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I have a patient (18) whose mom found me on the internet a few months ago, and she initially emailed me explaining her daughter's IBS symptoms and years of visits from doctor to doctor to doctor with no resolution of symptoms and with doctors finally telling her that she was going to have to live with it, or that she wasn't trying hard enough. She found me on the internet, and I remember the last thing she asked me was "Is there no hope?" to which I replied that of course there was, and proceeded to tell her about LEAP.

The following is feedback I received from a patient:
"Deb
Things have been going good. I kinda went off the diet a little
bit now I am dealing with it. I am going back on it fully because I
realize how bad I feel. It has really helped me. I truly need to just
keep up on it and watch what I am eating. Thank you so much for
everything."
Debbie Owen, RD, CDN, CLT

“Same thing happened to me. I didn't have many "significant" symptoms,
just some brain fogginess, very mild headaches, etc. but wanted to do
LEAP anyway. I went off all my reactive foods for one week and did not

Gastroenterology. 2007 Mar;132(3):913-20. Epub 2007 Jan 26

Liebregts T, Adam B, Bredack C, Roth A, Heinzel S, Lester S, Downie-Doyle S, Smith E, Drew P, Talley NJ, Holtmann G.

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Adelaide, Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia; Nerve-Gut Research Laboratory, Hanson Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia.

Background & Aims: We set out to test the hypothesis that irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is characterized by an augmented cellular immune response with enhanced production of proinflammatory cytokines. We further aimed to explore whether symptoms and psychiatric comorbidity in IBS are linked to the release of proinflammatory cytokines.

Korean J Gastroenterol. 2006 Feb;47(2):101-10.

Park H.

Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yongdong Severance Hospital, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea. hjpark21@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common disorders and a heterogeneous condition in view of symptoms and underlying mechanisms. Though underlying causes of pathophysiologic changes remain unclear, low grade mucosal inflammation and abnormal intestinal motility are accepted mechanisms which alter gut function and generate symptoms of IBS. First, before 1980s, abnormal colonic and rectal motor functions were regarded as the main pathophysiology of IBS, but only 25-75% of IBS patients have apparent motor abnormalities which differ from the motor functions in normal controls. So, various gastrointestinal motility tests were not indicated for the diagnosis of IBS.

White Blood Cells React Too Much and Release Excessive Amounts of Inflammatory Chemicals.

Research has revealed your IBS Symptoms are caused by a hard-to-see type of inflammation.

EXTRA FIBER INTAKE WAS SUPPOSED TO WORK TOO. I LOADED UP ON IT. WHAT HAPPENED?

That’s how it is with this and all the other treatments typically used for IBS. They will give us “attitude adjustment”, some hit-or-miss “list of foods to avoid”, some “fiber supplementation” instructions, temporary help from diarrhea pills, perhaps even a pamphlet with great advice like “How to Relax and Cope with IBS: Be Happy! It’s Not Cancer!”.

“Your IBS Symptoms are NOT caused by ‘too much stress’ or ‘psychological problems’.”

“Your IBS Symptoms Are Experienced in Many Different Body Systems.“

“You are NOT Alone.”

Hi. My name is Mike. I sometimes go by my online name(s) of Mike NoLomotil or MikeNoLomotil. That’s because I used to swallow Lomotil, a powerful anti-diarrhea drug, literally by the handful. Like popcorn. I have not swallowed one for 14 years. I am a credentialed healthcare professional (RRT) of 30+ years experience. I have had IBS for 40+ years. Because of the unique LEAP test and treatment program my unbearable IBS symptoms are a thing of the past. I have not seen a gastroenterologist for IBS treatment since at least 1994!