Irritable bowel syndrome occurs more often in women than in men. The condition is believed to result from abnormal muscular activity of the intestinal wall. The symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome are similar to that of some more serious conditions. Therefore, you are advised to consult your physician for a complete physical examination if you suspect you are experiencing irritable bowel syndrome or you notice blood in your stools.
Irritable bowel syndrome is sometimes mistaken as colitis, mucous colitis, spastic colon, spastic bowel, and functional bowel disease. However, most of these terms are not correct. For example, colitis is a condition in which inflammation of the colon (large intestine) occurs. However, IBS does not cause inflammation.
Different people experience different symptoms with IBS. Some people report constipation and cramps when trying to have a bowel movement. On the other hand, some people with IBS report diarrhea. They frequently feel an urgent need to have a bowel movement. Some people alter between experiencing constipation and suffering from diarrhea.
IBS is called a functional disorder, as when the colon is examined, there is no sign of a disease. IBS is believed to occur due to a number of reasons including emotional conflict or stress, infections and allergies. Stress is a factor that can worsen the IBS symptoms.
Bleeding is not a symptom of irritable bowel syndrome. If a person reports bleeding, it can be due to other conditions, some of which may be life threatening, which is why it's important to see your doctor as quickly as possible.
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The most common reasons for bleeding in GI tract are related to conditions that can be successfully treated or controlled sometimes through making amendments to lifestyle and diet. However, not all causes are as benign.
Bleeding in GI tract can occur in the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, rectum or anus. Different causes for bleeding in GI tract include esophagitis, enlarged veins, tear (Mallory-Weiss syndrome), cancer, liver disease, stomach ulcers, gastritis, duodenal ulcer, hemorrhoids, infections, ulcerative colitis, colorectal polyps, and colorectal cancer.
To treat the bleeding in the GI tract, the site of the bleeding needs to be located. Physicians generally go through the complete medical history of the patient to diagnose the problem. They normally perform physical exams and ask questions about the symptoms such as color and consistency of stool, any changes in bowel habits, and the presence of pain or tenderness. This helps them to locate the affected area of the GI tract. Physicians also test the stool for the presence of blood.
Treatment of irritable bowel syndrome and bleeding involve different medications and procedures. To control bleeding, chemicals can be injected through an endoscope into the bleeding site if the bleeding is occurring in the upper GI tract. In special cases, laser therapy is also used. Once bleeding is controlled, physicians prescribe often medication to prevent the recurrence of bleeding. Treatment of irritable bowel syndrome varies from person to person. Doctors focus on managing the stress and suggest changes in the diet. Fiber supplements, laxatives, and medicines are prescribed based on the symptoms of the patients, including anti depressants and antispasmodics.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome And Diet
IBS/ Leaky Gut sufferers often report having tried long antibiotic regimes, if they believe their syndrome to be of type 1 bacterial origin as previously discussed. They may have been on ibuprofen or voltarol for pain, or sleeping pills or have tried the whole spectrum of supplements aimed at CFS/ Fibromyalgia.
Their current symptoms are those of bloating, intestinal gas, insufficient evacuation, acid reflux, general stomach discomfort, or a feeling of constantly needing to go to the toilet, in addition to their Fibromyalgia and fatigue symptoms
Some patients may begin suffering from gastric, duodenal ulcers or ulceration of the bowel.
It is also possible that they have developed a chronic helicobacter pylori infestation which is damaging the gut lining further, or chronic candidiasis in the aftermath of a prolonged antibiotic regime.
Using my protocols for manual spinal rotation and MLD, the patients with IBS or Leaky Gut symptoms had never benefited as much as patients without these symptoms.
I decided to search for a simple protocol that may deal with all these gastro-intestinal problems and i believe i have achieved this.
The protocol consists of:
8 weeks of Omeprazole:
Omeprazole is of the proton pump inhibitor family, which reduce the production of acid in your stomach.
Proton pump inhibitors are used to treat duodenal ulcers often related to NSAID misuse.
PPI's are also used to treat ulcers infected by Helicobacter Pylori, and they are also used to prevent and treat acid that escapes from the stomach into the food pipe causing inflammation pain and heartburn (GERD).
This will deal with excess acid production in the stomach and problems associated with acid reflux; this reduces inflammation of the oesophagus and also facilitates better sleep patterns.
The standard dose is 20mg once daily.
8 weeks of Mebeverine Hydrochloride:
To complement the Omeprazole therapy this medicine helps the muscles of the gastro-intestinal trace to relax. This facilitates reduction in stomach pain, cramping constipation or diarrhoea, and flatulence associated with IBS or Leaky Gut syndrome.
This is sometimes known as antispasmodic therapy for the intestinal tract.
The combination of these two elements will stop the Leaky Gut syndrome, and allow repair of the damaged intestinal walls. The effects of this can be quite dramatic.
It goes without saying that toxins and poisons leaking into the bloodstream through a damaged intestinal wall can severely exacerbate or even cause aching limbs, tiredness and brain fog,
A whole subset of symptoms of the fatigue spectrum symptoms and Leaky Gut syndrome are frighteningly similar.
8 ? 10 weeks of probiotic therapy:
Sufferers recovering from extreme antibiotic therapy, painkiller (NSAID) misuse or poor diet should attempt to find probiotic supplements containing at least 5 billion cultures per capsule of lactobacillus acidophilus and bifidobacterium bifidum.
The capsules should always be enterically coated to make sure they reach the intestines intact, as probiotics are notoriously fragile and they are easily destroyed by stomach acids.
They should also be stored in the fridge or at least at low temperature.
If you are in the US then a new culture called ?Align? based on bifidus infantis 35624 is available from Proctor and Gamble affiliated outlets, and I would recommend trying this for up to 10 weeks in combination with Mebeverine Hydrochloride and Omeprazole.
Studies have been released showing bifidus infantis may be a genuine natural antidote for IBS sufferers.
http://www.bifantis.com
The combination of these three elements is proving to be extremely powerful and remarkably fast acting in many sufferers, and in cases of Leaky Gut syndrome where patients have in effect been self poisoning, substantial improvements can be noted within the first month of use.
The usual dietary regimes obviously should be adhered to, but within a few weeks you should also be able to start adding in foods that you would not normally eat, to avoid developing allergies.
As inflammation of the digestive, intestinal and bowel tract recedes, and any associated ulceration heals, the irritation of the associated sympathetics and parasympathetic nerves will reduce and toxins will stop leaking across the previously damaged walls of the gastro-intestinal tract.
Fibromyalgia/ CFS symptoms will reduce to a level that would have been achieved earlier if you weren't suffering from related IBS/ Leaky Gut.
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