Product Description
This is the authoritative resource on IBS. If you have IBS, constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating, indigestion, or chronic abdominal pain, there is a logical reason for your suffering. Written by Dr. Stephen Wangen, the founder and Chief Medical Officer of the IBS Treatment Center, this book explains how your symptoms can be cured. You do not need to eat more fiber, take medications or supplements for the rest of your life, or wonder if you are too stressed. You can actually live you life completely free of IBS. In this book you will discover: · What actually causes IBS. · How to find the cause of your IBS symptoms. · Why most IBS treatments don’t address the causes of IBS. · How to treat IBS once you’ve found the cause. · Where to go for help. · How to live the rest of your life healthier and happier without an irritated digestive system.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 14 reviews)

If you have IBS or IBS-like symptoms, this is a must read! by uncle-buck (Houston, TX USA)

5 Stars
May 08, 2009
This is a great book that is full of useful information about IBS and its treatment. I am so grateful to have found it and Dr. Wangen. Ignore any naysayers who say the book is little more than an advertisement for the IBS Treatment Center. They're just cynical. I went to the center before I read the book and still found the book to be a very valuable resource.

Very useful, important for those suffering from this disorder by Jay H. Colborn (Tallahassee, FL)

5 Stars
May 02, 2009
I bought a couple of books on this disorder which no doctor diagnosed. But I got this for my wife, after someone suggested that she has this disorder. She those it was a lifesaver.

I cannot thank Wangen enough! by JaneDoeNum5 (USA)

5 Stars
November 18, 2008
Well, yes it was kind of an advertisement for me. I was searching for doctors to diagnose what the hell was wrong with me. I was suffering from depression, IBS, arthritis, CFS, headaches, and muscle pain. My rheumatologist told me I was nuts. My gastroenterologist said I had IBS and to live with it. The book read well, and I thought... Hmmm... One of the causes of all this is in the book. I think it may be an infestation of yeast. I should go fly to see Wangen. He ran a bunch of tests and found out it was all true and plus I found out that I was also having allergic reactions to sugar cane and yeast. The book, his clinic and his prescriptions has stopped my depression, my muscle pain, my head aches, and my chronic fatigue syndrome. Thank you Dr. Wangen. And could I say that he is a pretty humble guy. Even his secretary was very nice, professional and things were in order. They even took a photo of me while at the office. The secretary said, "wangen wants to identify all his patients faces when he reviews their files and talks to them on the phone." He is pretty unassuming. He comes across like a curious kid who thinks you might have an important insight, not some guru-jerk like the other doctors that don't have a reputation. I was surprised. It must been like $3,000, but money that I could afford to spend. Wangen saved me years of torment. Wangen you rock. I get gas more than most, but guess what? NO MORE IBS! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Worthless by S. Ranjan

1 Stars
June 25, 2008
Stay away from this book. Waste of time and money. Other reviewers have said correctly - it's ad for his IBS Treatment Center.

Only some good science and mainly an ad for his center by Mscynical

3 Stars
January 27, 2008
Some of science behind his IBS treatments is sound. It focuses on having the correct kind of bactiera, etc. in the gut, testing for that and testing the bad bugs for antibiotic susceptibility which most places don't do. Then there is the controversial food allergy testing. He blames food allergy for anything and everything. The idea of minor food allergies is controversial and the testing the labs do may not be valid or reliable no matter what he says. Even some of Dr. Wangen's peers at the Bastyr University argue against food allergy testing, saying it is too unscientific- the way the testing is done is not right. Although she also says it is not likely to do harm, just cost money. Some people seem to get relief, however, from eliminating foods from their diet. Studies should be done to quantify and ascertain the real success rate of his treatments, because he actually has REAL causes for a condition and is not just doing the stupid song and dance doctors love to do of blaming the patient and telling them it is all in their head. They do this especially if the patient is female. The testing needs to be validated and symptoms correlated to positive results. No such test/ study exists as of today. IBS is a real disease that needs to be taken seriously and treated. It does not surprise me that not many general doctors are even trying to find a solution, mainly because doctors don't care about their patients. In fact, this would hurt buisness and they don't like that- they are basically all about money. But why aren't other naturopathic doctors doing what he is doing? Why is he the only one?? Is he REALLY the only one? And if what he does is so great, why doesn't he train people and open other centers in large cities? Two things about this book irritated me. First off, much of the information on the science is on his website. I payed too much for the book to tell me only a litte more about that. Next, much of the book talks about his former patients supposedly and how great they are doing now thanks to his treatments. It is a huge plug for his center. If you want the testing done you can call them and they will tell you what labs they use. If you want to go to his so call miraculous center you have to go at least once and give him about $900 to $2000 (travel expenses and Seattlite attitude towards non-Northwestern persons not included). That is impossible for me. The book is almost useless if you can't go to Seattle. His attitude is kind of like he is the IBS god, and so what's a little world travel just to get his miracle cures? That maybe OK for some people, but not everyone. If you look at the 5 star reviews you will see many of these people live in Seattle or WA state. Don't buy the book. Just go to his website and everything will be explained to you. Also do some research on food allergies- you will see he may not be all he's cracked up to be.

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