Is Body Ecology
an IBS Solution? If You Have Irritable Bowel Syndrome, A Must Read
With the recall of Zelnorm medication, many are seeking a natural
IBS cure. Find out how Body Ecology can help heal your inner ecosystem...and
say goodbye to IBS the natural way!
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If you are one of the 10 - 15% of people who suffer from Irritable Bowel
Syndrome, you long for an IBS cure.
Conventional treatment has often focused on drugs that are antispasmodic,
anti-diarrhea, laxative or even anti-depressants. While sometimes providing
short-term symptom relief, these drugs have fallen short of long-term solutions,
with some even being recalled from the market.
Some IBS sufferers even take several different medications depending
on the symptoms they experience at different times.
Unfortunately, taking these prescribed medications for IBS relief could cause
you serious consequences, including death!
Strokes, Angina, Depression...OH MY! Zelnorm Medication for IBS Recalled
Zelnorm medication is prescribed for the short-term relief of IBS associated
constipation in women.
Early clinical trials showed that Zelnorm medication was only slightly more
effective than taking dummy pills.
Consumer advocacy groups like Public Citizen, warned of the potential side
effects, and yet, the FDA approved Zelnorm in July of 2002 for women with
IBS associated constipation.
In August of 2004, the FDA issued another approval of Zelnorm, this time
for both women and men under the age of 65 who experience chronic constipation.
In 2005 alone, there were over 2 million prescriptions written for Zelnorm,
making it one of the top 200 drugs in the country.1
Here are just a few of Zelnorm's side effects:2
- Chest pain
- Hypertension
- Angina
- Anxiety, depression, attempted suicide
- Ovarian cysts
- Appendicitis
- Impaired concentration
- Kidney pain
As is so often the case, it took several confirmations of the adverse cardiovascular
side effects of this drug for the FDA to finally ask for a recall of Zelnorm
in March of 2007.
Lotronex - Another Dangerous Drug
Lotronex is another popular IBS drug that was developed to treat diarrhea-predominant
IBS.
It was approved by the FDA in February of 2000 despite warnings of serious
side effects. It was then recalled only nine months later, after 70 cases
of adverse reactions, including 5 deaths, were reported.3
Many IBS patients fought the recall, and in 2002 were able to get it re-approved.
The U.S. is the only country where Lotronex is available, and it is still
prescribed.
Serious side effects of this drug are further gastrointestinal problems including
constipation, and ischemic colitis, which can be fatal.
There are a variety of other drugs that are prescribed for IBS, but they
all have several downfalls, including:
- Serious side effects
- They are expensive (some are $3 or $4 a pill)
- Unavailable to nursing or pregnant mothers, or children
- Long term effects on health are unknown
- Most are for short term relief, which means that stopping the drug brings
back the symptoms
- Limited uses for those who suffer both constipation and diarrhea
- They change your body chemistry in an unnatural way.
Drugs Can Make Your Digestion and Your Health Worse
Drugs, even those that are absolutely essential, damage your immune system.
They overload your liver, which has the important task of cleansing impurities
and toxins from your blood.
Just like alcohol, caffeine, sugar, and processed foods, drugs
create an acidic condition in your blood, which decreases your bodies'
ability to absorb nutrients and minerals from your food.
Acidic blood also sets the stage for pathogens, like viruses and fungal invections,
like candida,
further compromising your digestion and immunity.
In fact, candida infections may even be a contributing factor to the digestive
problems associated with IBS.4
Body Ecology Heals Your Digestion - Naturally
My years of research and consistent anecdotal feedback from Body Ecology
followers has convinced me that gastrointestinal problems like IBS can be
corrected by healing your inner ecosystem.
After years of digestive problems and candida, I personally became weary
of just trying to keep my symptoms under control and became passionate about
finding the root cause. What I learned is that to be in balance when
it comes to health and immunity, our digestive system is KEY.
Just like the Earth has ecosystems that strive for homeostasis, your body
has an inner ecosystem that strives to have a healthy balance of good microflora
to keep the bad bacteria and yeast at bay. It is this civilization of neutral
and beneficial microflora that allows you to easily digest and assimilate
your food so that what you eat makes you feel GOOD, energized and healthy.
When your inner ecosystem is out of balance, the bad bacteria and yeast overpower
the good, setting the stage for digestive pain and illness.
If you've been suffering from IBS, you have an imbalanced inner ecosystem.
The goal of the Body Ecology program is to create health by removing all
foods that feed pathogenic bacteria, viruses and yeast, while introducing
foods that bring your inner ecosystem back into balance.
Here are the 9 key Body Ecology tips you can follow to promote your own
natural IBS cure:
- Remove sugar, alcohol, processed foods, and caffeine from your diet.
Many people who suffer from IBS already know that these substances can exacerbate
their symptoms.
- Pay attention to protein digestion. Digestive pain can often be
caused by improper
digestion of animal protein. In addition, proteins like casein
in milk and gluten
grains can be difficult to digest.
