IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME TREATMENT

 In this Article, you will read about the following;

• Treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome the Naturally Way
• Natural/Organic ways of controlling IBS
• Usual Diets for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Identifying Solutions for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome the Naturally Way

Irritable Bowel Syndrome can be controlled by many ways and only among them, being medication. There are also natural methods of treating the IBS. But compared to the other type of diseases like brain tumor, cancer and several others, Irritable Bowel Syndrome is not as life threatening as it is talked about, but the discomfort that it makes will interrupt the life of people, though in a small manner.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome is one of the usual conditions that impact a great number of people of US. More or less about 10-15% or more of the people of America are having the symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. IBS interrupts the working condition of both the stomach and the intestine. Other specifications used to describe IBS are spastic colitis, irritable colon, spastic colon, upset stomach, mucous colitis.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome is often categorized as an operable disorder, which intends the prime irregularity that strikes the biological function of the body. It cannot be determined in a conventional way like x-ray, blood test etc. Since IBS is supposed to be much complex disorder, where the causes are not obviously derived and still in doubt whether they are due to the dysfunction of intestine or gut or because of the autonomous nervous system which cause alterations to the sensory operations and regulating the bowel motion.

IBS is regularly followed by the symptoms like abdominal pain and other related issues. All the discomfort is caused by the alterations in the bowel movements. There are several remedies available which include some natural treatments, diet, usage of medicines etc.

 

Natural/Organic ways of controlling IBS

Rubbing colon, relaxing both body come mind and using fiber rich food are some of the natural therapy that are used in case of treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome. The colonic rubbing or massage can be carried out while you are in lavatory, while you are taking rest and by bending your knees. Holding fingers tightly, try to make a massager with the fist of your hand itself and gently massage the area of colon. First try our in circular movement, changing to grinding movement with the hinge joint of your hand.

Initiate with the lower portion of the abdominal muscle, and move your hands in circles below the right portion of your ribs. The same process can be carried out with the left portion of your abdominal muscle and keep massaging till you reach the pubic bone.

The main goal of this type of therapy is to bring on the bowel motion in addition to that it also helps in recovering colic in the infants as it flushes out all the fart along with stools. But we need to be careful about the neonates as only small thrust shall be made when doing this kind of therapy.

What is the reason for taking mind also into consideration while treating the Irritable Bowel Syndrome? This is mainly due to the fact IBS usually have outcome both mentally and emotionally i.e. person may suffer from both mental and emotional stress which often increases symptoms. So to regulate IBS it's very essential that the patients be boosted to make use of somato emotional release therapies. Somato is another name for body, which cause to take roots on the philosophy that harmful tissues are stored in the body also and not in the mind/soul of the patient. These harmful tissues need to be removed from the body to recover the body. There are several body somato emotional release remedies from which the patient can select whatever he wants .Some of them are acupuncture, certain type of energy mending exercise etc.

One of the natural therapies of regulating the symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome is having fiber rich food content .Immediate consumption of fiber may result in gas and also induce certain symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, so consume fiber in small amount in frequent intervals. Similarly if you make a list of the food you intake and note down in the course of time, whichever triggers the symptoms of IBS, you can deny only those foods

Usual Diets for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Most people who have Irritable Bowel Syndrome feel that it is quite necessary to list out the things that they eat .But this is not enough, as you should also consider about the method by which it has been prepared.

So in order to make a list of food you eat, you should add particular terms for it, and by the way it has been done. So along with say 'Fried Rice', you should not only add that to the list, but also add how it had been prepared, what all were used for it etc. Moreover you also need to take care of the timing of eating your food and also your mood at the time of eating a specific food.

The list you make should be met with proper routine and you need to check it regularly. The most suitable time is at the night, at which you can collect detailed list of the whole day. Each explanation is quite essential and should be given care. Even a chocolate that you had will tell you the truth of your Irritable Bowel Syndrome, if you list your food taken clearly.

The foods that may induce your appetite or for which you have a craving, can be avoided by setting a common diet. Your personal dietician or doctor will help you in charting a suitable diet plan for you, based upon the list you have made about the food that you eat.

The most important food that you need to include in your diet is fiber rich food which will reduce your constipation, which is one of the common symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

The faeces also will have sufficient quantity, if you add fiber rich content in your diet. Thus the best way of fighting with the symptom,'constipation', is to add fiber rich fruits like orange, banana etc. The fiber works by inducing volume to the stools.

