Leaky Gut Cure Review

The great thing is that whether you are on medication or not, there are several inexpensive things you can do at home to help eradicate leaky gut syndrome from your body. As it isn’t know what really causes Irritable Bowel Syndrome, there are many ways of alleviating the symptoms. All of these include dietary and/or lifestyle changes which will make the patient much more comfortable if not eliminate the symptoms almost entirely. These include;

Keeping fit through exercising

Regular exercise boosts the immune system, making other diseases and disorders less likely to occur in your body. Exercising is very important for a variety of reasons. Primarily, exercise usually makes your body stronger. It is a great initiative to be on a regular exercise program, no matter what disease or disorder you might be suffering from. Exercising can also be an excellent stress-reliever. Some medical practitioners believe that IBS syndrome has psychological roots. This means that IBS syndrome might have its beginnings in a mental state. A highly-stressed mind is prone to mental problems and as we all know, mental problems lead to physical problems. IBS syndrome symptoms have often been observed to occur when a person is under unusual amounts of stress.
Every effort to reduce undue stress must be taken seriously and exercising is one of the best ways to do this.

Keeping a food diary

By keenly finding out which foods trigger an attack from a leaky bowel, the patient can eliminate these foods from their diet. One frequent trigger is eating large meals and also by eating spicy, fried or fatty foods. Also cutting out or at least reducing tea, coffee, tea, milk, artificial sweeteners, cola drinks, cigarette smoking and beer intake, will make the patient much more comfortable. Eating little food at regular intervals can also help. In various occasions where constipation is amongst the symptoms, by increasing the water intake and the amount of fiber in the patients’ diet will drastically alleviate that symptom.

Meditation and hypnosis

When it comes to how meditation and hypnosis relates to Irritable Bowel Syndrome, the answer lies in the patient’s stress levels. These alternative healing methods of meditation and hypnosis works to lessen overall stress in the body and when it is effective in doing so, IBS patients will experience fewer symptoms. Meditation and self hypnosis can help get you to a deep relaxed state where you can learn to endorse positive thoughts about your overall health. However, you too might see the positive effects it can have on your mind and body, once you try them.  You will have less stress and will be able to cope with IBS much easier, if you take the time to work on your mind as well as your body.

Good Sleeping Habits

Studies have shown that Irritable Bowel Syndrome sufferers who don’t get at least 8 hours of sleep a night have a higher frequency of symptoms.
So this home treatment is very inexpensive, but it can be difficult when you are on a set schedule. Just try to get yourself into the bed fifteen to thirty minutes earlier each night. Before you know it, you will work yourself up to getting those 8 hours you need, without feeling like you are missing out on anything.

Irritable bowel syndrome is not a disease. It is a chronic functional disorder of the intestines which causes abdominal pain, often accompanied by cramping, bloating, diarrhea and constipation. A functional disorder refers to a problem with the functioning of a particular organ within the body, in this case, the Bowel. It is also referred to as Spastic Colon or Mucous Colitis or Spastic Colitis or Nervous Stomach or Irritable Colon or Leaky Gut Syndrome. It is more commonly known by its abbreviated term – IBS.

IBS affects up to 20% of the population in America. In fact, it is one of the most common conditions diagnosed by gastroenterologists. However, as with the fewer number of complaints, it is common for patients to be reluctant to come forward due to the area of the body it concerns.

Symptoms of IBS

For the vast majority of patients, it is a chronic condition but their symptoms vary in their strength from being a mild inconvenience to being quite debilitating. The common symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome are quite similar as for other digestive conditions.

The symptoms include:

• Abdominal pain
• Discomfort associated with changes in bowel habits
• Fewer than three bowel movements a week
• More than three bowel movements a day
• Hard/lumpy stools
• Loose/watery stools
• Feeling of incomplete bowel movement
• Mucus in stool
• Abdominal fullness, bloating, or swelling
• Chronic pelvic pain
• Mental stress
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Airborne allergies
• Crohn’s disease
• And many many more…

Causes of IBS

A specific cause of Irritable Bowel Syndrome is yet to be defined. There are a number of theories as to the cause though. Various specialists believe IBS is a Motility Disorder.

This proposes that IBS patients have an agitated gut and will react to changes predisposed by stress, food and sometimes hormones. Statistics have shown that 2 – 3 times more women suffer from a leaky bowel, so that could indicate that the problem could also be due to hormonal issues.

With the typical chaotic bowel habit of IBS, it makes a lot of sense why it is presumed to be a motility disorder. The transit time of food intake to excretion is not normal. Occasionally it is slower than normal causing constipation and other times it is faster, causing diarrhoea. The transit time in IBS explains why stools vary in frequency and consistency from hard pellets to watery and unformed.

Normal eating of food stimulates intestinal muscle activity. The major reflex associated with this activity is the Gastro colic reflex. This reflex controls the motility of the gastrointestinal tract is strongest after taking breakfast. Large meals, fatty meals or just the wrong meal can trigger a very strong gastro colic reflex due to the heightened visceral sensitivity of IBS and therefore resulting in abdominal pains and or diarrhoea.

Current research has no evidence that food causes IBS but certain foods and the volume consumed at one time can trigger its many symptoms on individuals.

What really happens in there?

The gut has an intricate network of brain cells called the Enteric Nervous System. Believe it or not, but it contains more nerve cells than the Spinal Cord. This sort of “Brain of the Gut” is connected to the brain. The gut also has the richest supply of serotonin to the body. This chemical as we all know is closely connected to the nervous system. At present a lot of research is focused on gut serotonin receptors.

Serotonin affects the nerves in the intestine and handles contractions of the smooth muscles of the gut. This result is peristalsis, a smooth rhythmic contraction along the gut that facilitates the movement of faecal matter along the large bowel.
Low levels of serotonin leads to constipation and higher than normal levels causes diarrhoea.

If the gut and the brain is interconnected by the Gut Brain Axis, then various factors that affect the Central Nervous System (Brain), can affect events in the gut. This includes psychological factors such as anxiety, stress and depression. In addition psychological trauma such as physical, emotional and sexual abuse can also affect the gut. Statistics show that there is a greater incidence of psychological trauma and disturbances in IBS. It is suggested that in addition to treating the IBS, treating the other issues will give better long-term results.

In women, symptoms can vary during the menstrual cycle. The two hormones that control the menstrual cycle are oestrogen and progesterone. These hormones can affect the colon and the passage of residue along the gut. In some women IBS is worse at certain stage of their cycle.