893 - IBS Treatment Mistakes People MUST STOP Making | Dr. Alex Ford Dr. Ruscio Radio, DC: Health, Nutrition and Functional Healthcare

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is often diagnosed when symptoms don’t have an obvious cause. But anyone with IBS symptoms knows it’s a REAL condition. Dr. Alex Ford and I are share what irritable bowel syndrome treatments are getting wrong—and how to start feeling better. 

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Timestamps 00:00 Intro 
04:40 What is IBS?
12:00 The problem with restrictive diets
14:35 Prevalence of SIBO in IBS patients
21:06 The gut-brain connection 
25:25 Antidepressant effects on the gut
33:30 Do probiotics work for IBS?
40:28 IBS symptoms
47:06 Treatment options



Featured Studies  Ford’s Research
📉Efficacy of Probiotics in IBS: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37541528/  
📉Antibiotics and Probiotics for IBS: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37184752/ 
📉Amitriptyline at Low-Dose and Titrated for IBS as Second-Line Treatment in primary care: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37858323/  
📉Disorders of gut-brain interaction: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35781806/  
📉Rome IV Criteria: https://theromefoundation.org/rome-iv/rome-iv-criteria/  
📉Global prevalence of IBS according to Rome III or IV criteria: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32702295/  
📉IBS and the Gut Microbiome: A Review: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37048642/  
📉Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM affects colonic mucosal opioid receptor expression: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24853043/  
📉Interactions between symptoms and psychological status in IBS: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36178333/ 
📉Probiotics fortify intestinal barrier function: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37168869/ 
📉Probiotics for Preventing and Treating SIBO: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28267052/ 
📉The effects of probiotics on constipation in adults: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32005532/ 
📉The effect of multistrain probiotics on constipation in the elderly: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35927504/ 
📉Efficacy of probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics in IBS: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37772692/  
📉Outcome-Specific Efficacy of Different Probiotic Strains in IBS: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37686889/ 
📉Strain-specific and outcome-specific efficacy of probiotics for IBS: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34712929/  
📉Efficacy of probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics in IBS: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37772692/  
📉Efficacy of a low FODMAP diet in IBS: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34376515/  
📉Dietary glutamine supplements for post infectious IBS: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30108163/ 
📉Peppermint oil for IBS: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24100754/ 
📉Efficacy and Safety of Peppermint Oil in [...] Patients With IBS: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31470006/ 
📉The IBS Outcome Study (IBSOS): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22846389/  
📉Treatments for diarrhea-predominant IBS: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30194692/  
📉Comparing probiotic and drug interventions in IBS:  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35848115/  
📉Probiotics, prebiotics, and low FODMAP diet for IBS: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30935559/  
📉Anti-inflammatory effect of amitriptyline in a rat model of acetic acid-induced colitis: the involvement of the TLR4/NF-kB signaling pathway: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.