Heather's Research
03/21/03 06:15 AM
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H2
Reged: 02/28/03
Posts: 161
Loc: Ohio
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Heather's book "First Year IBS" has some great information on the latest research. There is an explanation and diagram there that I find very helpful when trying to explain IBS to other people.
"In a nutshell, the processing of pain information within the central nervous system varies between normal individuals and those of us with IBS, with the result that we can experience even normal GI contractions as painful. The interactions between our brains, central nervous systems, and GI systems are just not functioning properly. We have colons that react to stimuli that do not affect normal colons, and our reactions are much more severe." That is just a little piece, there is more here at Heather's book.
If you really want to drive home to people how intense and painful the attacks are, Heather has an illustration on page 16 that I find very helpful. It is a chart showing contractions of a normal person's colon and a person with IBS 15 minutes after eating. "Look," I say, "if your colon did this after you ate, you would be careful about what you eat too." The diagram is towards the bottom of the page.
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