New IBS Test with IBS & SIBO Researcher Dr. Mark Pimentel

Dr. Ruscio Radio, DC: Health, Nutrition and Functional Healthcare

Dr. Michael Ruscio, DC

Medical, Health, Functionalmedicine, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 24 April 2019

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

An important contributing factor to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is a food poisoning incident (and subsequent antibodies to a toxin called cytolethal distending toxin B, or CdtB). CdtB looks like a protein made by the body and can trigger autoimmunity that disrupts motility in the intestines. Dr. Mark Pimentel and his colleagues developed a blood test that tests for these antibodies, called IBS-smart. This blood test can be ordered by your doctor as a first-step to screen for IBS. It is designed to be covered by insurance. If you’re suffering from IBS-like symptoms, this test may save you time and money by verifying your IBS. As well, your level of antibodies (if present) can help inform you as to the severity of your condition and may inform treatment. https://drruscio.com/?p=29842

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0:00.0	Welcome to Dr. Rousho Radio, discussing the cutting edge in health, nutrition, and functional medicine.
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0:26.9	The following discussion is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose or treat
0:32.1	any disease.
0:33.2	Please do not apply any of this information without first speaking with your doctor.
0:37.1	Now, let's head to the show.
0:40.3	Hey, everyone.
0:41.0	Welcome to Dr. Ruscio Radio.
0:42.4	This is Dr. Rousho.
0:43.3	Today, I am here with Dr. Mark Pimentel, who is one of the preeminent researchers in IBS and
0:50.6	CBO.
0:51.1	So we're very lucky to have them here today.
0:53.6	Mark, thank you so much for taking
0:54.7	some time to be on the show. Oh, that's a great pleasure to be here. Thanks for inviting me.
0:59.4	Absolutely. Absolutely. Can you tell people a little bit about your background? Because, I mean,
1:04.0	as far as advancing the bacterial hypothesis of IBS, you're kind of the guy who really advanced that agenda farther than
1:12.8	anybody else I can think of. So I'd love to have you get people up to speed on your background
1:16.8	in case they haven't heard of it. Yeah, I mean, I got interested in the function of the gut,
1:24.3	which is called GI Motility, more than a couple of decades ago.
1:28.6	But one of the areas that was of interest to me initially was irritable bowel syndrome.
1:33.7	And, you know, people had sort of neglected that area and thought that IBS was a psychological
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