Re: Eating disorders-IBS connection
04/09/05 12:39 AM
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Sand
Reged: 12/13/04
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Loc: West Orange, NJ (IBS-D)
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I've never had a clinically diagnosed eating disorder, but I am significantly overweight and would prefer not to be, so I can't really say my relationship with food has been totally healthy.
If you believe in the idea of an "insult to the gut" triggering IBS, then I think an eating disorder would qualify. It may not be as immediately or massively insulting as an intestinal bug or a massive dose of antibiotics, but it is more likely to be continued over a long period of time. It's sort of like a train wreck in slow motion.
As for the men/women issue, it's not entirely clear that more women than men have IBS. It's probably true and may have to do with hormones and/or a different sensitivity in men, but apparently in some Eastern countries (India, Japan), men are more likely to seek medical help for IBS than women.
If you do a Google search on "ibs women men india", you'll see some interesting articles about gender differences in IBS.
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