: IBS Treatment Center Newsletter

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Greetings from the IBS Treatment CenterAnnouncing the latest issue of the IBS Treatment Center newsletter. This issue features the article "New IgA Food Allergy Testing", a review of Amy's Pizzas; GIG National Conference in Seattle in June; and more!Use this link to open the newsletter: http://www.ibstreatmentcenter.com/Newsletters/May09.pdf (you may need to copy this text and paste it into your internet browser address line)You can also find it, and the previous newsletter on our website newsletter page at http://www.IBSTreatmentcenter.com/7_d.htm And remember Dr. Wangen's Blog is at http://www.ibstreatmentcenter.blogspot.com/Please take a look and feel free to let us know what you think.The newsletter link requires that you have the Adobe Acrobat Reader (It’s Free!!), which you can download at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html .As you know, the IBS Treatment Center is different than most medical clinics. We focus on finding the solution to your problem and are not satisfied with just ruling out ‘more serious’ problems. We aim to end your IBS problems, permanently.Dr. Wangen’s story:I was diagnosed with IBS in 1994. Unfortunately, that didn’t make any real difference in my health. So while in medical school I began to research my problem and discovered that I had celiac disease, a reaction to wheat and other common grains. When I began practicing medicine I found that because of my personal experience with digestive problems I could not only relate to my IBS patients but really help them get to the root of their problem. Not everyone has the same trigger that I do. In fact, getting to the cause of the problem takes some detective work.I found that it took quite a bit of personal attention and a good understanding of each patient to make satisfactory progress in treating most digestive issues. The standard practice of scheduling several patients at the same time and hopping from room to room after only five or so minutes wasn’t adequate for helping my patients. So I now schedule at least a half hour with each patient for their first visit. This allows me time to listen to you tell your story about your problem, which is critical to understanding what might be causing it. It also allows me plenty of time to answer your questions, ask all of the questions I need to ask, and to convey all of the information that I want you to know so that you can successfully resolve your problem. This has made everyone happier and resulted in a very high success rate in our clinic.I hope to have the opportunity to help you too.Stephen Wangen, ND