Do GI Doctors Actually Help?
#358121 - 04/27/10 05:49 PM
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I haven't actually seen a GI doctor in about a year.
Last time I went, they recommended a bacterial overgrowth test, which showed I had SIBO, and I was RXed Rifaximin, and the symptoms remain.
To me, GI stands for "Good Income", just wondering if they actually help or are about as useful as a placebo.
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i feel the same way..i too was given xifaxin for 10 days and never was asked to come back in for a follow up by my gi dr...i have since left him to find yet another gi dr who doesn't have any answers either...
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I've often wondered if it would be worth the $$$ to go to the Mayo or Cleveland Clinic, if perhaps they actually have a good IBS doctor.
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They are important to diagnose IBS and prescribe meds to try. Beyond that there is little they can do. My GI doc is a great guy but just told me I am doing what I should be and good luck (in a nice way). They too wish they could cure or alleviate IBS but they can't. I'm not sure if IBS or the common cold will be cured first!
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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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Amazing how an MD is useless in the regard.
How can they, if it is not cancer, NOT have any good ideas?
Is IBS just not as profitable as a gallbladder to treat?
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Maybe you haven't gotten it yet- there is no cure for IBS. There is nothing doctors can do for you besides give you one of about five prescriptions and make sure your diet is right. They can also run tests to see if your problems are due to gluten intolerance or food allergies. Curing bloating, constipation, diarrhea and gas would definitely be profitable because it is so common.
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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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Once diagnosed, I don't waste my money on them anymore. They have no idea how to treat IBS. They all tell you different things, which just leaves to more confusion.
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Maybe you haven't gotten it yet- there is no cure for IBS. There is nothing doctors can do for you besides give you one of about five prescriptions and make sure your diet is right. They can also run tests to see if your problems are due to gluten intolerance or food allergies. Curing bloating, constipation, diarrhea and gas would definitely be profitable because it is so common.
They should be able to help significantly improve symtoms, it's not cancer, what's the holdup?
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This site is not the proper forum in which to ask that question. Luckily for you, the proper forum will be available in Boston in late August - just a hop, skip, and a jump from Connecticut.
Joint International Neurogastroenterology and Motility Meeting
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As shown in the accompanying program, the speakers will discuss cutting-edge research that focuses on disease mechanisms, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders involving gastrointestinal neuromuscular function, sensation, psychosocial aspects, brain-gut interactions, and ingestive behavior and its control and treatment. The conference is designed to provide a forum for the presentation, discussion and debate of translational and clinical research in the area of neurogastroenterology and motility, and functional gastrointestinal disorders so that physicians and health care professionals diagnosing and managing patients in this area will be able to draw on the latest evidence-based methods for promoting effective patient outcomes. Neurogastroenetrology & motility disorders encompass a broad spectrum of problems that includes gastroesophageal reflux disease, non-cardiac chest pain, functional dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, and obesity. These conditions are multifactorial in origin; alterations in brain-gut interactions, as well as in the absorptive, sensory, secretory and motor functions of different regions of the gastrointestinal tract, are considered key underlying pathophysiological mechanisms that constitute more or less accessible targets for therapy. Therapies are directed at the underlying biological mechanisms and psychological disturbances It is important to stress that these four societies are interested in the integration of patient management, and in providing a forum for research scientists and clinicians to work together in an interactive and supportive collaboration as new data become available.
I suggest you show up there (right now non-members can register for $550), point out that IBS is not cancer, and demand that the conference presenters and attendees explain to you what the hold-up is. I'm sure they'll delighted to do so.
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Thanks...I can't afford to pay, but perhaps I will show (time permitting) and ask them what's the holdup.
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I may be late on this one but I do concur. Different docs different advice and nothing helped.
You would think a specialist would know his job though.
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I went to one in SEATTLE two years ago that had IBS himself and supposedly helped thousands others. cost a pretty penny, but didn't help me,
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Be careful. You don't want to end up with saying "Don't taze me man!" LOL
As for medical help, I can't predict if the common cold or IBS will be cured first. For the cold, we have Zicam. For IBS we have SFS, fennel tea and pep caps.
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"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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Be careful. You don't want to end up with saying "Don't taze me man!" LOL
As for medical help, I can't predict if the common cold or IBS will be cured first. For the cold, we have Zicam. For IBS we have SFS, fennel tea and pep caps.
I take a SFS (2 TSP Benefiber) but it does not seem to help.
I tried cammeal tea, did not help.
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I'm not sure if I should schedule an appointment to see an MD or a naturapathic doctor.
IBS is ruining me.
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