Irritable Bowel Syndrome, known as IBS, is a bowl disorder. Symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhoea, constipation, bloating, wind, nausea, headache, depression. Other things can contribute such as alcohol, stress, imbalance in good gut bacteria/flora, parasites.
- Keep alcohol consumption to a minimum
- Use strategies to reduce stress – get enough sleep, practice breathing exercises, take walks, exercise, meditate. Use hypnosis to manage stress, such as Paul McKenna’s ‘Control Stress’ book and hypnosis CD book from Amazon
- Take probiotics to maintain a good gut flora such as:-
- Higher Nature’s Pro-Intensive or
- Good Health Naturally’s Probiotic 14
- If you think you might have parasites, it would be advisable to take a Parasite Screen test to be sure, Higher Nature have one Parasite Screen from Higher Nature If the test is positive, see Parasite treatment under the A-Z menu
- Take the following vitamins:-
- Multi-vitamin and mineral
- Flax Oil
- Hemp Oil
- Peppermint Oil or teas
- Probiotics, as mentioned above
- FOS to feed the good bacteria and help it populate in our digestive system Progest from Higher Nature
- Glutamine, maintains the health of the digestive tract Glutamine from Higher Nature Also available in powder form
- Aloe Vera juice. A high potency one is available from High Potency Aloe Vera Juice
- Methyl sulthonyl methane (MSM) helps support healthy ph balance and digestive system MSM from Higher Nature