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You've Been Diagnosed with IBS: Now What?

From the Show: Wellness for Life
Summary: In order to truly ease your symptoms, you need to get to the bottom of the root cause.
Air Date: 12/18/15
Duration: 10
Host: Susanne Bennett, DC
Guest Bio: Stephen Wangen, MD
Stephen-Wangen1Dr. Stephen Wangen is the co-founder and Medical Director of the IBS Treatment Center. He is a licensed and board certified physician, the award winning author of two books on solving digestive disorders, and a nationally recognized speaker. He has been seen and heard on ABC, NBC, and Fox as well as public radio and television. He was recently named one of Seattle’s Top Doctors by Seattle Magazine.

His passion for being a doctor and solving digestive problems comes from a lifelong obsession with optimizing health. Having suffered from IBS as a young man, Dr. Wangen dedicated his life to solving this complex problem. He now trains other doctors at the IBS Treatment Center in the new specialty of IBS medicine. Since 2005 the IBS Treatment Center, with locations in both Seattle and Los Angeles, has successfully helped thousands of patients from around the country and the world end their digestive problems.

He can be followed on his blog, Facebook, and Twitter, all of which can be found at IBSTreatmentCenter.com.
  • Guest Facebook Account: https://www.facebook.com/ibstreatmentcenter
  • Guest Twitter Account: @DrStephenWangen
You've Been Diagnosed with IBS: Now What?
Gluten intolerance and celiac disease aren't often tested in a typical allergist's office, even though you may have all of the symptoms of either one of those conditions or the broader issue of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

These symptoms can include gas, bloating, diarrhea, constipation, pain, cramping, and acid reflux. Some individuals suffer just one or two, but many experience a combination of them all.

If you're eventually diagnosed with IBS, it can be a relief that you don't have something more "serious," like tumors or gallstones.

But, a diagnosis doesn't mean that you're immediately cured. 

IBS is not something that is solved with a drug. In order to truly ease your symptoms, you need to get to the bottom of the root cause. Is it a bacterial problem? Are you reacting to a certain ingredient or food? Might you have a parasite?

At the IBS Treatment Center, the doctors work to find the main culprit and get you on the path to wellness. They use a variety of tests, including DNA stool tests and food tests, to rule out causes and get to the core problem.

Dr. Stephen Wangen, co-founder of the IBS Treatment Center, joins Dr. Susanne to discuss the symptoms of IBS and other digestive ailments, as well as how he and his team work to get to the underlying causes of your symptoms.