Hope for Irritable Bowel Syndrome sufferers

A senior scientific advisor to the New Delhi government revealed that Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), a distressing and debilitating condition affecting millions of people, is often caused by a chemical commonly used by utilities as a drinking water additive.

The symptoms of IBS include nausea, loss of appetite, pain in the stomach, gas formation and 'bloated' feeling, constipation, followed by intermittent diarrhoea and headache.

Professor A.K. Susheela and her scientific colleagues at the Fluorosis Research and Rural Development Foundation found that Irritable Bowel Syndrome, also known as non-ulcer dyspepsia, colitis, 'spastic colon' or Crohn's Disease, can be caused (or exacerbated) by intakes of chemically treated drinking water. Biopsy results of the adverse effects on gastric cells are shown in surprisingly detailed electron micrographs.
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According to scientists from Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Dunn Clinical Nutrition Unit, Oxford, England, IBS is the second highest cause of absenteeism from work in the UK after back pain.

"A third of people in Britain have occasional symptoms of IBS, and 1 in 10 have symptoms bad enough to require medical attention," says the British Society of Gastroenterology and The Professional Society for Gastroenterologists.

The problem is also widespread in the United States, Ireland and Australia.

According to the Bristol-Meyers-Squibb, "There is currently no effective therapy for IBS. It is a chronic, fluctuating disorder that can have a significant impact on daily functioning and overall well-being. IBS is the second most common cause of work absenteeism after the common cold and affects up to one in five Americans, at an estimated direct and indirect cost to the health care system of more than USD $33 billion each year."

In the United States a new bill has been put before the United States Senate. The bill, S. 2562, known as the "Inflammatory Bowel Disease Act", was put forward by Senators Harry Reid (D-NV) and Thad Cochran (R-MS).

In 1998, The Irish Times reported that 20% of people in the Republic of Ireland suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

The Australian Gastroenterology Institute said, "Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a very common problem, and symptoms of this type are experienced by nearly one in seven people."

Professor Susheela and her co-workers discovered that chemically-induced IBS can be successfully reversed without medication simply by avoiding water and products containing the chemical.
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