FYIIrritable Bowl Syndrome Symptoms Need To Be TreatedWGAL Channel.com Sun, 19 Sep 2004 4:28 AM PDTAre doctors focusing on fixing the wrong thing when a patient shows signs of having irritable bowel syndrome? Irritable bowel syndrome is one of the most common reasons for doctor visits. It affects 15 percent of the U.S. population. http://www.thewgalchannel.com/health/3739601/detail.html Digestion: Soothing a Sensitive GutNewsweek Sat, 18 Sep 2004 8:13 PM PDTSept. 27 issue - It's probably happened to you. You're driving to work and suddenly remember that a neglected assignment is due today. Your gut clenches, your intestines twist and before you know it you're feeling downright ill. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6037898/site/newsweek/ Altered StatesNewsweek Sat, 18 Sep 2004 8:15 PM PDTSept. 27 issue - At 27, Beth, an Indiana housewife, came down with chronic diarrhea that plagued her for the next three years. "I knew where every bathroom in town was," she says with a laugh. But it was no joke. "I didn't really want to go out at night because it's just not fun." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6037903/site/newsweek/