Causes Of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a chronic condition. In spite of extensive research, our understanding of the causative elements are still embryonic. The symptoms are different in individual sufferers and can vary from time to time which makes it difficult to pinpoint one specific cause.
(1) IBS is considered a dietary problem as symptoms in some patients worsen after meals. However, this is a natural phenomenon. Food intake stimulates increase of intestinal activity, which is known as the gastro-colic reflex. There is no clear evidence that food reaction is a cause of IBS but certain foods can aggravate symptoms. While lactose intolerance and gluten allergy (Coeliac Disease) are considered separate from IBS.
(2) Some experts suggest that IBS is a motility disorder. The transit time of passage of food through gut is altered. If it's too slow, more water is absorbed from the faecal residue resulting in constipation. While if it's too fast, not enough water is absorbed and diarrhoea results. The chaotic behaviour of the gut in IBS results in variable transit time and can cause constipation or diarrhoea.
(3) As much as 25% of people admit that their IBS developed after a severe bout of gastroenteritis. This is more often bacterial. During gastroenteritis, serotonin level in the blood is elevated, which causes diarrhoea. For individuals who go on to develop IBS, the serotonin level remains high, whichresults in diarrhoea-predominant IBS. This raises the possibility that IBS is an inflammatory condition. However, biopsies from the large gut of IBS patients have not shown inflammation.
(4) Some experts think that Candida is a cause of IBS. If that's true, antifungal treatment would help. A subgroup of gastroenterologists thinks IBS is a hypersensitivity disorder. It's recognised that symptoms of IBS can be triggered by stress, drugs and food. Certain food will trigger significant worsening of symptoms. It is still unclear whether hypersensitivity of the gut is a cause of IBS.
(5) The more plausible cause of IBS is a faulty Brain-Gut connection. The gut has its own nervous system called the enteric nervous system and is connected to the brain via the vagus nerve. The body-mind aspect of IBS is becoming very popular with experts. Stress can cause diarrhoea and depression can result in constipation. The Brain-Gut connection was demonstrated recently. With the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography, experts are able to show gut activity directly related to brain function. The Brain-Gut connection explains why treatment such as psychotherapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, biofeedback and hypnotherapy are so effective.
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Taken as a dietary supplement, IBS DropsRx has an antispasmodic effect on the gut and intestines; it delivers a curative effect against IBS providing reversal of the condition. IBS DropsRx acts as a calming demulcent, it forms a soothing film when exposed to mucous membranes, relieving irritation of the gut and inflamed mucous membranes. As a result, it is also an analgesic that provides immediate relief of pain and discomfort associated with IBS.
Furthermore, this treatment has shown profound effectiveness to negate diarrhea. The antispasmodic actions on the intestinal muscles, coupled with the astringent properties and the ability of the extracts to calm the nervous system, creates a pronounced ease of bowel discomfort and quantifiably stops diarrhea.
There is a long history of American doctors administering medicinal plant extracts orally to their patients prior to the advent of modern pharmaceuticals. Several of the extracts in this product are actually listed in the 8 th edition of Useful Drugs, a medical handbook published by the American Medical Association (AMA) in 1930. Today, doctors and scientists have confirmed substantial therapeutic value of IBS DropsRx extracts as being stomachic, carminative, and antispasmodic. They have a positive effect on nervous disorders, flatulence and colitis and used for the treatment of IBS.
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