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Ibs 10 yrs but lately i feel worse. my stomach (left side) feels bloated and 'too full'. i have tried fiber. liquid cleanse or colon cleanse?

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IBS: Is often due to signals from the brain through the autonomic (automatic)nervous system. The commonest cause in my experience is sugar in the diet because it produces vitamin b deficiency that makes the lower part of the brain irritable.

Answered 3/13/2014

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A member asked:

Ibs 10 yrs but lately i feel worse. my stomach (left side) feels bloated and 'too full'. i have tried fiber. liquid cleanse or colon cleanse?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Derrick Lonsdale answered

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