Archive for the ‘IBS’ Category



IBS, Anxiety, and Coffee

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

By Brian Benjamin Carter, MSci, LAc Question: I have IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) and I have a problem when I drink coffee (with caffeine), and sometimes even sodas, which also contain caffeine. Problem is that many times I need to jumpstart my day with some extra energy like when I am ...

Anxiety, IBS, and Coffee

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

By Brian Benjamin Carter, MSci, LAc Question: I have IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) and I have a problem when I drink coffee (with caffeine), and sometimes even sodas, which also contain caffeine. Problem is that many times I need to jumpstart my day with some extra energy like when I am ...

Chinese, Tibetan and Indian herbal medicines may help people with irritable bowel syndrome (press release)

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Traditional herbal medicines may improve symptoms of abdominal pain, disturbed bowel movements, and/or bloating and distension caused by Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). This was the conclusion of a systematic review of clinical studies that is published in the latest update of The Cochrane Library.