IBS Awareness Month: Simple ways to ease symptoms including sauerkraut and supplements
ok.co.ukOver half of us Brits find talking about bloating and general gut health “embarrassing”. But sufferers of IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) know only too well that things don’t always, ahem, run smoothly.
Dr Samantha Gill, a specialist gastroenterology dietitian, explains that tell-tale signs of the condition include “pain, bloating, wind, as well as changes in bowel habits,” and adds, “some people experience constipation, for others it might be diarrhoea, or a mix of the two.” It affects 12 million people in the UK and symptoms vary hugely from person to person.To mark IBS Awareness Month this April, here’s how to keep your gut happy and healthy… What is the gut?
It’s a long tube that starts at your mouth and ends at your anus. Also known as the gastrointestinal tract, it processes food and drink from the moment you consume it to the moment the body absorbs or excretes it.
Spread out flat, it would cover an entire tennis court! 70% of your immune system is located in your gut and an unhealthy balance in its microbiome impacts your whole body.
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