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[rhonalomey]

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Went to a new doctor and he recommended electro magnetic therapy with acupuncture and cold laser. He also gives probiotics with this. He is fully qualified and knows about IBS. Anyone heard of this or has tried it.

[rhonalomey]

sorry posted twice by mistake

[Kathleen M.]

I'll delete the duplicate so all the replies can be together.

[Kathleen M.]

Acupuncture is used for a lot of thing, so isn't specific for IBS, but can be used for pain.Probiotics tend to be helpful for IBS if you find the right ones. Some people have issues with prebiotics (like inulin) as they can feed the gas making bacteria. You may work through that as the probiotics get going (don't make gas) but it can make things worse for awhile and it doesn't always get better for everyone.

[28wheelers]

what about cannabis?

[Kathleen M.]

Unless you live in a state where cannabis is legal it is extremely rare for any physician to recommend it. I'm not even sure in the states where you CAN get a prescription for it that IBS is a what it tends to be prescribed for. It doesn't seem to be what people say they got their prescriptions for, although a lot of people won't say they have IBS.From those that have tried it the results seem pretty mixed so it certainly wouldn't be one of the first things I would suggest someone try even if they can get it legally. I assume the legal route has some quality control where the illegal route you are hoping the criminals selling it didn't add something you don't want to it.

[annie7]

re cannabis---a while ago i read this article in pubmed: "The cannabinoid receptor agonist delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol does not affect visceral sensitivity to rectal distension in healthy volunteers and IBS patients." http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/20718944

[Maple12]

Went to a new doctor and he recommended electro magnetic therapy with acupuncture and cold laser. He also gives probiotics with this. He is fully qualified and knows about IBS. Anyone heard of this or has tried it.

[Maple12]

I would love to try transcranial magnetic stimulation. I've been following it since it first came to attention over 10 years ago. Now it is widely accepted and offered at most university med centers, as well as at some private practices. However, insurance coverage is still iffy, and Medicare, which I have, doesn't cover it at all. Payment for a course of treatment is $10,000 in the USA, varies somewhat. In Canada, I've seen a course of treatment offered for $5,000. But, by the time one travels to the city, stays in hotels for a few weeks, and buys meals, the price is thousands of dollars in addition. Cold laser treatment is done in the US and is not prohibitive in cost. In fact, I've had cold laser for my dog's knee very successfully. It is normally practiced by chiropractic or another alternative practice.

[rhonalomey]

Hi Here in South Africa the cost would be about 11 dollars a treatment and he does about 12 treatments. He is in my hometown so that doesnt cost anything. The doctor is a fully trained medical doctor and knows about IBS he also does alternative treatment. I have decided not to go because also he uses homeopathic and Chinese medicine as part of the course and I dont believe these help IBS. I also dont know what kind of probiotics he uses and dont want to experiment with those they havnt helped in the past.I will stick to my Mebeverine and hyoscine they help a lot. Also lots of fibre, psyllium and oats.