Diarrhea comes on when you least expect it, such as when you are out shopping, eating or socializing with friends and family. At these times, the diarrhea is “urgent” and can be a very embarrassing and stressful situation. Frequent rushes to the bathroom, nausea or vomiting-type sensations, bloating etc. are also commonplace. This feeling of an uncontrollable bowel movement haunts you wherever you go.

A doctor may suggest that you take Imodium or similar product, which provides only temporary relief. Unfortunately, those types of medications will not take care of the real cause of your condition. You will need to find out what the real cause of your condition is before you have any hopes making it go away. So, what is the real cause of this diarrhea and IBS?

Diarrhea comes about when the inside lining of the bowel is irritated with acids from the digestive system and from foods-particularly fiber foods passing by and brushing up against it. This is why the “urgency” comes about in people right after they eat. Your body does not like how the acid causes damage to the wall of the colon, and because of this, water floods into your bowel to move the acid and food out as quickly as possible.

It’s quite surprising that the medical world still believes that bacteria or germ infection is the primary cause of diarrhea and IBS.

Medical experts prefer to prescribe strong and harmful antibiotics for handling this situation. But this is not the answer for inhibiting the reappearance of this condition. Although the bacterial or germ infection theory dominates the thought process of the medical experts, this theory is totally incorrect and outdated.

Antibiotics that are prescribed for any kind of bacterial infection WILL kill the GOOD bacteria as well — the good bacteria that guards your GI tract and IT DOES NOT GROW BACK ON IT’S OWN. The mucosal lining guards the delicate tissue in your intestine. Stomach acid digests foods and then digests and inflames the tissue, fat, skin, and muscle from your intestine wall and colon when the lining is damaged. This, in turn, brings on diarrhea. Your body helps protect you by adding water to your colon to dilute the acid and quickly move the (roughage) out= diarrhea= to minimize the damage to wall of the colon. This is why after eating the sense of “urgency” occurs in many people. This can be a very uncomfortable situation for people when they are out in public and are not close to a bathroom.

The answer to diarrhea and IBS doesn’t lie in taking products such as Imodium, nor is stopping eating the solution. The solution to diarrhea and IBS lies in rebuilding the mucosal lining of the gastrointestinal tract with supplements provided under the care of a naturopath who specializes in GI diseases.

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This has brought me into contact with many clients who ask a lot of questions out of curiosity about their condition. There were some queries that kept recurring.

So, I decided to come up with a collection of questions that are frequently asked as far as my IBS support practice is concerned.

Q: Can IBS be classified as an Auto-Immune Disease?

A: Inflammatory Bowel Disease can certainly not be classified as an auto-immune disease because it is definitely not a disease at all. When one looks at it critically, you will note that the immune system does not attack the colon in IBS, Colitis, Ulcerative Colitis, or Crohn’s disease. On the contrary, your immune system does its job by trying to help you. That’s why it is involved-why snuff it out-no wonder people don’t get better.

A good example is if I cut my finger. The immune system will take charge of the situation and it works by a means referred to as “compliment.” This is an old-school term that explains how the immune system goes about doing its work. The immune system usually becomes active locally and it acts by preventing the finger from getting infected. As much as it is active in this process, I cannot blame my immune system for my cut finger. The same concept can be applied to the colon. In as much as the immune system becomes active, it cannot be held responsible for damaging the colon lining. On the contrary, it tries to act to prevent infection while at the same time trying to facilitate the healing process. Yet we still prescribe some drugs to help suppress the immune system.

Q. Can IBS be caused by NSAIDS?

A. One can easily get NSAIDS or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs over the counter. There are some, like aspirin and ibuprofen, which do not need a prescription. These are not known to cause IBS directly. They may cause stomach upsets due to their acidity but they are not responsible for conditions like IBD. However, they may worsen an already existing situation, especially when antibiotics were used at some point BEFORE the NSAIS’s were used. Because of this, the NSAID may be able to penetrate the porous mucosal lining and end up irritating the wall of the GI tract.

Q. Is IBD hereditary?

This is not exactly the case. There may be some genetic tendencies for some body systems to develop a weakness towards a particular disease. As far as the gastro-intestinal problems are concerned, people do not get IBD without there being other factors that can possibly trigger an underlying “genetic” issue. It does not require genetic tendencies to develop IBD. What does “run in the family” really mean? What really runs in the family are people who frequently use antibiotics. This “environmental”factor is the real cause of IBD’s such as crohn’s (not a ) “disease.”

Q. Some of my doctors are recommending the use of colonics or increasing my fiber. Is that an idea worth taking up?

A. This is not recommended because it will only worsen the situation. Considering the colon lining is already inflamed, it is not a good idea to worsen this by sticking stuff up there or dragging roughage over it. It is, however, a good idea to eat a diet that is low in fiber-temporarily-until you get it fixed- and yes–any IBD can be permanently cured.

Q. Why is it hard for some Naturopaths to fix leaky gut syndrome?

A. Naturopaths are paths are good at treating most general problems. Problems that affect the colon are very complex and thus require Naturopaths who specialize in them. Unfortunately, most of them shy away from this condition. I have been dealing with this for 30 plus years to the point of developing my own Gastro-enterology method.

You do not have to face a lifetime of suffering from some form of IBS.  Find the right IBS Support and get your IBS cured today!

