Irritable Bowel Articles

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Friendly Flora Prevents Tissue Destruction

An interesting study shows that friendly flora (lactic acid bacteria or acidophilus) helps prevent the destruction of important structural components of the digestive tract (chondroitin sulfates and hyaluronic acid). For many years I have observed that individuals who eat too much sugar or who have an imbalanced digestive tract have an increase in joint pains and aches. I have seen this issue cause serious problems, including arthritis in children.

Read More: acidophilus, Chondroitin Plus, flora, Hyaluronic Acid, irritable bowel, joints, Super Dophilus

Foreign Gut Bacteria Strike a Deal for Peaceful Co-existence

Our digestive tracts accommodate as many foreign cells as we have cells in our own body. This relationship has existed since the beginning of human evolution. We now have tools to explore communication between gut contents and human cells, a truly new frontier in health. One way that gut health is maintained is through a negotiated peace arrangement between the various populations of types of bacteria and the human immune system. That agreement can be shattered by poor diet, too much stress, or antibiotics. The peaceful bacteria can then take on the attributes of a hostile gang, the human immune system responds, and an inflammatory battle ensues. This can lead to irritable bowel, obesity, diabetes, or colon cancer.

Read More: colon cancer, gut bacteria, irritable bowel, Probiotics, Super Dophilus

Gut Inflammation Can Adversely Alter Your Brain

A new study suggests that inflammation in your digestive tract can be a source of cognitive decline and reduced tolerance for pain. The researchers demonstrated actual adverse physical changes in brain structure in patients with inflammatory bowel disorders.

Read More: cognitive health, irritable bowel, leaky gut

Maitake Mushroom Reduces Intestinal Inflammation

Excessive intestinal inflammation is a troubling health problem because it induces irritable bowel, reduces natural immune defenses, creates a GI tract environment more prone to hostile flora imbalance, contributes to indigestion and food allergy, and opens the door for the “leaky gut” wherein GI tract toxins enter the general circulation. A study with maitake mushroom (Grifola frondosa) demonstrates potent GI tract anti-inflammatory effects leading the authors to conclude that maitake mushroom is a “valuable medicinal food for IBD [irritable bowel disease] treatment, and thus may be used as an alternative medicine for IBD.

Read More: irritable bowel, Maitake mushroom, TNFa

Lactobacillus Plantarum Boosts Protein Absorption

A type of friendly flora called Lactobacillus plantarum has been shown to enhance protein absorption, even in situations of inflammation that are typical in people with irritable bowel or colitis.

Read More: colitis, irritable bowel, Lactobacillus plantarum, Protein

DHA Essential for Health of Digestive Tract

New research suggests that DHA is an important nutrient in the prevention of any type of inflammatory bowel disease. This is one application of DHA in its overall role as a major anti-inflammatory nutrient that actually promotes the complete resolution of the inflammatory process, as described in my groundbreaking article, Resolvins and Protectins: Did You Get Your Anti-Aging DHA Today?

Read More: DHA, inflammation, irritable bowel