http://about-irritable-bowel-syndrome.net/archive/2008-01-16/the_most_effective_natural_irr About one of the most widespread psychosomatic disorders Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:31:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://about-irritable-bowel-syndrome.net/archive/2008-01-16/the_most_effective_natural_irr/comment-page-1#comment-111 Mike Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:20:18 +0000 http://t1.about-irritable-bowel-syndrome.net/?p=16#comment-111 Your subheading claims IBS is a psychosomatic disorder. As a statement of fact that is not true. Psychosomatic means physical symptoms with psychological causes (psychogenic). That's a theory, not an undisputed fact. The truth is that the cause of IBS is unknown. Look up IBS in Wikipedia or on patient.co.uk; you'll see there's a number of competing causal theories, from dysbiosis to an as-yet unrecognised infection. The therapuetic utility of psychotherapy in some cases does not prove causality. The cause(es) will probably be heterogenous. Your subheading claims IBS is a psychosomatic disorder. As a statement of fact that is not true. Psychosomatic means physical symptoms with psychological causes (psychogenic). That’s a theory, not an undisputed fact. The truth is that the cause of IBS is unknown. Look up IBS in Wikipedia or on patient.co.uk; you’ll see there’s a number of competing causal theories, from dysbiosis to an as-yet unrecognised infection. The therapuetic utility of psychotherapy in some cases does not prove causality. The cause(es) will probably be heterogenous.

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