Irritable Bowel Syndrome Dietary Therapy
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Introduction
IBS is a very common disorder. Please refer to my essay Irritable Bowel Syndrome for details about this disorder. This information is directed to dietary considerations.The large bowel or colon is the site of many beneficial bacteria. Introduction to Prebiotics provides considerable detail on how the colon and its bacteria function together to provide our bodies with certain health benefits. However, the colon is the site for many of the symptoms in IBS patients. Since this organ is where all fiber and other food remnants arrive, it would seem logical that some parts of food we eat might play a role in the symptoms of IBS, which for the most part, are a reflection of an overly sensitive colon.
IBS is currently seen as falling into several major types according to symptoms. Patients will frequently overlap their symptoms or even swing from one type to another. In each case, the diet may play an important role. So there is always some experimentation that each patient must undertake to see which dietary changes work best.
