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   <title> IBS-Life.com  Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)  Blog </title>
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   <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:48:57 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jul 28, pre-a level stress </title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/prea-level-stress.html</link>
    <description>I&#39;m 17 years old and have had IBS for the last 3 months. I&#39;m getting frustrated because im writing down what i eat but i can&#39;t tell whats causing the flatulence,</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:48:52 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jul 27, Fishing???</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/fishing.html</link>
    <description>I am supposed to be off with a friend dropping a line in the Ottawa River. It would have been my first fishing trip in years, Unfortunately it has been</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:48:05 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jul 25, Life with IBS Podcast 7 -  Taking a Camping Holiday whilst suffering from IBS.</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/ibs-podcast-episode7.html</link>
    <description>In Today&#39;s IBS podcast, Rick and Kev are broadcasting from a camping field in Dorset whilst on a weekend camping trip. The discussion touches on the issues faced by IBS sufferers whilst trying to holi</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:09:52 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jul 22, It&#39;s about loving and looking after  yourself...</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/its-about-loving-and-looking-after-yourself.html</link>
    <description>How I feel now? Depressed and stressed.  I&#39;ve got an employer, a school, who are trying to get rid of me. I do take time off for IBS. I&#39;ve had it for years-</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:37:09 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jul 11, Cut out wheat</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/cut-out-wheat.html</link>
    <description>I have had IBS since i was 18, i&#39;m now 39. my symptoms are usually bloating and wind followed by a VERY quick dash to the nearest loo. I work in the community</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:23:47 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jul 8, Buscopan Medication for IBS</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/Buscopan.html</link>
    <description>Buscopan Medication for IBS related symptoms can help treat IBS cramps</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:38:20 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jun 29, IBS since 7th grade, now going into college and the IBS is the worst it&#39;s ever been</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/ibs-since-7th-grade-now-going-into-college-and-the-ibs-is-the-worst-its-ever-been.html</link>
    <description>I first got IBS in 7th grade.  I had many friends and was out all the time with them.  I began staying home because I couldn&#39;t handle the thought of being</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:15:16 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jun 24, Librax and IBS</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/Librax.html</link>
    <description>Librax is a medication that GP&#39;s sometimes prescribed to treat stress-related IBS.</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:36:11 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jun 22, Hell</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/hell.html</link>
    <description>I&#39;ve got IBS C at 17 and didn&#39;t find out til I was 19. It took docs way too long to find out that I have IBS and not other illnesses that were ruled out</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:35:43 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jun 19, Pain. Pain.Pain </title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/pain-painpain.html</link>
    <description>I think the title says it all. It&#39;s worse. Painkillers don&#39;t help. I have no Colofac, which might, I don&#39;t know. All I have had is tea and water and my</description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 08:00:22 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jun 17, Stress-IBS and Ginger Root</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/stressibs-and-ginger-root.html</link>
    <description>Stress is the primary cause of my IBS, without a doubt! It has been horrible for about two weeks now; first the dog was ill, and after -- financial worries.</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:14:31 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jun 15, Surviving with IBS in school</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/surviving-with-ibs-in-school.html</link>
    <description>I&#39;ve had IBS since 2004 when I started high school. It was real bad. Lots of bloating, gas and pain on the left side of my stomach. I could write a whole</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 06:41:01 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jun 9, Bowel Buddies</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/bowel-buddies.html</link>
    <description>1. There are cookies or waffers actually called Bowel Buddies available in Canada and probably could be purchased on the net.  They are a little pricey</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:17:57 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jun 7, 23 years old and losing it.</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/23-years-old-and-losing-it.html</link>
    <description>I was recently diagnosed with IBS in March of 2010. I&#39;ve been out of work since January 2010 when the pain and symptoms first started. Its June 2010 and</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:00:58 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>May 26,  my IBS story, i hope you can relate and share with me your story too (:</title>
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    <description>Dear IBS suffers,   i have had IBS now for about a year and a half,and have hated it! it has turned my once social happy life into a downward spiral. before</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 12:16:49 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>May 22, IBS is ruining my life</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/ibs-is-ruining-my-life.html</link>
    <description>I&#39;m 19, used to love going out, travelling etc. I was diagnosed with IBS 2 years ago. Now I not only spend at least half my waking hours in constant pain,</description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 07:06:11 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>May 17, Bowel panic attacks</title>
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    <description>Hi, I&#39;ve had IBS for almost a year now and it feels like there is always feels like there is no hope. I often feel upset because I&#39;m 18 years of age and</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 08:12:01 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>May 11, I have recently discovered my problem!! </title>
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    <description>I&#39;m 17, and although I&#39;ve not been official diagnosed, I am 98 sure I have IBS.  I only discovered that I have it when I looked it up online a couple</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 14:32:35 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>May 4, Tips i find help!</title>
