Alternative Cures

Anyone who suffers with IBS and the associated symptoms of bloating, pain and diarrhoea is often also suffering with high stress levels.

The symptoms often seem to worsen during excessively stressful times, so it always helps to engage in some calming relaxation techniques. There are no hard and fast rules for relaxing, you should choose the thing that works best for you.

Relaxing pastimes such as swimming, walking your dogs, light exercise or sport, yoga, meditation or any alternative methods of balancing and harmonising yourself, you should incorporate some of these things into your life.

It may come as no surprise then that a recent study at the University of British Columbia, Canada found that stress management techniques greatly improved the overall health of IBS sufferers and reduced their symptoms.

Yoga in particular has been found to have great benefits in boosting the health of your gut. Results of a study by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences showed that doing one form or another of yoga twice a day can dramatically reduce IBS symptoms along with any feelings of anxiety and stress.

All the more reason to get in tune with yourself at all levels.

Terry Didcott
Alternative Cures