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The following cited scientific articles may be of interest to you regarding oral rehydration and the bowel:
Fibre effects on intestinal functions (diarrhoea, constipation and irritable bowel syndrome) Clinical Nutrition Supplements, Volume 1, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 33-38
Ingvar Bosaeus
Small bowel disease in the elderly: diarrhoea and malabsorption Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology, Volume 16, Issue 1, February 2002, Pages 17-36 Jörg C. Hoffmann and Martin Zeitz
Management of patients with a short bowel Nutrition, Volume 15, Issues 7-8, July-August 1999, Pages 633-637 Jeremy Mark Darby Nightingale
Acute diarrhea: a practical review The American Journal of Medicine, Volume 106, Issue 6, June 1999, Pages 670-676 Jaime Aranda-Michel and Ralph A. Giannella
Oral rehydration therapy Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Volume 64, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 477-492 M. J. G. Farthing
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but about the horses..hey, I'm a big fan of "if it works, use it!"
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why you're reacting so strongly to this issue. (I have no tone of voice to help me out here, so please take that statement as perfectly straight, with no sarcasm, irony, accusation, etc. It's just that I really am curious.)
Let's assume there is no scientific research to back up the idea of 16 8-ounce glasses of water per day - or even 8 glasses. Then Heather's suggestion of trying 128 ounces of water per day to resolve intransigent constipation is based on personal experience and anecdotal evidence. Given how poorly IBS is understood by the medical and research communities and how little effective help is available from those communities, is this advice a bad thing because it is based on anecdote and experience, rather than scientific research?
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If I was to take my dietitian's or doctor's advice, instead of the anecdotal stuff here, I'd NEVER have my IBS as under control as I do today. i had beer and chocolate and fat yesterday, and today, nary a twinge. THAT, is what I call evidence. 
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i had beer and chocolate and fat yesterday, and today, nary a twinge. THAT, is what I call evidence.
Do you mean by this that because the diet is so helpful you can drink beer and eat chocolate and fat occasionally (safely?) and still do okay? Or is this a new IBS diet you've discovered - in which case, I want to be on yours instead! 
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I don't think the "unscientifically proven" nature of the advice deems it invalid. This site is all about sharing/pooling experiences and ideas and information with the purpose of IMPROVEMENT, management, growth, progress, etc. Water, fluids...it keeps things fluid, clean, moving, FLOWING internally and externally. Most living things are predominantly composed of fluid, i.e. mineral water, so it only makes sense that water is a PRIORITY. Most food is mainly composed of water, too.
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LMBO!!
#189113 - 06/25/05 01:49 PM
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No, that I'm stable enough to have a trigger here, a trigger there, and not have serious consequences. Small meals and probiotics are the #1 reasons I can.
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I think I remember reading articles on this recently. Can't remember where. I will look for info online.
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