This is a recent thread so I will post this here too hoping it will help solve your IBS mystery too.TO ALL IBS SUFFERERS - Listen Up This Could Be Very Important To YouUPDATING JERI'S CONDITION From Posts on 6-13-09 thru 8-30-09 Remember the discussed IBS and food poisonings of my wife, Jeri from past postings under this thread (go back & read them if you haven't yet) . . .6 weeks after her Mid-July - second round of anti-biotic prescription for Xifanan and Neomycin, her symptoms of continuous nausea, IBS, and lower right-side rib cage pain returned slowly at first and then with a vengeance by Oct-Nov. By that time Jeri could barely exercise or stand very long. Eating anything became a big problem as she again became continually weak, and exhausted so . . .. . . In December we scheduled her into the IBS Treatment Center in Seattle where she was decidedly tested for the Standard Food Allergy Panel for both IgG and IgE antibodies AND the New, Improved Stool Testing using DNA Microbial Profiles for bacteria, yeast, and parasites. The results 30 days later showed plenty of food sensitivities (allergies) AND the only bacteria that showed an abnormally high reading was H. Pylori and that was all. That made sense to us since she had previously dealt with two bouts of food poisoning.Jeri dealt with trying to rid the unhealthy H. Pylori bacteria first and was prescribed two different anti-biotics to deal with this special type of bacteria overgrowth . . . 250mg Flagyl, 500mg Amoxicillin, and Pepto Bismol as a stomach soother if needed (which she didn't need). plus L-glutamine as a digestive tract healer, and fish oil. These drugs were taken twice a day for 2 weeks and very easy on her other than a sore throat side-effect. It is very important when taking Flagyl not to use any type alcohol with it nor use alcohol-based skin lotions, oils, etc. or you could have a very tough time.Now since the medications are over and only eating foods that don't bother her, she once again is like a new person . . . nausea completely gone, lower right rib cage pain mostly vanished, and she is again exercising, walking inclines and buttes, etc. Jeri is also taking medium doses of healthy pro-biotics from the IBS Center each day now too.Will this mostly symptom-free woman now remain that way without re-treatment? By eating mostly foods her body can deal with and hoping the H.Pylori have mostly vanished, we certainly hope so and will post it here if she doesn't.IT IS IMPORTANT to note here that long-term food poisoning from eating out or at home can elevate all IBS symptoms to more and more severe with time. An advanced method of testing using DNA Microbial Profiles could discover your problem where all other tests you have taken through normal medical procedures won't show a thing wrong . . . and the newer series of advanced blood work for food allergies will show what foods react in your body. These tests taken together just might take the mystery out of your IBS and help you heal. Be aware that most medical practices probably don't use these advanced testing methods so be sure to thoroughly ask or check into the IBS Center in Seattle and use this special place to your advantage.In2day