To treat Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), docs will help you identify triggers that irritate your child's bowels. The symptoms of IBS are one way your child may manifest stress, anxiety, and behavior issues; it occurs more frequently in school-age kids who have more homework and other stresses than younger ones. A high-fiber diet can help, and some families swear by peppermint oil: Just drops a day can soothe the savage bowels. Other treatments include antidiarrheal meds and drugs called anticholinergics (to slow things down) to let your child's gut feel the benefit of his own homemade serotonin before his body takes it up and breaks it down.
To treat Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), docs will help you
identify triggers that irritate your child's bowels. The symptoms
of IBS are one way your child may manifest stress, anxiety, and
behavior issues; it occurs more frequently in...
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Dr. Michael Roizen answered:To treat Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), docs will help you identify triggers that irritate your child's bowels. The symptoms of IBS are one way your child may manifest stress, anxiety, and behavior issues; it occurs more frequently in school-age kids who have more homework and other stresses than younger ones. A high-fiber diet can help, and some families swear by peppermint oil: Just drops a day can soothe the savage bowels. Other treatments include antidiarrheal meds and drugs called anticholinergics (to slow things down) to let your child's gut feel the benefit of his own homemade serotonin before his body takes it up and breaks it down.
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