What is IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)?
A massive 10% to 15% of the population suffer from IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome). Of that two thirds or 66% are women.
It is not restricted to the elderly either, it is often found in people under the age of 45.
So what is IBS and do you suffer from it?
There is a specific number of conditions that have to be met in order to be diagnosed as having IBS. Have a look at Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
We will look at this in more layman’s terms.
IBS can be one of three types, which makes this pretty complicated.
- With constipation
- With diarrhoea
- Alternating between constipation and diarrhoea
Especially those who suffer from the alternating version often do not know that they have IBS.
If you have more than three of these symptoms the chances are that you have IBS.
- Change in bowel habits ie from constipation to diarrhoea or the other way around.
- Gassiness
- Stomach swelling and feeling bloated
- Stomach pain and cramping
- The need to go to the bathroom urgently
- Mucous in the stools
- Never feeling that you have completed the process. Always feels as if there is some faeces left in the bowel.
These are the main issues and if you are experiencing them you should seek some form of treatment.
The above are not the only symptoms, just the most common. Other symptoms can include
- Incontinence
- Low energy
- Backache
- Bladder problems
- Feeling sick
- Pain during sex
Have a look at our video Irritable Bowel Syndrome IBS video
I consider IBS – Irritable Bowel Syndrome to be an autoimmune disease. It has all the characteristics of one.
- There is no apparent structural problems
- Inflammation
- No infections
- Unknown cause or no obvious cause
For autoimmune diseases I recommend a good probiotic.
- Must be a live culture
- Must have many strains
- Must have known beneficial strains
The probiotic I recommend is Noster ProBiotic or The Real Thing Pro-Probiotic.
I sometimes get a sharp pain in my side which are generally relieved after a lot of burping and gassiness all day. I also get chest pains which can be worrying as one immediately think that there is something wrong with yr heart. But then I have the same burping and gas symptoms which then relieves the pain on my chest/heart. Yesterday I had a very tight painful shoulder muscle with the same symptoms. I took two myprodol capsules when i went to bed and this morning I was fine again. Could I have IBS?
The symptoms seem to be an acid reflux condition. Burping receiving the symptoms is the giveaway.
You must not take any anti-inflammatories, such as Ibuprofen an ingredient of Myprodol.
For immediate relief, you could try antacids, Gaviscon or Lancap etc.
For a long term fix, probiotics, like ours daily will be your best bet. Click here to go to the shop