Irritable Bowel

Irritable bowel syndrome is a condition which is likely to be something you face for many years to come.  But, with a few effective tools and methods, you can manage your IBS in a way that lessens the frequency and the severity of your symptoms.

Here's your to do list to make this happen.

1. Manage your diet.  Determine what foods could be worsening your symptoms, remove them or limit them from your diet.  Get your fiber.  Don't eat too much in one sitting. 
2. Find out if your severe IBS warrants medication.  Work with your doctor to find the right over the counter and prescription medications.
3. Relieve stress.  Prevention is the best medicine for the relieve of stress.  Use any of the methods that we've provided to help you to learn how to manage stress more effectively.
4. Consider and use alternative treatments for irritable bowel syndrome as we've discussed.  One or more of these complimentary treatments can be quite effective.
5. Keep yourself educated and managing your own health.  Keep up on the newest studies and the latest treatments for IBS.  Manage your own healthcare by handling your symptoms through a whole body treatment.

Preventing IBS symptoms is not impossible, it is a challenge. Your best bet is to start with step one and work through all of them.  Don't try to implement a lot of change at once either.  Instead, work on improving your health by simply changing one thing at a time.  Soon, you'll find that irritable bowel syndrome is something you can conquer.