Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Causes of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

User reported causes of Irritable Bowel Syndrome based on their intuition.

Cause	Agree
Oats	100%
Soluble Fiber (Oats, Beans, Nuts)	100%
Genitecs	100%
Stress	84%
Anxiety / Nervousness	72%
Grease	63%
Overly-Processed Foods	61%
Food Sensitivities	61%
Emotional Issues	58%
Dairy / Lactose	55%
Aging	50%
Eating Out (Restaurants)	50%
Coffee	47%
Wheat	46%
Spicy Foods	45%
Overeating	45%
Genetics	45%
Alcohol	43%
Insoluble Fiber (Bran Cereal, Whole Grains)	38%
Antiobiotics	37%
Premenstrual	35%
Sugar	35%
Carbonated Beverages	35%
Low Fiber Diet	34%
Menstrual Cycle (Worse at Certain Times Of)	33%
High Fructose Corn Syrup	33%
High FODMAP Foods	33%
Gluten Intolerance	32%
Artificial Sweeteners	31%
Chocolate	30%
Hormones	26%
Food Allergies	26%
Casein (Dairy Protein)	26%
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	25%
Poor Questions - Too Many Items Do NOT Apply !	25%
Ankylosing Spondylitis - Cobormidity	25%
Tomato Sauce	24%
Citric Acid	23%
Onion	22%
Corn Products	21%
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)	20%
Peanuts	20%
Low Enzyme Production	20%
Substance Abuse	20%
Fresh Fruit	19%
Fibromyalgia	19%
Feta Cheese	18%
Eggs	17%
Garlic	16%
Parasites (Dientamoeba Fragiis)	14%
Bacterial Dysbiosis	13%
Perimenopause	12%
Salt	12%
Drinking Cold Liquids	11%
Green Veggies	11%
Cashews	10%
Corticosteroids - Prednisone	10%
Eating Baked Oatmeal	10%
Canned Coconut Milk	9%
Celiac Disease	8%
Post C-Diff Infection	8%
Tortuous Colon	8%
Post-Gastrointestinal Surgery	8%
Crohn's Disease	6%
Palm Kernel Oil	5%
Palm Oil	5%
Chemo and Radiation for Colorectal Cancer in 2009 and Again in 20012	4%
Coconut Oil	3%

Conditions Resulting from Irritable Bowel Syndrome

User-reported conditions resulting from Irritable Bowel Syndrome based on their intuition.

Resulting Condition	Agree
Gas	67%
Constipation	41%
Panic Disorder	38%
Lactose Intolerance	36%
Hemorrhoids	25%
Eating Disorders	11%

