FYII just want to say that Mike's non-hypnosis tape, the IBS Companion, for friends and family members who don't have IBS is excellent and made quite a few people on this bb cry when they heard it. Other then Molly's brochure, it is I believe the only thing out there to explain IBS to those who don't have it. Mike 13 years of working professionally with IBS patients has allowed him,in my humble opinion as an IBS sufferer of 30 years, some in depth insight and perscpectives, in understanding accurate information on IBS, its symptoms, testing,living with it etc., even though he does not personally have it.I highly recommend this and I highly recommend even if you don't invest in this that you try to do your best to explain IBS to those around you for yourself and for them.Work can be a little tougher, but the outcomes for explaining it at work 90 percent of the time probably works out for the best. If it doesn't it maybe time to move from that job (I know this is a lot easier said then done, especially in todays economy), but in the long run if its done right it may save you years of your work actually adding to a persons problems.