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A New IBS Solution offers people the relief they have been so desperately searching for. It takes readers through the historical evolution of conventional medicine's views on IBS in a way that can be easily understood and provides real life examples. Dr. Pimentel provides readers with the missing link-bacteria overgrowth in the small intestines-and sets forth a treatment protocol adopted by such renowned institutions as Cedars-Sinai Medical Center that will not only resolve your IBS symtoms, but will also prevent it from recurring.

Dr. Mark Pimentel was born in thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. He obtained his medical degree at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. He did his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Manitoba as well. In 1996, he moved to Los angeles where he completed his fellowship in Gastroenterology via the UCLA training program at Cedars-Sinai Satelite.

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
A New Understanding of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Breaking the Stigma: IBS Is Not "All in Your Head"	p. 9
Too Fast or Too Slow: Understanding Your IBS Symptoms	p. 19
Big Brain, Little Brain: The Gut's Nerve Network	p. 31
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner: Food Poisoning and Parasites	p. 37
The New Culprit: Bacterial Overgrowth	p. 53
The IBS Treatment Plan: Putting It All Together
Help at Last: The Cedars-Sinai Protocol for Treating IBS	p. 69
The Best of Both Worlds: Enhancing Your Results With Alternative Therapies	p. 91
Fibromyalgia and Other Associated Conditions: The IBS Connection	p. 103
Good Questions Deserve Good Answers: The IBS Forum	p. 115
Conclusion	p. 131
Glossary	p. 133
References	p. 141
Index	p. 149
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A New Ibs Solution: Bacteria-the Missing Link in Treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome

A New Ibs Solution: Bacteria-the Missing Link in Treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome

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