| Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Yoga |
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| S Reynolds | |||
| Wednesday, 09 May 2007 | |||
  Although medical science has developed greatly and life expectancy has increased many times, the overall health of the population is not necessarily improving. Irregular diet and increased stress have together taken a toll on the health of many people. With our high stress lifestyles and increasing dependence on processed and high fat diets, disorders like Irritable Bowel Syndrome have affected millions around the world. So, most doctors tend to be of the opinion, when asked for information, Irritable Bowel Syndrome is caused by either physiological or psychological reasons, or sometimes both. Also, anecdotally, there has been some success for peoples with IBS who have attended hypnotherapy, which attempts to treat the psychological roots of the condition. This may be why when combating this disorder; diet changes sometimes don’t show the improvements expected. However, it is worth stating that the role of diet and food is crucial in helping to identify any trigger foods that may worsen existing symptoms. Also, simple changes to the diet like avoiding alcohol and caffeine have shown themselves to be useful treatment methods for many IBS sufferers. Similarly, effort should be made to include roughage and water in the daily diet in order to ease the IBS symptoms. Since IBS falls in the general category a lifestyle induced disorders, its symptoms can often be improved by having a better mind body relationship. And in order to do this, one can use the help of certain specific healing sciences, some of which have been used for thousands of years with amazing benefits. Yoga is an ancient Indian science. Its theory was written thousands of years ago. Yoga basically involves the use of specific positions to restore the balance among the various organs of the body. It is totally natural as well as safe. Although a person should always discuss changes to exercise regimes with their doctor, especially if they have previously been relatively inactive. Besides the use of the various positions known as asanas, yoga attaches a lot of importance to some basic good health practices that mankind seems to have been forgotten in the rush of the western life, including:
Today you can find numerous books and videos to help you learn Yoga. If you are lucky, you may even find a Yoga teacher in your neighbourhood. However, you must understand that there is no specific Yoga position that is meant to combat IBS. But there is a set of Asanas that aims to improve the overall digestion system and the metabolism of the body, and has been shown to help calm anxiety and stress. With all these benefits, regular practice of Yoga should help in reducing the symptoms of IBS. Within a few months of regular practice, you will become more aware of your body, and should be able to better read the information Irritable Bowel Syndrome symptoms are sending to your body, and achieve an overall improvement in health.
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