A Stealth Approach for IBS

Irritable bowel syndrome is a clinical condition characterized by a combination of abdominal cramping, bowel irregularities, increased colonic mucus secretions and varying levels of depression. Dyspeptic symptoms are also noted, symptoms being bloating, gas, and discomfort, and can be mitigated with IBS treatments.

Studies have reported that the prevalence of IBS varies by country and by age range examined. Several names for these common disorders have appeared over the years. These include nervous indigestion, functional dyspepsia, irritable colon, spastic colon, colitis, functional bowel disease, and mucous colitis.

Colitis is an inflammatory condition of the colon, often striking young and early-middle-aged adults. Symptoms include cramps, diarrhea, and an almost continual need to use the toilet. There are several types of Colitis, ranging from mild to serious. These symptoms and their causes are what any treatment for IBS must address immediately.

Irritable bowel syndrome often disrupts daily living activities. Nineteen percent of respondents in a survey of married or cohabiting people with IBS stated they had difficulties in their personal relationships, and 45% stated that itinterfered with their sex life. The need for effective irritable bowel syndrome treatment is therefore of a high priority.

Probiotics can be beneficial in the treatment of IBS, taking 10 billion to 100 billion beneficial bacteria per day is recommended for beneficial results. However, further research is needed on individual strains of beneficial bacteria for more refined recommendations. Some yogurt is made using probiotics that may help ease symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.

Due to often unsatisfactory results from medical treatments for IBS up to 50 percent of people turn to complementary alternative medicine. Enteric coated peppermint oil capsules has been advocated for IBS symptoms in adults and children. There is good evidence of a beneficial effect and it is recommended that peppermint is trialed in all irritable bowel syndrome patients.

However, safety of peppermint oil during pregnancy has not been established and caution is required not to chew or break the enteric coating otherwise gastroesophageal reflux may occur as a result of lower esophageal sphincter relaxation. Occasionally nausea and perianal burning occur as side effects.

The multi-herbal extract Iberogast was found to be significantly superior to placebo via both an abdominal pain scale and an IBS symptom score after four weeks of treatment. There is only limited evidence for the effectiveness of other herbal remedies for irritable bowel syndrome. As with all herbs it is wise to be aware of possible drug interactions and adverse effects.

IBS is a therapeutic challenge as it is not only characterized by a multitude of symptoms, some of them with severe consequences for affected patients, but is also caused by a multitude of factors. The clinical efficacy of the therapeutics in IBS DropsRx has been proven in a number of randomized prospective clinical studies.

Several of these preclinical studies suggest that the efficacy of this highly specialized treatment could be due to its complex composition of a multitude of standardized herbal extracts, which act differently on multiple sites. This principle, which is quite popular in clinical medicine, was introduced as a multi-target therapy for functional bowel disorders.

The plant extracts in IBS DropsRx are a rich source of bioactive compounds containing antioxidant and antispasmolytic properties. They include medicinal plants of differing chemistry that are active against IBS as well as assisting the immune terrain of the patient. They cause relaxation of the gastric wall and reduce contractions in the ileum and colon.

IBS DropsRx has a direct influence on the environments of both the unwanted condition and the person. The antispasmodic properties provide a reversal of the condition, while they also act on the patients’ immune functionality, which they strengthen. These extracts also have a cleansing effect on the intestinal microbial buildup that can be associated with IBS.

Of further significance, the medicinal plant extracts in IBS DropsRx contain some of the most powerful antioxidants in existence, as supported by pharmacological journals such as Free Radical Research, Journal of Pharmacology, and the Indian Journal of Biology. To learn more, please go to http://www.naturespharma.org.