Patent ID: 8075883

Claim:
A method of treating one or more symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, comprising: identifying a subject suffering from irritable bowel syndrome; and administering to the subject adsorbent carbon microspheres having a particle size of about 0.05 to about 0.8 mm, wherein the adsorbent carbon microspheres have a specific surface area of about 700 m 2 /g to about 2500 m 2 /g, have a total amount of acidic groups from about 0.30 to about 1.20 meq/g, and have a total amount of basic groups from about 0.20 to about 1.00 meq/g, and wherein the volume of pores in the adsorbent carbon microspheres having a pore diameter of about 20 to about 15,000 nm is from about 0.04 mL/g to about 0.10 mL/g.