Answers to Gastro-intestinal disorders in Homeopathy

Why GI disorders…?

·        The gastro-intestinal tract helps digests the food that we consume and supplies nutritional elements to the internal organs and cells maintaining the balance in the normal metabolic activities to sustain life.

·        Any interference in this process can result in ill health. Any disturbances in the health of gastro -intestinal system will affect the body as a whole.

·        Changing life styles habits and unhealthy dietary habits causes indigestion along with gastric other metabolic disturbances to arise. In fact, the number of such problems has increased in our country to a dangerous level.

·        A deviation in the normal functioning of the gastro-intestinal tract causes irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Metabolic activity disturbances lead to chronic diseases for sure.

 

What are the main symptoms….?

·        Chronic abdominal pain or discomfort, bloating, eructation, weakness, indigestion, urgency to stools immediately after eating are common in IBS.

·        Burning in throat, burning in chest while lying at night, muscle pain in neck and low back, abdominal muscle tightness, watery or mucous stools, flatulence in excess at the time of stool, offensive stools, pain in legs and hands, sweating, irregular bowels, burning in anus, numbness in body are associated symptoms.

·        In some constipation and watery stools can be seen occasionally.

 

What are the triggering factors….?

·        Certain types of spices, chilies, oily foods, fats, food preservatives,contaminated food & water triggers gastric infection and IBS.

·        Medications which one is allergic to when used in excess and as per own convenience causes gastric ulcers or has bad effects on the nervous system that supplies to the gastro intestinal system can trigger IBS.

 

What are the main Causes….?

·        When laws of nature are pushed aside and modern unhealthy lifestyles adopted eventually leads to IBS, gastric infection.

·        In infancy lack of mother’s milk, nutritional deficiencies, unhealthy eating habits, improperly treated gastric diseases can be the reason in many.

·        Frequent fevers, infections, self -medication can be other reasons.

 

What are the Ill effects…..?

·        Indigestion of the ingested food causes Irritable bowel syndrome and gastric infections begin and weaken the immune system.

·        Depression, lack of concentration and irritability, easy fatigue, headache, giddiness, hearing sounds in ears, migraine are the other symptoms that may arise.

·        Also in few thyroid disorders, diabetes, hormonal problems, in females menstrual disorders, in males sex problems, in children height and growth errors, in the middle aged forgetfulness, arthritis, spondylitis issues may arise. In few cancer, may also unfold.

 

What are the precautionary steps...?

·        By obeying the laws of nature and supplementing the right nutritional elements to the body one can rightly balance all the metabolic activities of the body.

·        Timely food habits, taking required water content for the body, age related exercise is good.

·        Exposure to morning sunlight for some time by People of all age groups not only provides the vitamin D required for immune system but also relieves stress.

·        Adequate sleep is essential.

·        Fast foods are better to be avoided.

·        Along with fresh vegetables and fruits rich in fiber content, consumption of milk and eggs are advised.

 

Diagnostic tests:

·        In people who suffer from IBS, no physical examination will help in determining the exact diagnosis of the condition is to be observed. But tests will help to diagnose other diseases and thus differentiate the condition.

·        Mainly X-ray, CT, endoscopy, CBP, liver function test, ESR, colonoscopy, barium meal, stool microscopy and culture may be required.

 

Why Homeopathy treatment is the best…?

·        In the initial phase itself gastric infections can be curbed successfully with the help of the right homeopathy treatment.

·        Also, homeopathy medicines stand in the first place in completely removing the ill effects resulting from IBS.

·        Anxiety, stress, irritably, anger, dietary habits are examined and homeopathy medicines thus administered can provide the desired results.

·        Along with not having any side effects it’s not required to take the medicines for a lifetime.

·        Understanding the changing characteristics from individual to individual and depending on the pathology of organs involved homeopathy medicines are selected. Not everyone requires the same medicine.