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Entries from October 16th, 2007

The Gut Trust

October 16th, 2007 · 11 Comments · IBS

The IBS Network is the only charity in the UK dedicated solely to IBS sufferers, and it does a great job – I often refer people to its helpline, staffed by specialist IBS nurses, and it produces a range of newsletters, leaflets and other publications about IBS. Self-help groups are co-ordinated through the Network, and [...]

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Beware of overseas pharmacies

October 11th, 2007 · No Comments · IBS

Just a warning that some people over at the IBS Self-help group forums are talking about the fact that they all ordered Zelnorm from an overseas pharmacy and have now been hit with credit card fraud, eg: orders showing up on their card statements that they haven’t made.
I do think we all need to think [...]

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A classic conversation with a doctor

October 6th, 2007 · 60 Comments · IBS

I had to flag this up – a new reader of this blog left a comment (thanks to all commenters by the way, it’s great to get feedback) and told me about a conversation that took place during his last doctor’s visit. I hope he won’t mind me quoting it here, but I wanted to [...]

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