Re: specifically for JULES but also for anyone else interested in what my new gastro had to say - Possible new diagnosis for my IBS symptoms.
01/24/05 12:25 PM
I am doing sooo much better. I had constant pain and diarrhea for 8 months straight until I found this doctor. Now, one thing to remember is that he did not exactly diagnose me with IBS. All of my IBS symptoms happened after the birth of my baby. He said that when you are pregnant, your hormones switch, some turn on and overproduce, and others turn off or underproduce. After the baby is born, they are all supposed to return back to normal, but mine did not - especially my pancreas. I became Insulin Resistant - meaning my pancreas does not work the way it should at processing sugars - and when I intake too many sigars, my pancreas overproduces the hormone to level off your insulin and it unfortunately makes my bowel over sensitive and effects it's motility. Now I am no science major and he has triend on numerous occassions to explain this connection with the pancreas and the bowel to me but I frankly am always left confused. This is not for everyone who has IBS. But, as you know, IBS constitutes any abnormal GI function that they are unable o find any other reason for. Well, this doc has done extensive research on women who have been misdiagnosed with IBS but who really have an Insulin Resistant type disease whose condition resembles IBS. It sounds like if you are able to eat sugars and feel fine than this might not be the right course of action for you, or for many of the people on this board. It's just good to bring new findings to everyone's attention because doctor's are still trying to figure out new diseases that were previously referred to as IBS that are not really IBS. They are so quick to diagnose.
Re: specifically for JULES but also for anyone else interested in what my new gastro had to say - Possible new diagnosis for my IBS symptoms. DanaNoel
01/24/05 12:25 PM
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Re: specifically for JULES but also for anyone else interested in what my new gastro had to say - Possible new diagnosis for my IBS symptoms.
