Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | The case for a Science of IBS chat room

I enjoy the knowledge I gain from this website and the community that gathers here to share it. This website contains the broadest and the most useful information that I have found to date. The recipes, library and community of support are unequalled anywhere on the Internet.

IBS does not discriminate. It affects mothers, teachers, students, bakers .... and it affects scientists too. Heather's EFI diet, books and website bind this community together. The people in the diet, recipe, yoga, hypnosis, fitness and other rooms gather together to share other common interests that help them cope with this difficult disability. We are all looking for the same thing --- a better understanding of how to live with IBS using the EFI diet.

The science for IBS room, at least as I see, would be for those who wish to use their common language of science and technology to cope better with their IBS. Hopefully the knowledge they share maybe helpful to others. For example, if an IBS suffer reads an article in the library that they feel may be relevant and she/he wants clarification, they might drop by the science for IBS room and ask questions just as they do in other rooms. I have no doubts that those that would frequent the science for IBS room will go to rooms with questions relevant to the knowledge of the people that frequent them.

I don't believe the talk in science of IBS room would be dominated by discussions of the latest and newest drugs or treatments. I think the focus would be on more practical things such as how much salt has to be added to a cup of water to help degrade the IF in carrots. Or how can I prepare rice, potatoes and pasta to maximize a certain kind of starch (so called resistant starch) that acts like a SF after they are boiled and left to cool. Or which database provides the most reliable information about foods in the EFI diet.

Please don't think of it as a threat to the existing communities. Think of it as another resource with a different set of knowledge and skills; a community that has similar experiences with their doctors, families and friends as the rest of the communities on this website who are dealing with IBS in the way they know best.

--------------------
STABLE: ♂, IBS-D 50+ years - Science of IBS

The FODMAP Approach to Managing IBS Symptoms
Evidence-based Dietary Management of Functional GI Symptoms: The FODMAP Approach
FODMAP Chart & Cheatsheet
The Role of Food & Dietary Intervention in IBS

Print Remind Me Notify Moderator