Summary of Dr. Mark Pimentel & Dr. Ali Rezaie's The Microbiome Connection

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#1 IBS affects people both physically and psychologically. It can affect their family life and professional life, and it can be difficult to diagnose.

#2 IBS is the most common gastrointestinal disorder and one of the most treated disorders encountered by physicians. It affects more women than men, and it is not given priority in research funding despite the high costs to society.

#3 IBS has been known by many names over the years, including irritable colon, spastic colon, nervous colon, spastic colitis, mucous colitis, spastic bowel, and recently leaky gut. None of these names really describes the exact nature of IBS.

#4 The more precise the definitions and criteria for IBS are, the better we can communicate with our patients and fellow physicians, and the faster we can make a diagnosis and start patients on a path to healing.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Apr 22, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669392019

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Contents

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Insights from Chapter 2

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Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

IBS affects people both physically and psychologically. It can affect their family life and professional life, and it can be difficult to diagnose.

#2

IBS is the most common gastrointestinal disorder and one of the most treated disorders encountered by physicians. It affects more women than men, and it is not given priority in research funding despite the high costs to society.

#3

IBS has been known by many names over the years, including irritable colon, spastic colon, nervous colon, spastic colitis, mucous colitis, spastic bowel, and recently leaky gut. None of these names really describes the exact nature of IBS.

#4

The more precise the definitions and criteria for IBS are, the better we can communicate with our patients and fellow physicians, and the faster we can make a diagnosis and start patients on a path to healing.

#5

IBS is a condition in which symptoms of diarrhea, constipation, or both, occur regularly. IBS with constipation is the most common type, and is found in 35 percent of patients. IBS with alternating bouts of diarrhea and constipation is found in 23 percent of patients.

#6

IBS is not a mental disorder, but a physical one. It is not clear what causes it, and it can vary in severity. It can be difficult to diagnose, and many doctors still believe that it is all in the patient’s head.

#7

IBS is not a women’s disease, and it affects both men and women equally. It has been misrepresented, and many doctors dismiss