OT: Irritable bowel sydrome (esp. )

[Guest guest]

I know was posting about IBS and that seems to affect many here. I

read a great article in a health magazine about IBS this week. It

talked about the importance of probiotics, with at least 5 billion of

several different organisms. It also talked about enteric-coated

peppermint oil, which had great results in calming the colon in

clinical tries. One brand they mentioned was " NOW " Foods peppermint

gels. They also talked about the importance of ruling out gluten and

dairy intolerances, which I believe causes most IBS. Also research is

emerging apparently showing that melatonin, 3-6 mg daily at bedtime, is

helpful as well.

Melinda