The foods that show signs of problem are supposed to induce the symptom. The food that induces the syndrome is actually those that are rich in fat as it slows down the digestion of other foods. Even fat itself, is not completely dissolved as it is stored in several parts of the body as flab.

While carrying out a diet chart for Irritable Bowl Syndrome the first and foremost thing to do is checking whether you are taking regular meals i.e. at the proper time. This syndrome is actually connected with intestinal tract or colon, so as you keep on eating in time, it will get used to it and would regulate the movement of the bowel and its muscles accordingly.

If the symptom of diarrhea predominates in Irritable Bowel Syndrome, the most beneficial diet chart will be, to take small meals at regular intervals. As in diarrhea, the symptom is mainly watery stools, it is important to follow your doctor to check out the amount of water that you should have.

Generally the amount of water or fluid intake should be high. Though alcohol operates well, caffeinated drinks, alcohol based beverages; carbonated soda etc. should be avoided. Carbonated sodas produce gas, thereby resulting in a bloated belly, while caffeine may cause diarrhea and induce the intestine which worsens the condition further.

Irregular Bowel Syndrome may also be due to dairy products like cheese, mayonnaise etc. and moreover the substance lactose connected is not dissolved or accepted which will all lead to IBS. If you are not tolerant to lactose, then switch over to yoghurts instead of pure milk which will provide you the same protein, else you can also use an enzyme to help in breaking the lactose

You can drink milk and milk products, but try to be alert if you are having Irritable Bowel Syndrome as they need to be totally removed from your diet, if you undergo any symptom following it, in place of milk, since you need to compensate with high amount of protein, calcium, vitamin B with some other substitute.

Identifying Solutions for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

 We are well known of the facts of an illness it will also assist us getting better treatment options. As doctors have no idea of the complex nature that surrounds the irritable Bowel Syndrome, we can well guess that the syndrome may be due to irregularity in the muscle spasm of the tract of intestine or similar conditions.

Seeking help from a physician should be the first task that you need to do, if you are suffering from this syndrome. It is generally identified with the aid of the medical records of the patient staring from the root/origin and thereby measuring up the symptom as enveloped by the Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

There is no clear test that is especially made for evaluating irritable bowel syndrome. Several findings are used, nevertheless, to sort out this disease over other specifies. These tests include examining samples of stools, blood and X-ray.

In usual manner doctor will take sigmoidoscopy also called colonoscopy. This includes tucking in a tube which can bend easily with a camera attached to in the anus. The pictures will be registered onto the monitor, which will aid in getting a close up watch of the colon.

If the results of the test happened to be disconfirming, then you will be again identified with the data collected from you during past two to three months .The consultant may also ask about the frequency of the stools, its consistency and changes undergoing in the bowel operations. Most of the doctors may make a small document of your symptoms to help in characterizing the condition as Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Just by learning if you acquire the syndrome or not, you can employ the treatments that are part of it to reduce the condition or to aid the treatment. You should remember the fact that irritable Bowel Syndrome is a chronic condition. Though can be treated, some symptoms will settle down for a time period, then may go back to the same status or may even increase.

Ultimately it has been understood that there is no remedy for IBS. Though treatments are in the market, your physician can provide you the best, according to your condition or suffering and even recommend altering your lifestyle and learn to control the stress caused by it.

Medicine which was given by the physician will help to alleviate to some extent. The doctor may prescribe you certain purgatives and supplements for the constipation while giving number of medicines for diarrhea. Usually antispasmodic is given for the regulation of colon muscles and reducing the pain in the abdomen

But usually both antidepressant and antispasmodic will induce constipation. So you can ask doctor for giving some options in medicines that will help in bladder and intestinal muscles to calm. As this type of medicines cause addiction like drugs, you need to be careful and restrict it.

 

Medicines that are used for Irritable Bowel Syndrome alone are as follows:

Alosetron HCL also called Lotronex is highly used for women who suffer from this disorder when all other traditional methods didn't work out and when the prime symptom is diarrhea. However the patient need to be careful as its worst side effects are reduced flow of blood towards colon followed by serious constipation.

Tegaserod maleate is another medicine commonly called as Zelnorm, which can be considered as a remedy for a short time period and those women sufferers who have constipation. It is taken for about 4-6 weeks to show results.

With the usage of treatment along with medicines it is a must that you follow your doctor's medications and advice. There had been reports of IBS which had aggravated the condition when people have neglected the rigid advices of physicians

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