IBS CURE
What drug companies don’t want you to know about IBS!
In 2000, pharmaceutical companies sold over 96 billion dollars in drugs to treat digestive-related conditions; many of them with adverse side effects[1]. Did you know that makers of drug medications make over 96 billion dollars a year on digestive-related conditions[2]! There are over 61 million people in America suffer from some type of digestive complaint such as acid reflux, irritable bowel syndrome, ulcers, colitis, and Crohn’s Disease[3]. Are you benefiting as much from your medications as the drug companies? In most cases, probably not! Want more of a solution? Read on!
Do You suffer from:
- Constipation alternating with loose stools or constipation alternating with diarrhea.
- Spastic Colon
- Irregular bowel patterns
- Pain or discomfort on elimination
- Diarrhea first thing upon awakening or in bouts
- Mucus in the stool
- Bloating, gas, nausea or dyspepsia triggered after eating
IBS is described as a “functional” illness — the small and large intestines aren’t functioning appropriately although there is no structural damage found through diagnostic testing. No anatomic defect can be found in IBS patients. So increasing function in the bowel would be the way to treat such conditions. Using anti-spasmodic or anti-diarrhea medication doesn’t treat function, it treats only the symptoms.
ARE THERE ALTERNATIVES FOR THIS CONDITION?
WHAT MOST DON’T KNOW ABOUT ACUPUNCTURE AS AN IBS CURE!
Surprisingly acupuncture, a 3,500 year old therapy that has been popularized for treating pain, also treats IBS.
- Acupuncture is method of healing that involves placement of needles at strategic sites that help increase blood flow to the organs of digestion notably, the pancreas, and intestines and helps regulate blood flow thus restoring assimilation and absorption function.
- Acupuncture is drug free method of treatment.
- Acupuncture helps calm the mind treating the emotional part of the condition.
- Acupuncture helps relax the fascia (the sheath above the organs) and intestines by facilitating blood flow to regulate the intestines. This eliminates spastic colon, diarrhea and constipation.
- Acupuncture can help send blood to the stomach improving digestion.
- Acupuncture can be used in conjunction with other therapies including medication and diet.
[1] Source: Lebhar-Friedman, Inc., in association with The Gale Group and LookSmart, 2001, Mosby’s GenRx, Tenth Edition, 2000.
[2] Source: Regional Medical Center, www.rmccares.com; National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Data Services, August 27, 2001.
[3] Source: Regional Medical Center, www.rmccares.com; National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Data Services, August 27, 2001.
