Ok thanks Syl, I read the study, its interesting. I just find it hard to trust studies like that when IBS is such a broad term and so complicated and the causes and symptoms are so different in so many people. I would think anything that helps bowel and colon health would be good for IBS though, especially since IBS involves the whole body not just one specific part. Its like a headache kind of. HOw can you take a bunch of people with headaches and label them as having the same thing when headaches can be caused by so many different things; hormones, lack of sleep, dehydration, overwork, light sensitivities..on and on. Of course, these people would have to be treated differently to help with their headaches and I think doing research to find out what helps would become a little messy don't ya think? I think before they do studies like that they should break them in to groups based on probable causes and symptoms. But thats way complicated Im sure. Thanks for the article tho I enjoyed reading it:)