Natural Solutions for IBS

Have you been diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)?  If you suffer from symptoms such as constipation, bloating, gas, heartburn and indigestion, you may be surprised to learn that there’s one simple solution — a cure-all to these various pesky symptoms. A simple change in your diet could eliminate these problems for the rest of your life, so please don’t reach for that little purple pill until you hear me out.

When clinicians use the word “syndrome,” as in irritable bowel syndrome, they are referring to a collection of symptoms, not just one or two.  However, mainstream medicine has labeled your collection of symptoms as a syndrome. Far too often a label is placed on a group of symptoms, but it’s far from a real diagnosis. You have been labeled, but you have NOT been diagnosed. What’s really going on here? Has your underlying problem been cured or have you simply been given a name for your persistent painful symptoms?

To illustrate, since lab work and all other obvious signs seem normal, conventional doctors prescribe drugs for each symptom described, and then label the symptoms or groups of symptoms as the official diagnosis: IBS. In reality, all that has been accomplished here is that a name or label has been given to your collection of health ailments (symptoms), while completely ignoring the root cause of these symptoms. The doctor is simply prescribing drugs to address each individual symptom yet not treating the underlying cause. This approach completely ignores what is causing you to be constipated, bloated, or experiencing diarrhea in the first place.

Common symptoms associated with IBS include abdominal pain, or abdominal discomfort, constipation, diarrhea, bloating and gas. Additional symptoms associated with IBS that do not affect the intestines include headaches, fatigue, anxiety, depression and urinary symptoms.

Now let’s take a look at common and wide ranging symptoms of yeast overgrowth. The abdominal symptoms typically associated with yeast sensitivity are abdominal bloating, belching, excessive gas, abdominal cramps, abdominal pain and indigestion. In the digestive tract, yeast can cause such symptoms as cramping, constipation, heartburn and diarrhea. In addition to gastrointestinal symptoms, yeast overgrowth can cause headaches, fatigue, skin rashes, immune suppression, depression and joint pain.

Have you noticed a connection between these two groups of symptoms? In many cases, it’s quite common to find that the patient’s real diagnosis is actually an overgrowth of yeast in their body. Once the yeast is eliminated, then the wide range of symptoms is eliminated as well.

Successful yeast treatment includes the following steps: Eradicate: It’s essential to kill the yeast not only in your digestive tract but also in your entire body, which can be treated using a strong antifungal such as Nystatin. Eliminate: You also must prevent the yeast from regaining a foothold in your body, which means you need to radically change your diet for at least 30 days in order to prevent the yeast from growing. I recommend a yeast-free, grain-free diet that eliminates dietary sources of yeast and other fungi, vinegar and fermented products, sugar, and carbohydrate-rich food that provide nourishment to yeast.   Repopulate: After the yeast is killed, it’s necessary that you replace and build up the good, healthy bacteria in your digestive system. To do this, you must take a probiotic supplement.

Before your medicine cabinet starts to resemble your local pharmacy, check to make sure yeast overgrowth isn’t your real problem. To evaluate if an overgrowth of yeast could be the source of your health woes, take our online quiz at www.hotzehwc.com/TestYourHealth.aspx

Steven F. Hotze, M.D., is the founder and CEO of Hotze Health & Wellness Center (HHWC), Physician’s Preference and Hotze Pharmacy. Dr. Hotze’s radio program, “Health and Wellness Solutions,” airs Monday-Thursday on KSEV 700 AM from 12-1 p.m. CST.  For more information, please visit www.hotzehwc.com.

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