This is fascinating. I have horrable posture and sit with that posture at least five hours a day. Though it sounds like the chances that this is the cause of my ibs are slim, I'd be interested in seeing what happens if I change my posture. Thanks for the info. and good luck.Brian
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Interesting indeed, me thinks that link lead to a commerical........
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No, Joyce, the link doesn't lead to a commercial 
It just goes to the page of someone who has fought all his life against medicine when it doesn't align with the individualized interests and choices of the patient. His views ring especially true in this era of managed care, where the interests of the HMO/insurance company or doctor get put ahead of the patient, and the patient isn't even allowed to make choices.People with the set of symptoms labeled "IBS" are especially at risk of receiving poor care, because there are so many things which can cause the symptoms labeled IBS. It's far easier to lump them together into a single category called IBS (a "wastebasket diagnosis"), and stick our heads in the sand (and only treat the current set of symptoms).I am of the opinion that Rome was a response to managed care, where diagnosis and justification for insurance claims is more important than pain relief or patient satisfaction. It's what led IBS to becoming formalized (more than it was before). But its scientific status is still questionable. Oh, the symptoms are real -- no doubt about it. But does everyone with IBS have the same "disease"? Almost certainly not.The chair posture change definitely helps. I've felt much better for almost 3 weeks. I spend nearly 10 hours a day in a chair (at a computer). But methinks there's still something wrong with my body (perhaps in the endocrine system).Changing the chair posture has removed most of the gastritis and indigestion, and has allowed small amounts of fat to be consumed without severe reactions, but there's still a vague feeling that something's not right, such as heart palpitations, poor circulation sometimes leading to tremors or tingling in the skin, low exercise tolerance, fatigue, light-headedness, and a complete intolerance to caffeine that I never had before this illness (I'm 30, and one can of Coke causes sweating, rapid heartbeat, palpitations, restlessness, pain in the arms and legs, anxiety, and insomnia which lasts over 24 hours).Sounds almost like hyperparathyroidism, hyperthyroidism, or pheochromocytoma, but until I gather the courage to see a 4th doctor and risk disappointment again, I won't know :-(I'm almost ready to try again. This next time, I'll go to an endocrinologist or an internist, rather than a gastroenterologist. The first symptoms were GI symptoms mimicking IBS, but those have been eliminated now. The GI symptoms are now secondary in importance.
It just goes to the page of someone who has fought all his life against medicine when it doesn't align with the individualized interests and choices of the patient. His views ring especially true in this era of managed care, where the interests of the HMO/insurance company or doctor get put ahead of the patient, and the patient isn't even allowed to make choices.People with the set of symptoms labeled "IBS" are especially at risk of receiving poor care, because there are so many things which can cause the symptoms labeled IBS. It's far easier to lump them together into a single category called IBS (a "wastebasket diagnosis"), and stick our heads in the sand (and only treat the current set of symptoms).I am of the opinion that Rome was a response to managed care, where diagnosis and justification for insurance claims is more important than pain relief or patient satisfaction. It's what led IBS to becoming formalized (more than it was before). But its scientific status is still questionable. Oh, the symptoms are real -- no doubt about it. But does everyone with IBS have the same "disease"? Almost certainly not.The chair posture change definitely helps. I've felt much better for almost 3 weeks. I spend nearly 10 hours a day in a chair (at a computer). But methinks there's still something wrong with my body (perhaps in the endocrine system).Changing the chair posture has removed most of the gastritis and indigestion, and has allowed small amounts of fat to be consumed without severe reactions, but there's still a vague feeling that something's not right, such as heart palpitations, poor circulation sometimes leading to tremors or tingling in the skin, low exercise tolerance, fatigue, light-headedness, and a complete intolerance to caffeine that I never had before this illness (I'm 30, and one can of Coke causes sweating, rapid heartbeat, palpitations, restlessness, pain in the arms and legs, anxiety, and insomnia which lasts over 24 hours).Sounds almost like hyperparathyroidism, hyperthyroidism, or pheochromocytoma, but until I gather the courage to see a 4th doctor and risk disappointment again, I won't know :-(I'm almost ready to try again. This next time, I'll go to an endocrinologist or an internist, rather than a gastroenterologist. The first symptoms were GI symptoms mimicking IBS, but those have been eliminated now. The GI symptoms are now secondary in importance.1 - 5 of 5 Posts
