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Irritable Bowel Syndrome

IBS or Irritable Bowel Syndrome is becoming more and more prevalent with many new cases being diagnosed in Australia every year. The good news is that we can relieve the symptoms of IBS quickly and easily.

Symptoms of IBS

  • Abnormal stool frequency

  • More than 3/day or less than 3/week

  • Abnormal stool form

  • Abnormal stool passage

  • Passage of mucus

Supportive Symptoms of IBS

  • Fewer than three bowel movements a week

  • More than three bowel movements a day

  • Hard or lumpy stools

  • Loose (mushy) or watery stools

  • Straining during a bowel movement

  • Urgency (having to rush to have a bowel movement)

  • Feeling of incomplete bowel movement

  • Passing mucus during a bowel movement

  • Abdominal fullness, bloating or swelling

  • ICV (Ileocaecal valve ) pain

Parasites

A parasite is a life form that survives by harvesting from its host. nutrients found in the food that we eat.

Parasites are everywhere – they can be in the vegetables we eat (common in the seaweed used in sushi for example). They can be transmitted through insect bites, contact with animals, water, raw fruit and vegetables. Undercooked meat and fish is another source. You can even catch them from walking barefoot.

These intruders live mainly in the digestive system depriving our bodies of vitamins, nutrients and amino acids. They are also responsible for altering the body’s PH level. All this can cause decreased energy levels, increased toxicity levels and can affect your immune systems and decrease your overall health. Parasites (dead or alive) tend to be in the caecum which is a pouch connected to the junction of the small and large intestines.

 

SYMPTOMS OF PARASITIC INFECTION

  • Inability to gain or lose weight

  • Chronic Candida

  • Yeast infections

  • Urinary tract infections

  • Anal itching, especially at night

  • Digestive problems

  • Gas and bloating

  • Diarrhoea

  • Mucus in stools

  • Haemorrhoids

  • Constipation

  • Irritable bowel syndrome

  • Pain in the navel

  • Pain in the back, thighs or shoulders

  • Arthritic pain

  • Burning sensation in the stomach

  • Eating more and still being hungry

  • Skin problems

  • Foggy head & forgetfulness

  • Depression

  • Chronic Fatigue

  • Chronic viral syndromes

  • Water retention

  • Crawling feeling under the skin

  • Liver and Gallbladder trouble

Constipation

This is the most common problem which we treat. We have achieved amazing results with colon hydrotherapy at our clinic in Melbourne.

It is normal to have a bowel movement 2 – 4 times per day yet only 2.5 % of the world’s population do.

 

LIKELY TRIGGERS

  • Stress – ribbon or rabbit stools

  • Lack of dietary fibre

  • Hereditary

  • Not drinking enough water

  • Ideopathic Chronic Constipation/ no visible known cause

  • Piles (haemorrhoids) can be due to straining

  • Laxatives- especially if used too frequently

  • Lazy colon or lack of tone

  • Stress/ nervous tension

  • Poor liver or gall bladder function or no gall bladder

  • Lack of exercise

  • Prostate problems

  • Drugs and medication can act like concrete

Candida

CANDIDA ALBICANS‘ everybody has candida, it’s a harmless inhabitant of a healthy gut. Certain conditions allow it to change form:

Some of the symptoms:

  • Bloating

  • Flatulence

  • Thrush

  • Depression

  • Palpitations

  • Weight Gain

  • Bowel Problems

  • Lack of energy

  • Poor immunity

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