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It’s another 1 in 5 statistic. 1 in 5 people in the UK suffer from IBS. Sufferers are plagued by uncomfortable and disabling symptoms like bloating, cramps, diarrhea, constipation, and pain.  It can cause total discomfort that makes you miserable, unhappy and unable to go about your daily life.

If you do venture out you need to know exactly where all the toilets are, it’s difficult to eat out and even live a “normal” life and SO Many people really suffer. Many have suffered for decades without relief.  Typical advice is get more fibre or take Metamucil, or prescribed sedatives, anti-spasm drugs, or even antidepressants.

What about the cause?

IBS is a digestive issue so looking at the food consumed and eliminating irritating foods and inflammatory foods is going to have a positive benefit.

Is this you?

Is IBS affecting your health and wellbeing?

Addressing the underlying causes of why your digestion is not working is key.

So What Is Irritable Bowel Syndrome?

These are the two main causes of IBS: Food allergies and overgrowth of bacteria in the small intestine.

How Gut Imbalances Can Lead to IBS.

Food is absorbed in the small intestine which is also the site of 60% of your immune system. This sophisticated gut-immune system is just one-cell layer away from all of the bacteria and undigested food particles in your gut. If the gut lining breaks down — from stress, antibiotics or anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin, steroids, intestinal infections, a low-fiber, high-sugar diet, alcohol, the immune system will be exposed to foreign particles from food and bacteria and other microbes.

This will trigger and activate immune response, allergy, and will irritate your second brain (Gut) creating havoc that leads to an irritable bowel, an irritable brain, and other system wide problems including allergy, arthritis, autoimmunity, mood disorders, and more. The gut must be healthy for you to be healthy.

When your gut bacteria is out of balance — when you have too many pathogenic bacteria and not enough healthy bacteria IBS is triggered.

Did you know you’ve got 3 pounds of bacterium, 500 species, in your gut?

In fact, there is more bacterial DNA in your body than there is human DNA. If the nasty bacteria in the gut move into the small intestine, they can start fermenting the food you digest, particularly SUGAR again.

They LOVE sugar!

Are you seeing a pattern here…..??

Blinking SUGAR AGAIN

This is called small bowel bacterial overgrowth, and it’s a major cause of IBS. The major symptom it causes is bloating or a feeling of fullness after meals.

What causes this bloating?

The overproduction of gas by the bacteria as they feast on the sugar you have eaten. They eat what you have eaten.

So that’s one cause…there are more
There’s more than one factor that leads to IBS. Another major cause of IBS is food sensitivities.
A landmark paper was recently published in the prestigious British medical journal Gut that found eliminating foods identified through delayed food allergy testing (IgG antibodies) resulted in dramatic improvements in IBS symptoms. (iii) Another article, an editorial in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, stated clearly that we must respect and recognise the role of food allergies and inflammation in IBS. (iv)

What other factors contribute to IBS?
1: Food allergies and overgrowth of bacteria in the small intestine — but there may be others.
2: Lack of digestive enzymes.
3: Parasites living in the gut.
4: Zinc or magnesium deficiency.
5: Heavy metal toxicity.

No one needs to suffer with crippling IBS anymore.  We have the science, the understanding and tools to deal with this chronic problem and the suffering it causes.

Steps to improving IBS

1: Get tested or simply eliminate.
Try to get a test for IgG food allergies and eliminate the foods that test positive for 12 weeks.
This can be pricey so be your own food detective – try the Kick Start Fat Loss elimination diet for a 2 weeks.
Follow the Kick Start Fat Loss Detox.
Eliminate sugar, wheat, gluten, dairy, yeast, corn. soy, peanuts, onion, garlic which are known irritants and inflammatory producing foods.
Notice how you feel.

2: Supplements – Try digestive enzymes with meals to help break down food while your gut heals.
You also may benefit from nutrients that help heal the lining of the gut including high quality fish oil.

3: Reduce stress with Yoga, Meditation, Pilates – take daily walks in an effort to reduce stress.

4: Work on your sleep hygiene. Good quality sleep is paramount.

If IBS Is really ruining your health and happiness then implement these steps and see the reduction in flare ups, discomfort and unhappiness.

I am sure you are seeing a pattern – Sugar & Stress impact SO Many health problems.

Work on eliminating sugar from the diet as fast as you can and regain your health.

Please get in touch if IBS is ruining your life and let’s make a plan with your nutrition.