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Entries from August 30th, 2006

Digestrol

August 30th, 2006 · 72 Comments · IBS

I’ve had a few queries lately about a product called Digestrol, so I thought I’d write an explanation about why I wouldn’t recommend it, and why in fact it’s a good example of the kind of product you probably shouldn’t touch with a barge pole.
Let’s start with what the manufacturers, Techmedica, say about the product [...]

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All publicity is good, but scary

August 23rd, 2006 · 6 Comments · IBS

I’ve been helping out with quite a few media-related things lately, partly due to people finding the IBS Tales website and partly because it’s currently something called “Gut Week” in the UK, which is an awareness week for stomach and bowel disorders.
So, yesterday I made the very brave decision of saying yes to a live [...]

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Two weekends

August 14th, 2006 · 9 Comments · IBS

The weekend of the guy who lives in the flat upstairs
On Saturday, he wakes up with his girlfriend. They talk and giggle for a while (the ceiling is fairly thin, and the sound just travels down). They then make love (girlfriend is pretty loud, bed is pretty squeaky). They get up and clank pans around, [...]

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