Treatments

User-reported effectiveness in treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Treatment	Major Improvement	Moderate Improvement	Much Worse	No Effect	Worse	Responses
Rest	7%	37%	0%	52%	4%	27
Exercise	7%	39%	2%	45%	7%	366
Tai Chi	6%	16%	0%	75%	3%	32
Acupuncture	6%	25%	4%	61%	5%	85
Biofeedback	15%	15%	0%	54%	15%	13
Psychotherapy	2%	21%	0%	67%	10%	42
Osteopath	4%	33%	4%	48%	11%	27
Swimming	6%	25%	0%	59%	10%	51
Humira	40%	0%	20%	40%	0%	5
Low-Dose Naltrexone (LDN)	33%	17%	11%	33%	6%	18
Magnesium	4%	23%	9%	55%	10%	80
Gelatin	17%	17%	0%	67%	0%	6
Meditation	0%	20%	10%	70%	0%	10
Xanax	0%	31%	4%	59%	6%	49
Antibiotics	7%	0%	14%	50%	29%	14
Hypnotherapy	7%	21%	0%	71%	0%	28
Fish Oil	2%	16%	6%	72%	4%	226
Peppermint Oil	6%	37%	8%	43%	7%	126
Avoiding Foods That Cause Flare-Ups	26%	50%	1%	21%	2%	411
Elimination Diet	21%	42%	1%	33%	3%	234
Cooking 100% at Home	21%	43%	2%	32%	3%	183
Bowel Movement to Relieve Pain	18%	50%	2%	26%	5%	266
Low -Carb Gluten-Free Diet	28%	30%	2%	35%	5%	140
No Milk or Cheese	18%	41%	2%	37%	1%	217
Hot Water Bottle Against Area of Pain	10%	57%	1%	27%	4%	135
Low Inflammation Diet	18%	43%	1%	33%	4%	72
Avoid Insoluble Fiber	30%	37%	3%	23%	7%	30
Gluten-Free Diet	17%	53%	0%	27%	3%	30
Immodium	15%	52%	3%	19%	11%	197
Reducing Stress	11%	46%	1%	39%	3%	328
Avoid Cruciferous Vegetables and Legumes	9%	52%	3%	34%	2%	118
Low FODMAP Diet	25%	75%	0%	0%	0%	4
Physical Therapy - Myofacial and Gut Massage	4%	63%	4%	29%	0%	24
Squat Toilet Instead of Western-Style Toilet	9%	55%	0%	36%	0%	11
Low Fiber/High GI	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1
Mesalazin	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1
Dicetel Pinaverium Bromide Film-Coated	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1
Hot Shower/bath	8%	39%	2%	46%	5%	127
Deep Yoga Breathing	7%	39%	2%	52%	0%	46
Whole/Natural Foods Diet	13%	36%	5%	40%	6%	281
Fecal Transplant	50%	0%	0%	50%	0%	2
Green Coffee Bean Extract With Svetol	50%	0%	0%	50%	0%	2
No Caffeine	10%	30%	2%	55%	2%	201
Medical Cannabis / Marijuana	17%	27%	2%	44%	10%	48
NAET	20%	20%	0%	60%	0%	5
Fibersol Supplements	0%	67%	0%	33%	0%	3
Pear Juice	0%	50%	0%	50%	0%	4
Valerian Root	0%	50%	0%	50%	0%	4
Sodium Cromoglicate	0%	50%	0%	50%	0%	2
Duspatalin Retard	0%	50%	0%	50%	0%	2
Limit Soy	9%	32%	3%	55%	1%	92
Helminthic Therapy	0%	0%	0%	100%	0%	1
Would Love to Try Whole Bowel Irrigation	0%	0%	0%	100%	0%	1
Saccharomyces Boulardii (Probiotics) / Probiotics	10%	31%	3%	50%	6%	359
Rifaximin (Intestinal Antibiotic)	25%	25%	25%	25%	0%	4
Alpha-Galactosidase (Beano, Bean-Zyme, Gas-Zyme 3x)	0%	25%	0%	75%	0%	4
Codeine/papaverin	0%	52%	4%	36%	8%	25
Pentasa	8%	50%	17%	25%	0%	12
Liver Herbs	0%	29%	0%	71%	0%	7
Acacia Powder	0%	43%	0%	48%	10%	21
Licorice (Natural)	15%	23%	0%	38%	23%	13
Borage Oil	8%	23%	0%	62%	8%	13
Coconut Oil (Pure)	14%	7%	0%	71%	7%	14
Gentle Self-Massage of Abdomen	1%	47%	4%	43%	6%	138
Asian Diet	15%	37%	15%	29%	4%	52
Bentyl	12%	32%	10%	41%	5%	41
Hyoscyamine Sulfate	8%	36%	6%	39%	11%	36
Xifaxan (Rifaximin)	9%	27%	9%	45%	9%	11
Prebiotic - Bimuno	0%	17%	0%	67%	17%	6
Pepto Bismol	2%	39%	3%	48%	8%	66
Cisapride	0%	50%	25%	0%	25%	4
Resolor/Prucalopride	0%	0%	100%	0%	0%	1
Mercaptopurine	0%	0%	100%	0%	0%	1
Chinese Herbs	7%	30%	4%	50%	9%	46
Vegetable Stock (Home-Made)	9%	27%	18%	45%	0%	11
Digestive Enzymes	6%	34%	5%	47%	7%	193
Colon Hydrotherapy	22%	22%	22%	11%	22%	9
Drink a Cup of Warm Water	3%	34%	3%	52%	8%	62
Eliminate Fruit	6%	38%	8%	40%	9%	53
Lotronex	0%	0%	33%	67%	0%	3
Remicade	33%	0%	67%	0%	0%	3
Lomotil	11%	39%	15%	28%	7%	54
Apple Acidic Vinegar	0%	21%	7%	71%	0%	14
Boswellia	0%	0%	0%	50%	50%	4
Soluble Fiber	8%	38%	12%	32%	10%	50
Homeopathy	7%	29%	14%	36%	14%	14
Colon Cleansing	8%	35%	11%	32%	14%	37
Amitiza/lubiprostone	0%	25%	50%	25%	0%	4
Enemas	11%	36%	18%	25%	11%	28
Ayurvedic Massage	0%	22%	22%	56%	0%	9
Partially Hydrogenated Guar Gum	0%	0%	33%	0%	67%	3
Miralax	7%	37%	8%	29%	19%	75
Maalox	0%	29%	6%	57%	9%	35
Mirtazapine	0%	0%	50%	50%	0%	4
Librax	9%	13%	9%	57%	13%	23
Asocol	9%	27%	36%	27%	0%	11
EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique)	0%	6%	6%	81%	6%	16
Aloe Vera (Oral Liquid)	0%	27%	8%	54%	12%	26
Amitriptyline (Elavil)	7%	18%	7%	56%	11%	55
Olives	5%	9%	5%	79%	2%	58
Slippery Elm (An Herbal Supplement)	5%	17%	7%	61%	10%	41
Avoid Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, Coconut Oil	6%	0%	11%	78%	6%	18
Acid Reflux Medications	5%	23%	7%	57%	8%	199
Whole Bowel Irrigation	10%	20%	20%	30%	20%	20
Sit Down and Shut Eyes for 5	1%	20%	5%	68%	5%	110
SSRIs	8%	21%	10%	51%	10%	146
Evening Primrose Oil	0%	16%	7%	67%	9%	55
Eat 20-25 G Fiber From Fruit, Veggies, Whole Grains	8%	28%	16%	37%	11%	196
Insoluble Fiber / Fiber Supplements (Metamucil Etc)	7%	23%	15%	41%	14%	172
Benefiber	0%	25%	16%	45%	14%	64

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