A New IBS Solution
by Mark Pimentel
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Book Reviews of A New IBS Solution
Book Review: SPOT-ON (for IBS-D)
Summary: 5 Stars
Just ordered this book, received it, and read it all in one night. I read this book because I wanted to hear his perspective on small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and the justification for using rifaximin (xifaxan) in treating it. That aside, what is great about this book is that there isn't much pussyfooting and crap about other things. It gets to the point and is substantial. He isn't selling anything.
For me, it was helpful for a few reasons.. he details and is specific on:
1. the role of stress, but that it's not a cause, but how it comes into play
2. how diet affects ibs - specifically, it's not that we're allergic to wheat or gluten, but how the glucose feeds bacteria
3. role of probiotics
4. why so many who take antibiotics feel good and have temporary symptom remission
anyhow, i really enjoyed this book. So much so that I read it two days in a row .. once and then again. I have several book on IBS, and for me, nothing tops this book. You'd think that from my review I know the person or am selling it.. but i'm not. This book does one thing that others doesn't.. it doesn't leave you guessing or asking yourself why? It explains everything backed up by studies, science, and experience. He also addresses IBS-C, and IBS-A (fluctuating)
After reading this book I was going to get a script for xifaxan.. but i actually found a digestive enzyme on here (amazon) that i've used before called ultra-zyme, that for some reason is amazing for ibs-d.. (and ive tried almost every digestive enzyme under the sun).. consider trying that product before getting into the whole antibiotic thing.. I have a review of that as well..
Good luck, and this is a great read!
Book Review: An extremely insightful book for the IBS sufferer
Summary: 4 Stars
I learnt a lot of technical yet practical information about the illness from just one reading and much more on several later revisions. Being informed is being empowered. The information contained within may be considered by many as misguided or misinformed. But the reality is that there is not even one statement made in the book which is not backed up by evidence and logic.
For too long there has been a strong stigma in the medical field that a "cure" (in the pure simplicity of the word) couldn't possibly exist for IBS. In fact the very idea that IBS is labeled a syndrome says it all. A syndrome is complex, multi-problematic and is affected by countless external factors. The idea that there exists a treatment of ten days that could very well remove all symptoms of suffering by removing the source of the problem seems far too incredible and avant-garde to be deemed plausible. Therein actually, lays the problem with almost all current treatments in the west for IBS, which treat the symptoms not the cause.
There are many people who will obviously not respond to the protocol presented, but there will also be a large percentage that will. It would be a shame if the medical profession does not begin to accept or at least accommodate room for the concepts presented by Mark Pimentel.
Mark, thank you for this book, you may have very well given me something to live for again.
Book Review: This book changed my life!
Summary: 5 Stars
Like the subjects in Dr. Pimentel's book, I can recall the exact date (and even hour!) of the onset of my IBS. It was after a terrible bout of food poisioning that never seemed to end. If you have a similar story, you NEED to read this book. While reading "A New IBS Solution", I found myself saying, "That's ME!" over and over - I related to it more than any other book I've read about the subject. Based on Dr. Pimentel's research, I requested a lactulose breath test from my gastroenterologist. It was literally off the charts - the nurse administering the test said that mine was the highest score (high being negative) that she'd ever seen. I cried when the time came to pay for my course of Xifaxan ($260- more than half a week's salary for me), but it was the best money I've ever spent. At first, I thought, "this isn't helping at all. Everything's the same, if not worse." But then, after I had taken a full course, I noticed something - I could drink a bit of orange juice. A bit of soda. Eat a few raw vegetables. A bit of cheese. All things that would have had me in AGONY before! I still have IBS, and I still have a lot of pain, but I have a lot more "good" days now. About five months have gone by, and I'm noticing my symptoms returning, so I'm saving up for another course of Xifaxan. If I could ever speak with Dr. Pimentel, I would give him a huge hug, and thank him for all he's done for me, and other IBS sufferers.Book Review: Crucial information for anyone with IBS-related symptoms
Summary: 5 Stars
I had a severe, disabling intestinal pain that went on day in and day out for many months, while I was going through all kinds of tests at a major hospital. The only thing they found was a bunch of diverticuli ("bubbles") on the wall of my small intestine and jujenum, but the specialist I was referred to said that "this couldn't possibly cause the pain."
After exhausting all other possibilities I confronted him with Dr. Pimentel's research results as described in this book (and published more widely in the fall of 2006), but this was promptly described as very unlikely to be valid. Out of options and in a lot of pain, I somehow managed to convince him that it would make sense to at least try it anyway.
Five days later I celebrated the end of my five months of continuous 24/7 suffering!
Two pills morning and evening, a new unique antibiotic that did all the work, and it took two months before the problem came back.
Then it was time for realization #2 from Dr. Pimentel's work as described in the book. I was lactose intolerant, eliminated this from my diet, and haven't had a recurrence since.
Amazingly, it seems very few specialists even know about Dr. Pimentel's research at Cedars-Sinai Hospital on this. Arm yourself with this book, and don't give up until you get good answers from your doctor!
Book Review: Possible IBS solution, but there are other causes of IBS.
Summary: 3 Stars
I was diagnosed with IBS about a year ago. I am not a doctor, but I have an extensive biology background and my husband is an RN. I tried this book's recomendation of antibiotics, but they helped only for a little while. I was depressed to say the least.
With my husbands urging I had been keeping track of what I ate and what increased my symptoms, and noticed that corn was a trigger for me. Now I am not saying that corn would cause it for everyone, what I am saying is that there may be a food trigger association with IBS. When I stopped eating anything that had corn or corn derivatives in it I felt better. When I ate things with corn I felt sick within a few hours or less. I have talked with my GI doc and he has said that there can be a food relationship to IBS. If this book does not work for you, try another avenue, don't give up. IBS is a terrible disease, but I am symptom free for two months by staying off my trigger food.
I gave this book only three stars since there are other alternatives that this book does not go into. I have talked with other IBS patients that are sensitive to wheat and avoid it like the plague to feal better. This book may have a newer solution to IBS, but not the only one.