It really gets you a nasty shock when you have IBS – irritable bowel syndrome. The name itself suggests how peevish it would be! It is an irritable and not soothing and hence, your intestines are highly bothered that they stop working with their zeal! When you suffer from IBS, the digestion gets disturbed and you get some symptoms such as recurrent abdominal cramps associated with bowel problems (diarrhea or constipation or maybe both), increased bombarding sound of bowels, flatulence, nauseating feelings etc.
IBS is a bad condition of the intestines and hence, it requires some treatment that soothes the intestines and restores their functionality. In many cases, topical (local) treatment is more effective than any other remedy and hence, when intestines are affected, it is better to approach them locally. Colon cleansing is an effective method to approach intestines and to calm them.
It is now proven that dirty and filthy colons produce toxins within the body and such toxins can then travel to any part of the body through the blood and can affect vital organs such as kidneys, liver etc. In IBS, colon cleansing can be done but it should be done with caution since intestines are weakened and may not bear it. For this, a mild colon cleansing therapy is to be adopted rather than any vigorous technique.
There are many ways to undergo colon cleansing and it depends upon the severity of the IBS to decide one of those. Some of the herbs carry natural colon cleansing properties and they can be taken internally. Mild herbs such as Terminalia, Eclipta, Senna etc. are good for colon cleansing. Many holistic herbal practitioners’ choice is to be on simple fresh fruit juice that can provide great assistance for intestines to be stronger. However, such cleansing program is to be avoided if IBS is associated with diarrhea. There, one should remain on fasting with no more roughage. Ancient medicinal science such as Chinese and Ayurveda suggest buttermilk with pinch of rock salt, coriander leave’s powder and asafetida is simple but effective solution for colon cleansing in IBS.
IBS decreases the digestive fire in one’s body and hence, certain spices such as ginger, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, cloves etc are very useful in restoring the digestive fire and so an absorption and assimilation of the food. Ground flaxseed, whole Psyllium Husks and green tea extracts are few of the ingredients used widely in colon cleansing program products.
In case of IBS associated with abdominal cramps and constipation, a procedure called enema is effective. This is the method by which, medicated material is inserted into the intestines through anus. The ingredients that make the material for enema carry medicinal values and properties that cleanse the colon naturally. The material inserted inside the intestines comes back with all the impurities and toxins that the intestines are loaded with.
IBS makes bowels weak and out-of-form and hence, they are to be tackled cautiously because if colon cleansing is not preformed properly, it may turn a bad case worse.
