Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment

Question by Barry: Are there any herbs or supplements that work for Irritable bowel syndrome (I.B.S.) ?

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Answer by Rhianna Returns
Possibly yes. This one will please the alties: Chinese herbal medicine has been used with SOME success, providing drugs like aristolochia, stephania and clematis are avoided. A recent RCT has shown commercially available herbal preparations containing nine plant extracts (STW 5) effective in reducing symptoms in IBS. So that might be worth a try.

Try dietary changes too, 50% of people find that a low fire diet helps, whilst the other 50% say it makes it worse, but it is worth a try.

The spasm in the gut can be very painful. Have you tried Colpermin? You buy this OTC too. If all of the above fails to work, then you could give low dose Amytriptlyn(sp?) a try. This sort of acts as a muscle smoother.

I am very sceptical about those pro-biotic yoghurts, but they might help. Stress is thought to play a part. Many people find that their symptoms worsen during episodes of stress. Studies show that overactivity of the muscles in the gut play a large part and various factors may play a part in this. It could be something to do with messages sent from the brain to the gut.

Food intolerance account for 33-66% of IBS cases but actual allergies are a rare cause, contrary to popular belief.

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I recently started taking probiotics supplements but am worried that my smoking will kill them. Does it kill them, what else does?

I see so many different vitamins and supplements ( garlic, probiotics, cinnamon, DHEA, cocunut oil, etc) out there….I’m just wondering if I could get some suggestions on what would be good to take in addition to my multivitamin, please explain the benefits of any you list…Thanks

I have tried probiotics and thuja internally and vitamin e oil and tea tree oil externally. Maybe I need to stick with them longer. I want to make sure whatever I give him is safe. Any suggestions. I have tried the thuja for 4 weeks and he has been on the probiotics for 3 months.

Acidophilus would be best until 8 months or so, and then plain yogurt. YoBaby’s fruit yogurts contain added sugars on top of natural milk sugars, so they aren’t the best choice for an infant, despite the name. Yeast thrives on sugar, so any extra isn’t smart! They do make a plain version with no added sugar, but for a much better price you can get a larger container of plain whole milk yogurt.