More info on Digestive Advantage IBS
Digestive Advantage IBS has been specifically produced to tackle IBS and relieve the symptoms of diarrhea, constipation, and abdominal pain. One tablet is taken daily.
Digestive Advantage helps to maintain the balance of good bacteria in the intestines, as well as providing enzymes which can digest carbohydrate sugars. This is what the manufacturers say about the product (this is a quote from their website):
"Recent research has found that carbohydrate sugars such as lactose and fructose are associated with the symptoms of IBS. The patented cultures in Digestive Advantage IBS help provide the enzymes that are deficient in those with IBS. Individuals with IBS have had relief of symptoms with antibiotic treatment, leading some to suspect an underlying bacterial cause for some symptoms. Digestive Advantage IBS helps to control and inhibit the growth of pathologic bacteria in the gut."
In a placebo-controlled double-blind study, conducted at Research Testing Laboratories, New York (Larysa Hun, MD, Naomi deSola MD, Linda Bongiovanni, RN), 22 patients were given Digestive Advantage IBS and 22 were given a placebo over a period of 60 days. Patients kept diaries during the study and attended follow-ups.
Patients who were taking Digestive Advantage IBS showed "steady and significant" improvements in their symptom scores relating to abdominal pain and bloating. No adverse symptoms or side effects were reported.
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My life has been a relative nightmare in varying degrees due to my problems having regular bowel movements. For the most part, I have a problem with too many movements in the morning, which prevents me from leaving the house. And, while driving to work, my stomach is always nervous, as if I'm going to have an attack while stuck in traffic. This is compounded by the fact that my morning commute averages between 45 minutes to 1 1/2 hours.
I feared that I would never be able to find a job I really liked because the potential stress of being timely and dealing with emergency situations would wreak havoc on my bowels. Likewise, I felt sorry for my young son who would grow up realizing his father had an embarrassing bowel disorder. Needless to say, my outlook on happiness was tempered with fear and anxiety.
Seven days ago, I began taking Digestive Advantage IBS tablets. Although it's only been seven days, I noticed an almost immediate improvement in my bowel control and stool consistency. In fact, the level of confidence I have had this week is starting to border on cocky.
This morning was the first time this week on my commute that I started to have little cramps, as if I my bowels were moving toward elimination. Normally, I would have panicked and pulled off the freeway. However, I was able to remain calm due to my faith in the tablets.
Then, the freeway I was traveling on at moderate speed suddenly came to a standstill, and the highway patrol pulled up and started directing some of use to move over to different lanes. In earlier times, I would have just about soiled myself right then and there due to the major anxiety of being stuck in traffic for hours. However, I was able to keep my spasms under control, always reminding myself that I was beginning a new outlook on life now.
Luckily, I was able to pull off the freeway and take surface streets to work. While making a mental note of the possibly bathroom stops along the way, I realized that my anxiety and cramping had subsided to the point where I knew I was going to be able to hold a BM until I got to work. By the time I arrived at work, I felt like I didn't even have to go anymore! In fact, when I tried to go, I couldn't! Then, I ate breakfast (orange juice and oatmeal square), and as I write this, I still don't feel the urge to go!
I haven't really been following a strict diet or IBS-friendly diet this past week, either. Just drinking moderate amounts of water at night and chewing one IBS tablet before bedtime. So I attribute this improvement solely to tablets.
I encourage people to give these tablets a try so that this company continues to make them. I don't know if they will work for everyone, but they worked for me. I only pray that these changes in my bowel movements are long term and not some fluke. If the change is permanent, I will be thankful for my new life, and the possibilities that bowel control and predictability will open up for me...