Natural Home Remedies for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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An irritable bowl is often times unpleasant and even embarrassing. There is no actual and permanent cure for this, so you should find a way to live with the enemy. However, keeping a healthy diet should provide some relief. Make sure that you take into account the following advice and combine the remedies so that you have this disorder under control.
Causes of irritable bowel syndrome
Even if thee exact causes are not completly figured out, experts belive that it’s all about the high senstivity levels of the entire gut. However, here is a short list of possible IBS causes:
- Hypersensitivity
- Bacterial overgrowth in the intestines
- Genetics
- Bacterial Gastroenteritis
- Food Sensitivity
- Mental Health problems
Symptoms of IBS
The most common symptoms of IBS are abdominal pain or discomfort. Some people also complain about cramps. If you also experience the below mentioned symptoms, you are faced with irritable bowl disorder:
- frequent bowl movements
- less solid stool with a more watery consistency
- bowel movements that improve your discomfort level
- constipation- having less than three bowl movements/week
- feeling a bowl movement to be incomplete
- bloating
- diarrhea- having more than three watery stools/day and feeling the urgent need to have a bowl movement
Home remedies for IBS
- Fiber
This means that you have to include beans, strawberries, apples and oatmeal into your diet. If you can’t get the fibers from “nature” try taking supplements on daily basis. Try psyllium and make sure you follow the indicated dosage. If you are complaining about constipation instead, try getting these fibers from whole wheat grains and salad greens. Just make sure to increase these quantities gradually. Too much fiber out of the sudden can only give you gas.
- Liquids
Try and drink six- eight glasses of water. This will help the fiber move through your system and a good rhythm. Tea is also excellent , especially peppermint tea which will help your intestines relax and relieve any gas pain. Opt for tea bags with real peppermint and not black tea with a hint of peppermint.
- Ginger tea
This hot drink is also ideally used in IBS. Ginger is well known for solving any digestive problems, especially IBS. Drink minimum four cups of ginger tea a day.
- Dairy products
Having diarrhea as an IBS symptom means that the good bacteria is drained away and you are left unprotected against the harmful ones. So you have to eat yoghurt because of its richness acidophilus. This contains active bacteria which is what your organisms needs. Make sure that you also eat smaller meals, because too much food can over stimulate your digestive system. It’s also important to take the time and chew your food thoroughly, because if you don’t , you will then be confronted with the embarrassing intestinal gas.
- Exercise and relax
A 30 minute walk in the park or jogging can relieve stress and of course release the endorphins that your body is in need of. This will help your digestive system more than you can imagine.