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    <description>Lying on your left side and pull your legs up to your stomach helps release trapped wind Eating mashed potatoe,white bread and live yoghurt usually helps</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 20:49:28 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>May 1, I hate Ibs!</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/i-hate-ibs1.html</link>
    <description>I am 36 years old, and was diagnosed with Ibs a couple of months ago, after a cuople of years going back and forth to the doctor. And I hate it!! I have</description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 07:19:45 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Apr 26, I feel frustrated with ibs</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/i-feel-frustrated-with-ibs.html</link>
    <description>I have been recently been told that i have ibs after 3 years of going back and forth to the doctor and even the hospital.The doctor thought that it was</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:34:28 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Apr 19, I&#39;m 17 and I now have no life.</title>
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    <description>I am fed up!  First my IBS started in the last year of school,(2 years ago now) I coped with it at first i didn&#39;t think anything of it, until the stress</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 07:13:46 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Apr 17, IBS MANAGEMENT PILL VERY EFFECTIVE</title>
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    <description>I live in Australia, I&#39;m female 28 years old and I live with the dreaded IBS. When I was 20 years old things in my life were not going well and stress</description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 20:46:49 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Apr 17, IBS is not a modern disease</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/ibs-is-not-a-modern-disease.html</link>
    <description>First, I would like to say that I loved this podcast, it got me excited to share...  Rick, I totally agree with everything you said in this podcast except</description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 20:44:20 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Apr 8, bad week</title>
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    <description>this week has not been my week, i have suffered from IBS out breaks everyday since the week starter if there is a good time to give up i guess this is</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:41:47 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Apr 8, Severe Pain</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/severe-pain.html</link>
    <description>I titled this entry severe pain because I feel that is all my life is wrapped around sometimes. I&#39;m 25 years old, and have been living with this pain for</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:45:19 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Apr 7, daily struggle....</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/daily-struggle.html</link>
    <description>i wish i can remember how it felt those times when i had no IBS, to me that is just a memory now a memory i struggle to retain a memory i feel as time</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:14:02 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Apr 7, Everyday has been a struggle lately...</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/everyday-has-been-a-struggle-lately.html</link>
    <description>I have been suffering from an IBS flare up that has now lasted nearly a month and a half.  The worst is when it gets bad while I&#39;m at work.  I find it</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:04:33 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 26, Organic Food From The Supermarkets - What a CON!</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/organic-food-from-the-supermarkets-what-a-con.html</link>
    <description>Great experiment you did there Rick, and what a fantastic result!  I empathize and fully understand why you were not able to continue with this going back</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:08:33 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 25, The GERD Diet For IBS?</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/gerd-diet.html</link>
    <description>The GERD diet is for people with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), but is this diet any good for IBS? - Yes! is the short answer.</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:48:35 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 24, Does eating low calorie foods help IBS?</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/low-calorie-foods.html</link>
    <description>Eating a diet containing low calorie foods may be helpful in some cases where people find more fatty foods exacerbate their stomach problems.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:24:26 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 16, Hayley&#39;s Story </title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/hayleys-story.html</link>
    <description>Hello all! My name is Hayley and I am 21 years old. I?m currently at university and have a part time job at a nursery/ out of school club. I am hoping</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:09:15 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 15, Metamucil for IBS?</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/metamucil.html</link>
    <description>Metamucil is often used by people suffering constipation prevalent IBS (IBS-C). It&#39;s a natural fiber (psyllium) that absorbs liquid and swells, and makes the stools softer.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:55:05 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 14, Does a bland diet help with IBS?</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/bland-diet.html</link>
    <description>An article discussing whether a bland diet will help with irritable bowel syndrome and other bowel problems.</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:16:10 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 13, Rectal Bleeding</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/rectal-bleeding.html</link>
    <description>Rectal bleeding is always extremely worrying, and can have various causes, many of which should not lead us to to assume the worse.</description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:14:03 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 13, Ginger</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/ginger.html</link>
    <description>Ginger is helpful for a wide variety of gastrointestinal ailments ranging from simple indigestion to severe nausea and cramps.  I drink ginger tea when</description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:03:12 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 11, Leaky Gut And Autoimmune Disease</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/leaky-gut-and-autoimmune-disease.html</link>
    <description>Thanks to everyone who put this website together and to everyone who contributes to it. It&#39;s nice to see a community of people who are committed to the</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:51:26 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 8, My experience</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/my-experience.html</link>
    <description>Dear All,  I am suffering from IBS for the past 17 years. Mine was more diarrhea oriented and gets worse when I am stressed. I had to empty my bowels 5-6</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:44:11 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 7, Check Out The IBS-Life.com Podcasts</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/ibs-podcast.html</link>
    <description>Hi all,