Assist
Dairy and Protein is a digestive enzyme that aids protein digestion,
helps ease symptoms of digestive distress. and provides the HCl (stomach
acid) you may be lacking for proper, pain-free digestion.
- Increase the amount of fiber in your diet but obtain this fiber from
cooked vegetables and cultured vegetables. The Body Ecology program
is high in fiber, so you can do this naturally by following our 7
principles of healthy eating. This is particularly important for IBS
sufferers who experience frequent constipation.
If you worry about getting
too much fiber or the wrong kind of fiber, which can contribute to some
IBS symptoms like bloating, and indigestion, start small and build up over
time. Listen to your body.
- Soak nuts, seeds AND your Body Ecology grain-like seeds. This
is extremely important. All grains, nuts and seeds have enzyme inhibitors
and phytic acid that make them difficult to digest, which can inhibit mineral
absorption in your body.
Eating large quantities of grains and flours that
have NOT been soaked, sprouted or fermented, can lead to digestive illness
and IBS!
- Focus on cleansing
your system. When you follow the Body Ecology program, you automatically
start ridding your body of toxins and dangerous bacteria and yeast that
upset your digestion and your immunity.
When your body first begins to cleanse, your symptoms might seem worse before
they get better. It's important that you give your body time, and be patient.
For more information on why you need to hang in there, read: The Quick and
Easy Guide to Improving Your Health on the Body
Ecology Program Part VI: Why You Might Feel Bad (At First) When You Start
to Eat Healthy
REMEMBER: When your body is cleansing we need to help it cleanse. Professional
colonics and home enemas become invaluable tools. Soothing ingredients can
be added to the enema water and also used after the enema in an implant.
These heal the inflamed tissue of the colon. Examples of healing additives
might be liquid minerals, 100%
Neem Leaf Powder and aloe vera.
- Do not overeat! This can contribute to the bloating and painful
spasms that some IBS sufferers experience. Always eat until you feel only
80% full. This leaves room for digestion.
- Follow the principle of food combining. Digestion is hard work.
Make it easier on your system by using Body Ecology's rules for food combing.
For further information read: Food
Combining: The Little Understood Secret to Optimal Health and Weight Revealed
- Add fermented foods and drinks to your diet. Perhaps one of the
most important principles of Body Ecology is to incorporate fermented
foods and drinks into your healthy diet.
The probiotics in fermented foods and drinks may be nature's true IBS
cure, especially when consumed as part of your Body Ecology program.
Cultured vegetables and
probiotic
drinks, like Young
Coconut Kefir are wonderful for healing your digestive tract.
They help repopulate your intestines with healthy microflora, and ease your
whole digestive process.
 
Cocobiotic
and Dong
Quai are delicious, and provide an easy way to repopulate your
gut with the beneficial microflora so important to healing your digestive
symptoms. They are also an effective treatment for diarrhea, a common
symptom of IBS.
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I would also recommend our convenient, ready-made probiotic liquids like Cocobiotic,
BE Wholegrain
Liquid, and Dong
Quai. Besides being delicious, easy, and portable, they come with all
the beneficial microflora to help heal your digestion.
For more information on how you can use probiotics to help you with IBS, read:
How
to Use Probiotics as a Quick and Highly Effective Diarrhea Treatment
When you have IBS, it's extremely important to build up to the right
amount of fermented foods and drinks. So be sure to read: Is
It Possible to Get Too Much Fermented Food In Your Diet?
- Take care of your emotional health. While you are healing your
physical body, I recommend focusing on your emotional health too, so that
your results are exponential. Yoga, deep breathing, mediation and the Emotional
Freedom Techniques (EFT) are wonderful ways to get in touch with your
mind-body connection and reduce stress.
Listen To Your Body
If you have IBS, you are surely in tune with what's happening in your body.
You may have tried everything, with little success. What makes Body Ecology
such an effective solution for IBS is that it goes right to the root cause:
healing your digestion. As your digestion is healed, you will find that you
no longer experience digestive pain.
Recognizing how well you know your own body, Body Ecology promotes the
principle of uniqueness. You are unique and your healing journey may not
look like anyone else's.
I encourage you to listen to your body as you incorporate Body Ecology's
system of health and healing into your life. More than promoting a natural
solution for IBS, the, Body Ecology Way encourages overall health, vitality
and longevity for many years to come!
Sources:
FDA Should Not Have Approved Zelnorm
http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=2408
2 Zelnorm Withdrawn From U.S.A. Market
http://www.helpforibs.com/footer/zelnorm.asp
3Lotronex
http://ibdcrohns.about.com/cs/ibsdrugs/a/lotronexfaq.htm
4 Causes of IBS. Intestinal Bacteria, Yeast/Candida, and Parasites
http://www.ibstreatmentcenter.com/3_b.htm
5 Be Kind To Your Grains, by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig
http://www.westonprice.org/moderndiseases/gluten-intolerance.html
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