Chinese Herbal Medicine Effective for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Chinese herbal medicine effective for irritable bowel syndrome An encapsulated formulation of seven Chinese herbs improves a range of symptoms in constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome, an Australian study shows. The NHMRC-funded prospective trial randomised 125 patients with IBS -C to placebo or a standardised extract of seven dried and powdered Chinese herbs traditionally used for […]

SPECIFIC PROBIOTIC STRAIN REDUCES ABDOMINAL PAIN IN CHILDREN WITH IBS

Lactobacillus Rhamnosus GG Reduces Abdominal Pain in Children With Irritable Bowel Syndrome Reference: Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2011;33(12):1302 An estimated 4% to 25% of school-age children complain of recurrent abdominal pain, the majority of which have no identifiable organic cause. These functional gastrointestinal disorders comprise a constellation of conditions, which include functional dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome […]

FOOD INTOLERANCES LINKED TO IBS

In a recent study, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) sufferers had food sensitivity testing to find out if certain foods were the cause of their problems. The study found that 27 % out of of the 51 participants reported an improvement in their IBS symptoms, after they avoided the foods that they were found to be […]

WHY DO WE ALL NEED PROBIOTICS?

Probiotics support a variety of health conditions and help maintain general wellness, which is why everyone can benefit from taking a probiotic every day. A Healthy Gut = A Healthy Body! The term probiotic is derived from the Latin and Greek language with the literal meaning “for life” – and when you look at their […]