Natural Relief for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

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There are several naturopathic approaches to dealing with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), and these tend to focus more on healing the internal problems rather than just managing the symptoms. Like most colon related illnesses, naturopathic specialists feel cleansing the colon should be one of the primary steps towards obtaining relief. Since the entire digestive system is run by nervous impulses to muscle receptors, it’s important to control stress.

Since many are of the opinion that stress plays a primary role in IBS flare ups, managing that stress is considered to be one of the best natural treatments for IBS. Doctors and natural practitioners alike feel it can be beneficial to learn breathing and calming exercises, practice meditation, and practice stress relieving activities such as yoga. Removing the cause of stress in your life is another recommendation, but for some that’s not overly easy to do.

What makes a healthy digestive system?

Exercise is another important way to relieve colon problems, including IBS. Your colon contains many muscles, and by moving your body in various ways while exercising, you’re also moving those internal muscles too. Moving the colon around during exercise can also help if there are blockages causing problems.

Cleansing can be done with enemas, colonic flushing and irrigation, herbal laxatives, herbs which act as brooms to “scrub” the colon, and changes in dietary habits.

There are several herbs which can help balance the colon, aid it in healing, and help it to start functioning more normally. Here we’ll look at several.

Slippery Elm is an herb used to assist with diarrhea. It normalizes the stools and soothes, coats and heals the entire digestive tract. Slippery Elm should be taken with lots of water.

Alfalfa or chlorophyll are colon scrubbing herbs, which can help immensely with constipation problems. These also neutralize gas in the stomach and colon.

cascara sagrada is one of the strongest herbal laxatives. It promotes activity in the bowel muscles, so this could cause a bit of cramping, but it’s not an irritant or a purgative.

Peppermint is an herb that works wonderfully for gas, bloating and stomach pains caused by indigestion. This herb will cause the gas to pass out of your body.

Garlic will also help expel gas from your system, and it has the added benefit of being able to help your colon rid itself of mucus and parasites which could be causing some of the IBS problems. Additionally garlic is an infection fighting herb, so if there are harmful bacteria in your colon causing the IBS, the garlic can help rid your body of them.