Advice: The exact causes of IBS remain unknown, but several studies provide insight into why some people are more likely to get it.
— and may be why medications that are commonly thought of as anti-depressants or anti-anxiety also help IBS symptoms.proposed by gastroenterologist Brennan Spiegel at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles suggests that gravity — or rather, our bodies’ inability to manage it — could be the unifying problem behind IBS. The idea is that Homo sapiens evolved to compensate for the gravitational force around us.
Our guts, for instance, are not haphazardly clumped at the bottom of our bellies in a big pile. Instead, our bodies have a system of connective tissue tethers that holds them up in an array against gravity, allowing for the smooth passage and processing of nutrients.But for some people, according to Spiegel, those suspension systems are more susceptible to becoming overstretched.
Meet the doctor: Trisha S. Pasricha is a gastroenterologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Neurointestinal Health and a medical journalist.
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