Treatment for Irritable Bowel Syndrome at Welling Clinics involves our custom-made homeopathy medicines to cure Irritable Bowel Syndrome ( IBS) permanently. The treatment protocol has been developed after exhaustive in-house research. Our clinics consult for more than 4000 patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome globally, every year. You too can be benefitted from our expertise in the treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome – IBS. The treatment of SIBO can be started along with that for IBS if they are diagnosed together.
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IBS at a glance
- What it is: a common functional disorder of the gut: the function is upset, but the gut looks normal, even under a microscope.
- Main symptoms: abdominal pain or cramping, bloating, gas, diarrhoea, constipation, or both alternating; sometimes mucus in the stool.
- Four types: IBS with constipation (IBS-C), with diarrhoea (IBS-D), mixed (IBS-M) and unclassified.
- Common triggers: stress, irregular meals, onion and garlic, wheat, beans and lentils, dairy, fried or spicy food, tea, coffee and alcohol.
- See a doctor promptly if: you have blood in the stool, unexplained weight loss, anaemia, fever or night-time symptoms.
Why choose Welling Homeopathy medicines for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)?
- The custom-made Homeopathy medicines for IBS have been effective in treating IBS for over 25 years at our Welling Homeopathy Clinics,
- The treatment can help with symptoms of IBS like abdominal pain or cramping, bloating, gas and wanting to go to the washroom repeatedly,
- The treatment has helped patients from over 108 countries,
- Once you start the treatment for IBS, you would need fewer hospital visits,
- The only treatment you need for a complete cure from IBS.
How to cure IBS permanently? Call +91 8080 850 950 to book an appointment or to consult and order online. Consult our specialists today for a detailed evaluation and to start your customised Homeopathy medicines for IBS.
What is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)?
IBS – Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a common functional disorder of the gut. A functional disorder means there is a problem with the function of a part of the body, but there is no abnormality in the structure. So, in IBS, the function of the gut is upset, but all parts of the gut look normal, even when looked at under a microscope. Irritable bowel syndrome commonly causes cramping, abdominal pain, bloating, gas, diarrhoea and constipation.
The symptoms vary between individuals and affect some people more severely than others. They tend to come and go in periods lasting a few days to a few months at a time, often during times of stress or after eating certain foods.
Even though signs and symptoms are uncomfortable, IBS — unlike ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, which are forms of inflammatory bowel disease — doesn’t cause changes in bowel tissue or increase your risk of colorectal cancer.
IBS affects people of all ages and both sexes, but it is more common in young people, usually in late adolescence or early adulthood, and it is almost two to three times as common in females as in males. It tends to be mild in most cases, but it can be disabling in severe ones. In people with IBS the intestines squeeze too hard or not hard enough, so food moves too quickly or too slowly through them. Most people can manage IBS well if they learn to control their diet and modify their lifestyle along with opting for proper treatment.
The four types of IBS
- IBS-C: constipation is the main problem, with hard, lumpy stools
- IBS-D: diarrhoea is the main problem, often with urgency, especially after meals or in the morning
- IBS-M: constipation and diarrhoea alternate
- IBS-U: symptoms that do not fit neatly into the other three
The type matters, because treatment and diet advice differ for each.
Symptoms of IBS
The signs and symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome can vary widely from person to person and often resemble those of other diseases like IBD. Among the most common are:
- Abdominal pain or cramping, often eased or changed by passing stool
- A bloated feeling
- Gas
- Diarrhoea or constipation — sometimes alternating bouts of constipation and diarrhoea
- Mucus in the stool
For most people, IBS is a chronic condition, although there will likely be times when the signs and symptoms are worse and times when they improve or even disappear completely.
Other symptoms which sometimes occur include:
- Feeling sick (nausea)
- Headache
- Belching
- Poor appetite
- Tiredness
- Backache
- Muscle pains
- Feeling quickly full after eating
- Heartburn
- Bladder symptoms (an associated irritable bladder)
How IBS typically behaves
- Diarrhoea often comes immediately after a meal or on getting up in the morning
- Pain ranges from a sharp cramp to a continuous dull ache, is commonly felt in the lower abdomen (often the left lower side), may be brought on by meals and is commonly relieved by passing stool
- Urgency: a cramp and an urge to move the bowels without being able to do so
- A sensation of incomplete evacuation: feeling that you still need to go after you have just been
- Associated symptoms outside the bowel, such as a lump in the throat or difficulty swallowing, urinary urgency, fatigue and pain during sexual intercourse
Bleeding, fever, weight loss and persistent severe pain are not symptoms of IBS but may indicate other problems. Homoeopathy effectively manages various symptoms of IBS gently and safely.
