misdiagnosis or not

[myrtlemae]

Has anyone heard that there is a disease that some IBS patients have (that they are misdiagnosed with IBS) but it is actually a little known disease/syndrome/condition which causes the symptions of IBS but upon further research the patient is found to be lacking in several major vitamins...D,K,C,Iron, etc.......  There is suppose to be some type of breath test.  I have had IBS for 30 years.  Major constipation.  And have just been diagnosed with severe vitamin deficiencies and am taking RX strength iron & D, C, and over the counter magnesium/zinc.

[myrtlemae]

Thanks.....small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is the name I was looking for.  Do you have any recommendations on a good source for info on (SIBO)?

[CalGal]

A lot of people are told they have IBS only to find out at a later time that the condition isn't IBS. It's one of the reasons that people should be tested. Unfortunately, many docs just listen to symptoms, do no testing, but tell the person 'you have IBS.'

The problem is that a number of GI issues can have exactly the same symptoms, so in some cases it's difficult to pin down the cause of the symptoms until the issue becomes acute.

Some conditions to check are small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and celiac disease.