Monday, October 15, 2018

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): Dos and Don’ts


Are you suffering from irregular bowel habits? Are you finding sticky mucus in stool? Are you spending more time in toilet? Do you feel a sense of incomplete bowel evacuation? Do you want to know dietary and lifestyle changes to conquer your IBS problem naturally?
The irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is not life-threatening, but it can be painful and can disrupt your life. Dealing with the constipation, diarrhea, and cramps can be life altering. Try to avoid symptoms triggering events as far as possible.
IBS symptoms:
  • Abdominal pain, cramping or bloating that is typically relieved or partially relieved by bowel movement
  • Excess gas
  • Diarrhea or constipation — sometimes alternating bouts of diarrhea and constipation
  • Bloating
  • Feeling of incomplete evacuation of bowels
  • Passing mucus
Types of irritable bowel syndrome:
  1. IBS with constipation: Stomach pain and discomfort, bloating, abnormally delayed or infrequent bowel movement, and hard stool.
  2. IBS with diarrhea: Stomach pain and discomfort, an urgent need to move your bowels, abnormally frequent bowel movements, and loose/watery stool.
  3. IBS with alternating constipation and diarrhea.
IBS is different for everyone, but it may help to keep track of how you react to the most common symptom triggers and learn to prevent them. When you know the things that can make your IBS symptoms flare up, you can make a plan to avoid them.
In the last few years, a diet called FODMAP (A diet restricted in Fermentable Logo, Di & Monosaccharides and Polyols) rose to popularity for its effectiveness amongst those suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
So here are some dos and don’ts tips to maintain healthy gut functioning:
DOS:
·         Eat
·       Soluble fiber first, whenever your stomach is empty, and make soluble fiber foods the largest component of every IBS meal and snack
·       Small portions frequently, calmly, and leisurely
·       Plenty of fruit, vegetables and starchy carbohydrates like bread, rice, cereals, pasta, potatoes, and chapattis
·       Dairy products and protein foods like meat, fish, eggs and alternatives such as beans and pulses.
·       An regular meal pattern, chew food well
·         Limit saturated fat that is found in animal products such as butter, ghee, cheese, meat, cakes, biscuits and pastries. Replace these with unsaturated fats found in vegetable oils such as sunflower, rapeseed and olive oil, avocados, nuts and seeds.
·         Drink plenty of fluid - at least two liters daily
·         Exercise regularly, such as walking, cycling, yoga or swimming
·         Try relaxation therapies such as mindfulness
·         Get enough sleep
Don’ts:
·         Try to avoid
·         Eating too late at night
·         Too much fiber, especially the insoluble fiber
·         Food and drinks with chocolate, alcohol, caffeine, fructose, or sorbitol
·         Carbonated drinks, large meals, fried and fatty foods
·         Dairy products, especially in people who can’t digest the milk sugar lactose, called lactose intolerance
·         Foods with wheat, gluten and high-protein diets
·         Breads and cereals made with refined (not whole) grains
·         Processed foods such as chips and cookies

Take Ayurvedic medicine for IBS:
STOP-IBS Tablets:
STOP-IBS tablet restores the gastrointestinal motility and relieves symptoms associated with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and proves promising ayurvedic medicine for IBS and helps to modulate gut motility. STOP-IBS tablet acts as a potent anti-diarrheal, antispasmodic remedy in IBS treatment, it exhibits significant anti-stress, antibacterial properties and normalize the gut micro biota, reduces inflammation.
So, by doing this simple day to day dietary and life style modifications you can ensure a healthy gut forever.