Irritable Bowel Syndrome  IBS

We are inclined to discard the old term "irritable bowel syndrome" and refer instead to the reactive bowel syndrome. The word "irritable" has always suggested irritable patients and "psychogenic causes". "Irritable" also suggests that the problem is minor and can be easily dismissed. The term "reactive" is useful because its points to food causes of the symptoms. The digestive tract reacts to ingested foods and provides information about its decisions in the language of symptoms. The term "reactive bowel" acknowledges that the gastrointestinal tract is a sensing, reacting system with important immune responses to food and other antigens. As soon as you say "reactive bowel" you have ask "reactive to what?" You then search for the cause in terms of food input and will often be closer to a solution.

IBS covers a spectrum of illness from relatively mild and occasional bowel disturbances to more debilitating, daily disturbances. We are advocating a permanent change in diet to solve the problem. You have to assume that your digestive tract is unhappy with your food choices and does not work well when you eat improperly.

• You need to change your eating habits.
• You need to be flexible
• You adjust your food supply to match the ability of your digestive tract to handle foods.
• You will do best on a select list of safe foods for months or years to come - your "Alpha Zone"

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