Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is considered a diagnosis of exclusion! What does that mean? When all tests come back normal but you are still experiencing symptoms than you are often diagnosed with IBS.
Symptoms of IBS?
-abdominal cramping or spasms
-diarrhea or alternating constipation
-can experience anal spasms
-mucus in stool
-abdominal bloating
Naturopathic Treatment
1. Includes identifying your food sensitivities
2. Healing your gut with herbs/supplements/minerals
3. Addressing the stress in your life
Naturopathic Perspective!
IBS has a high component of stress impact. Often diagnosis follows a stressful event in your life such as a divorce, death, etc. When you get stressed and or extremely anxious and your muscles begin to spasm, the same thing is going on internally. Your colon is a muscle just like any other muscle and will spasm under stress causing it not to function well and IBS symptoms develop.
Our gut contains our “second brain”, hence when you are under stress or anxious people will experience “butterflies” in their stomach and often develop diarrhea or loose bowels from the stress. Imagine experiencing this all the time, and hence IBS is diagnosed!
Dr. Maria Papasodaro
Naturopathic Doctor
Nature’s Touch Naturopathic Clinic
202-36 Vodden St East, Brampton
(905)451-3200
www.naturestouchnd.ca
Info@naturestouchnd.ca
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