Modern medical doctors are not sure what causes Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Opinions abound but the most common ones include being sensitive to certain foods, reactions to stress, immune system differences, or a person's colon and bowel not working normally in general.

IBS is a condition suffered by one in five Americans, and is thought to be undiagnosed and untreated in as much as 70 percent of sufferers. IBS is a problem for women more often than men, but it is not associated with more severe colon related diseases. There is no inflammation of the colon when someone has IBS, and no other growths or obstructions.

Many people are dismissive of aromatherapy as an alternative health method. They think aromatherapy is simply taking a whiff of some scented oil and miraculously being healed of an illness. Well, aromatherapy is much more than that. There is a large body of science behind it that says so.

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Uterine fibroids are benign tumors that are made up of the muscle and connective tissue from the wall of the uterus. Other terms for fibroids are myoma and leiomyoma. While benign in terms of cancer, fibroids can cause heavy bleeding, pain, and even cause infertility. Many women undergo medical procedures to find relief and in worst-case-scenarios, complete removal of the uterus (hysterectomy).

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