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without first speaking with your doctor. Now, let's head to the show. Hi, everyone. Let's discuss

probiotics in the treatment of IBS. You've likely heard the old saying that health and disease

start in the gut. And if that's true, and we'll document this in a

moment, then what's going on in the gut could impact your brain, your skin, your joints, your

metabolism. So if you're experiencing the symptoms of IBS, gas, bloating, altered bowel,

function, abdominal pain, that tells you that the preeminating point of where health

or disease starts, the gut could be askew, could be unhealthy. And if probiotics are an effective

supplement or support for this, whether from foods or from supplements, then this is huge.

So let's use modern science to help us answer the question,

can probiotics help IBS, how they might help IBS,

and then equip you with a protocol.

You can use at home, including tips for troubleshooting,

in case you might suspect certain probiotics don't sit well

with you. Now, as I alluded to a moment ago, IBS irritable bowel syndrome includes digestive symptoms.

Pain, altered bowel functions. This can be conservation, diarrhea, or an oscillation between the two,

bloating or distension, and perhaps also flatulence.

But the interesting part of this is we're seeing what's known as extracenal symptoms correlate with IBS,

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