ibs-smart measures biomarkers in your blood that indicate Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) with 96% - 100% certainty. In this video, Dr. Mark Pimentel discusses how ibs-smart can be used to diagnose IBS quickly and confidently.
Video Summary:
- 20 years in the making
- Food poisoning is associated with IBS
- IBS used to be associated with stress and trauma
- Animal Models: Food poisoning led to IBS
- Cytolethal Distending Toxin B (CdtB) can lead to IBS
- CdtB is similar in structure to vinculin, a naturally occurring protein
- Antibodies to CdtB lead to Antibodies to vinculin
- Anti-CdtB and Anti-Vinculin separate IBS patients from other diarrheal patients
- Blood testing is a diagnosis of inclusion
- Over 90% specificity
- Patient receives organic confirmation of diagnosis
- 60% of IBS-D and IBS-M cases show elevated antibodies
ibs-smart could help patients begin appropriate treatment quickly and prevent years of potentially unnecessary procedures like colonoscopies.
At www.ibssmart.com, patients can have an online prescriber evaluate their symptoms and order ibs-smart. Patients can also request kits to take to their current doctor. ([ Ссылка ])
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