NATURAL PRACTICE
BOWEL
PROBLEMS
IRRITABLE
BOWEL SYNDROME
Stomach Pains
Swollen Abdomen
Constipation and/or
Diarrhoea
Wind
HERBAL APPROACH TO TREATING IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
- Use herbs to relax the muscles of the digestive tract.
- Relax the mind.
- Soothe the digestive tract.
- Cut out any allergenic foods.
- This condition responds particularly well to herbal medicine.
People can get rapid relief from IBS with herbs, but healing takes a little longer as the treatment re-establishes the proper function of the gut so that it works properly without medicine.
Some
people with “irritable bowel” may have an underlying problem
such as a poor digestive function or an imbalance in the bacterial population
of the gut e.g. candida. A herbal combination can be used to treat different
aspects of the problem. For example, herbs can be combined to treat the
nervous system and the digestive system at the same time.