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Want to know the truth about what causes colitis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease?  Listen to an interview with Dr. Albert Snow as he reveals how you can be cured of IBD forever at http://www.TruthAboutIBD.com

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Want to know the truth about what causes colitis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease?  Listen to an interview with Dr. Albert Snow as he reveals how you can be cured of IBD forever at http://www.TruthAboutIBD.com

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What are they, anyhow? Probiotics are microorganisms like as bacteria or yeast that are available in supplements and foods. Amazingly enough, our digestive system is home to more than 500 species of bacteria, all of which help keep out intestines healthy and help with food digestion and regulate a healthy immune system.

When the balance of healthy bacteria is upset in the GI tract, like after an infection or ingestion of antibiotics, the lining of the intestines becomes damaged. Introducing new organisms, like those found in probotics, helps restore that imbalance and improves the integrity of the intestinal lining.

Probiotics are a very important tool in treating any gastrointestinal disorder, like acid reflux, gas, bloating, indigestion, diarrhea, IBS, colitis, Crohn’s Disease, and Leaky Gut Syndrome.

In order to get the maximum benefits of probiotics for IBS, there are 10 basic rules to follow when using probiotics for treatment of your Irritable Bowel Disease:

1. Conditions: Do take probiotics if you have ANY inflammatory bowel condition.

2. Refrigeration: Ensure that each probiotic is kept refrigerated. Lack of refrigeration will render them ineffective.

3. Colostrum: Always take probiotics for IBS with colostrum. Otherwise, they will not work properly.

4. Multiple bacterial strains: Do make sure that each probiotic contains multiple strains of bacteria.

5. Adequate dosage: Make sure that you ingest an adequate amount of the probiotic, whether in capsules or powder. Failing to do so is one of the biggest mistakes that people make. You don’t need to pay much attention to the “potency” or “number of bacterial units.” A typical dosage includes at least 2 capsules taken twice a day. There’s no need to worry about an overdose — that’s not possible. Find a good probiotic and take a bunch of it.

6. Post-antibiotic treatment: Always take probiotics immediately after finishing any antibiotics.

7. Yogurt myth: IBD cannot be reversed by eating lots of yogurt. While yogurt’s live bacteria may help alleviate some of your irritable bowel syndrome conditions, it is not a comprehensive treatment for IBS.

8. Food: Do not take probiotics with food. You should take them either 30 minutes prior to eating or one hour after eating.

9. Candida myth: The specialized yeast probiotic saccharomyces boulardii will NOT give you Candida — that is simply a myth. Actually, this yeast bacteria has the opposite effect — it will help eradicate Candida, as well as stop your diarrhea in its tracks.

10. Explaining your recovery: Don’t bother to try and explain to your physician how you made a complete recovery from IBS. S/he won’t understand and will attribute your recovery from IBS to a “miracle.” Well, in a way, it kinda is!

If you follow these tips for taking probiotics for IBS, you WILL get well, and if you don’t follow them, you won’t.

Want to PERMANENTLY cure your IBS, IBD, Crohn’s, diverticulitis, or other bowel disease?  Schedule a consultation with me to get your treatment started.

There is much debate in the traditional medical community about the causes for Leaky Gut Syndrome.  However, there is one thing can’t be denied — our digestive systems no longer work the way that nature intended them to work.  Why?  Because our diets and our lifestyles have merged in a way that’s not healthy.  The result?   A diagnosis of Leaky Gut Syndrome or one of many other bowel disorders like colitis, Irritable Bowel Disease, diverticulitis, or Crohn’s Disease.

But what exactly is Leaky Gut Syndrome and what’s the best way to treat it?

The small intestine, the largest organ in your body, is where two-thirds of your immune system lies. The small intestine is continuously activated when it samples molecules passing through the intestinal lining.  Leaky Gut Syndrome refers to “holes” that have developed in the intestinal lining. These holes make the intestine more permeable than it should be.  Consequently, toxins, waste materials, and other substances can “leak” out into the rest of the body.

This breakdown of the mucosal lining is caused by taking certain medications, like antibiotics, that destroy the lining.  Once the lining is destroyed, that leaves the tender skin, fat and muscle that comprise the intestinal wall exposed to digestive acids.  These digestive acids cause inflammation and create “holes” in the intestines.  This will then trigger gastrointestinal and other problems that present with symptoms like abdominal bloating, fatigue, skin rashes, excessive gas and cramps, joint pain, and food sensitivities.

Once it has started, the “eating” of your GI tract does not stop, nor does it go away on its own. If left untreated, the acids will eventually destroy the whole colon, and then you will then have Crohn’s Disease, where you essentially have no remaining colon.  If you seek traditional medical treatment at this stage, your physician will more than likely recommend surgery to remove your colon.

Fortunately, Leaky Gut Syndrome and related irritable bowel diseases can all be reversed and fixed without drugs or surgery. A Naturopath experienced in treating Inflammatory Bowel Disease will use natural medicines to “patch up” those “holes” and rebuild the mucosal lining.  Once you’re cured, you will have no ongoing maintenance such as drugs, therapy, nutritional supplements, or dietary or lifestyle restrictions.

Don’t let Leaky Gut Syndrome destroy your colon and your life.  No longer ask, “What is a Leaky Gut?” but instead ask, “How can I cure Leaky Gut?”, and you’ll discover the answer in naturopathy.