Do You Have IBS? You Might Not...

For over a decade, I have suffered from something that many people can identify with -- IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) -- but I believe what many are starting to say about it -- I was misdiagnosed.

The disorder involves the digestive system. I'd be talking to someone one second and then feeling like an ice pick had been thrust into my stomach the next. NOT FUN. Things progressed and my GI doctor ran test after horrible test. The upshot?

She had me on a cazillion pills but her tests proved nothing. Annoyed and let down by western medicine, I turned to a holistic chiropractor (that's a funny story, but I digress). He almost instantly made a different diagnosis: I, like many Americans, was dehydrated. Did you know that you're supposed to drink half your body weight in ounces every day? I hated drinking any liquid, so I barely drank anything. He said depriving my body of the much-needed liquid pretty much had shut down my digestive system. So I have been drinking almost 60 ounces of water a day ever since.

Do I feel better? Like you wouldn't believe. Try it folks. It's an easy, affordable fix.