On the IBS-Life.com website we&#39;ve started to try out a variety of features that we hope will encourage our visitors to interact with each other.

A few examples are things like the &quot;Have Your Say&quot; section and Stories/Tips sections that anyone can contribute to.

We&#39;ve also started recording many more Podcasts and have started adding them to them to our multimedia section of the website.

These Podcasts are created directly from feedback we&#39;ve received from Messages to us. If you have would like to suggest topics for discussion please leave us a note via the &#39;contact Us&#39; section.

We hope that you enjoy them and we look forward to recording many more for the future.

Take care

Kev</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:04:04 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 4, The commonality of Bowel Problems</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/bowel-problems.html</link>
    <description>Bowel problems seem to be increasingly common in this modern and fast-paced society. Perhaps it can only be expected given our lifestyles.</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:55:30 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mar 3, IBS e-zine - Sign up now for our totally free online magazine.</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/e-zine.html</link>
    <description>Get IBS news, tips and ideas by subscribing to our FREE bi-monthly e-zine</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:37:47 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 28, Diet Sheets For IBS?  -  Very Useful!</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/diet-sheets-for-ibs.html</link>
    <description>Diet sheets for ibs are extremely useful, so here is a printable one you can download. Keep it on your fridge door and save your brain from trying to remember all the time!</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:41:27 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 27, Natural foods for IBS</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/natural-foods-for-ibs.html</link>
    <description>Eating food from natural sources, without all the nasty stuff that some companies add to them, is the way that God intended it.  We poison ourselves with</description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:23:47 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 25, Julie</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/julie.html</link>
    <description>Several months ago i went through a phase where i couldn&#39;t open my bowels for up to ten days, i contacted this website which helped me enormously.  I tried</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:14:01 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 25, The Bare Arsed Facts about Crohn&#39;s Disease</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/the-bare-arsed-facts-about-crohns-disease.html</link>
    <description>I am SO very excited I want to shout out to the world !!  I have written a book - No-one was willing to publish it - But I did not give up - I self published</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:33:38 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 25, Life with IBS podcast 6 - How I Eliminated IBS For One Month! </title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/ibs-podcast-episode6.html</link>
    <description>This IBS podcast was made by the IBSLife.net team (Kev, Sian and Rick). Today Rick reveals how he was able to eliminate his IBS symptoms for one full month.</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:34:31 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 25, Looking for Cures For IBS? How I Eliminated IBS For a Month!</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/cures-for-ibs.html</link>
    <description>In my search to find cures for IBS, I tried this simple experiment for one month, and it worked! This is my IBS Cure.</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:57:05 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 24, Search the IBS-Life.com Website</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/search.html</link>
    <description>From here you can search for any articles or information on the IBS-Life.com website using keywords</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:33:05 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 24, Chris</title>
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    <description>Feeling a bit sensitive over last few weeks.   Was diagnosed last October 2009 and this is worstattack I have had since diagnosis.   Thought I had this</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:18:12 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feb 24, Struggling on....</title>
    <link>http://www.ibs-life.com/struggling-on.html</link>
    <description>Feeling a bit fed up now really. Started a new job last week and really thought I&#39;d find things easier. But it&#39;s still an ongoing struggle. Worrying about</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:17:52 GMT</pubDate>
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