Heather

Reged: 12/09/02
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Hi - I haven't heard of a link, but I've no doubt there are at least some folks with lipase deficiency who have been misdiagnosed with IBS.

The diagnostic criteria for IBS, known as the Rome II guidelines, always presumes the absence of a structural or biochemical explanation for the symptoms. But tests need to be done to rule out other problems that can mimic IBS, so if those tests aren't done people can be misdiagnosed when they really have other problems.
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