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That nurse just can't be right....       01/02/04 03:58 PM Edit Reply Quote Heather Reged: 12/09/02 Posts: 7799 Loc: Seattle, WA Smoking (and probably specifically the nicotine) may actually be helpful for ulcerative colitis - there is some evidence of this, though the reasons why are unclear. But - there is no evidence, or reason, why cigarettes would help IBS. They're a GI stimulant and irritant - one of the most likely things to trigger an IBS attack. However they may be helping an inflammatory bowel disease would not apply to IBS, as by definition there is no inflammation with IBS, there is instead altered motility. Cigarettes will negatively impact your gut motility - there's just no way they could improve it. So, either the nurse was mistakenly thinking of ulcerative colitis patients, or she's just plain mistaken. - H -------------------- Heather is the Administrator of the IBS Message Boards. She is the author of Eating for IBS and The First Year: IBS, and the CEO of Heather's Tummy Care. Join her IBS Newsletter. Meet Heather on Facebook! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator

Entire thread smoking annkent 01/02/04 03:03 PM Re: smoking maryh 01/04/04 05:51 PM Re: smoking Lana_Marie 01/05/04 06:25 AM Re: smoking suzyq 01/04/04 09:24 AM That nurse just can't be right.... Heather 01/02/04 03:58 PM Re: smoking Debby 01/02/04 03:50 PM Re: smoking Shellsbells 01/02/04 03:18 PM Re: smoking Jennifer Rose 01/02/04 03:37 PM Becareful Jennifer... BarbaraS 01/03/04 11:16 AM

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