Irritable bowel syndrome is a digestive disorder that manifests most commonly with cramping, abdominal pain, bloating, gas and alternating between constipation and diarrhea. It accounts for up to 70 percent of gastrointestinal complaints seen in general medical practice. One in five Americans, have symptoms of IBS, making it one of the most common disorders diagnosed by doctors. It occurs more often in women than in men, and it begins before the age of 35 in about 50 percent of people. At times IBS sufferers frequently have straining and cramping when trying to have a bowel movement but often they are able to eliminate only a small amount. If they are able to have a bowel movement, it can have mucus in it. Some people with IBS experience diarrhea, which is frequent, loose, watery, stools. With IBS, along with the diarrhea, there is frequently a feeling of an urgent and uncontrollable need to have a bowel movement. Others with IBS alternate between constipation and diarrhea. Sometimes those with IBS find that their symptoms subside for a few months and then return in a never-ending cycle, while others have a constant worsening of symptoms over time. In addition, some with IBS feel the need to have a bowel movement after they have already had one.
IBS does heal naturally without medication or surgery if the condition is treated holistically meaning that one treats the body as a whole instead of focusing on the individual parts like the bowel.
To get to the cause of IBS you must think of all the systems in the body working together producing a symphony of total health of body and mind. In the order of importance, these systems must be balanced so to heal the source or cause of irritable bowel syndrome instead of treating the effects with medication that never heals the condition, only temporarily patches it up. Remember medications have between 7-500 side effects. This means they can negatively affect this many systems, organs, gland and tissues. Why would you do something that can potentially do so much harm? In an emergency and only for a very short time. To heal IBS we must heal the systems of the body and state of mind.
- Nervous system- The brain, brainstem, spinal cord, spinal nerves control every other organ, gland and system in the body.
- Immune system- This is actually a circulating nervous system. Most digestive disorders have a strong immune factor to them.
- Hormonal system- This is how the nervous system speaks and controls the organs and glands. The pituitary, thyroid, thymus, pancreas, adrenal all have to be in balance to heal IBS and have a healthy digestive system.
- Digestive system- If the other digestive organs like the stomach, pancreas and liver are not functioning at 100% then the bowel will suffer and IBS will not heal.
- Elimination system- This is the detoxification system which moves the chemicals and toxins out of the body. If this system is malfunctioning then the irritable bowel cannot and will not heal.
- Biochemical system- Unless the biochemical state is balanced with correct diet customized for one’s individual biochemistry, the IBS cannot heal.
- Mental/emotional state- If the mind and emotions are overly active this causes stress in the digestive system and causes IBS to remain active.
Once you balance these systems, the body (and bowel) will do what God intended it to do- they will heal naturally.
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