Some people have occasional mild symptoms. Others have unpleasant symptoms for long periods. Many people fall somewhere in between, with flare-ups of symptoms from time to time.
IBS or something else? Common diagnoses compared
Several conditions cause similar pain, bloating and bowel changes. IBS is diagnosed only after the others have been considered, which is why a proper assessment matters.
| Condition | What it is | Typical clues |
|---|---|---|
| IBS | A functional disorder: the gut works abnormally but looks normal | Abdominal pain linked to passing stool, with diarrhoea, constipation or both; bloating; tests are normal |
| Inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease) | Chronic inflammation that damages the bowel wall | Blood in the stool, weight loss, fever, anaemia, symptoms at night; abnormal tests and colonoscopy |
| SIBO | Too many bacteria in the small intestine | Bloating and gas soon after meals, loose stools; may overlap with IBS; breath test |
| Lactose intolerance | Difficulty digesting the sugar in milk | Bloating, gas or loose stools within hours of milk or milk products; better without dairy |
| Coeliac disease | An immune reaction to gluten | Diarrhoea, weight loss, anaemia, bloating; blood tests and biopsy |
| Chronic constipation | Infrequent, hard stools | Straining and incomplete emptying, with pain less prominent than in IBS |
Read more: homeopathy treatment of ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, coeliac disease and SIBO.
Causes of IBS
The exact cause of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is unknown. It is believed to be due to a number of factors including alteration in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract motility, abnormal nervous system signals, increased sensitivity to pain, and food intolerances. The following are some risk factors believed to cause IBS:
- Abnormal movements of the colon and small intestines (too fast or slow, or too strong)
- Hypersensitivity to pain from a full bowel or gas
- Food sensitivities, possibly caused by poor absorption of sugars or acids in food
- Gastroenteritis, a viral or bacterial infection of the stomach and intestines, may trigger IBS symptoms
- Psychological conditions such as anxiety or depression are observed in many people with IBS, though they have not been found to be a direct cause of IBS.
- Reproductive hormones or neurotransmitters may be off-balance in people with IBS.
- Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO)
- Genetics is thought to be a possible cause of IBS, but so far this hereditary link has not been proven.
Many specialists also describe IBS as a problem of the gut-brain connection: the gut and the brain talk to each other constantly, and in IBS this signalling becomes oversensitive, which is why stress and the gut affect each other so strongly.
Common triggers of IBS
Flare-ups often follow a recognisable trigger. Common ones include:
- Stress, poor sleep, travel, exams or a deadline
- Irregular meals, long gaps and late dinners
- Foods: onion and garlic, wheat, beans, rajma, chana and some other lentils, certain fruits, milk and milk products, fried and spicy food, pickles
- Drinks: tea, coffee, carbonated drinks and alcohol
- A recent stomach infection or a course of antibiotics
- In women, hormonal changes around periods
Keeping a two-week food, stress and symptom diary is the simplest way to find your own triggers.
How is IBS diagnosed?
A diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome depends largely on a complete medical history and physical exam, your symptoms and their severity are only part of the picture. Other causes need to be ruled out. Is it really IBS or possibly another condition?
To be diagnosed with IBS, the duration of symptoms should be at least six months, and should occur at least three times a month.
Doctors often use the Rome IV criteria: recurrent abdominal pain, on average at least one day a week in the last three months, linked to passing stool or to a change in how often or in what form the stool passes, with the problem starting at least six months ago.
A doctor may order tests, including blood tests, stool tests, X-rays, or CT scans. There is no specific finding on these tests that can confirm the diagnosis of IBS, however, other problems can be ruled out by performing them. A colonoscopy is advised when there are warning signs.
Conventional treatment for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Because it’s not clear what causes irritable bowel syndrome, treatment focuses on the relief of symptoms so that you can live as normally as possible.
Learning to manage stress and making changes in your diet and lifestyle gives good relief of symptoms.
Try to avoid foods that trigger your symptoms. Also try to get enough exercise, drink plenty of fluids and get enough sleep.
Following are some of the dietary and medicinal treatments:
- Eliminating high-gas foods — especially cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower — and raw fruits.
- Eliminating gluten (wheat, barley and rye) — this helps in improvement in diarrhea symptoms.
- Fiber supplements. Taking fiber supplements, such as psyllium (Metamucil) or methylcellulose (Citrucel), with fluids may help control constipation. Fiber obtained from food may cause much more bloating compared with a fiber supplement.
- Anti-diarrheal medications — loperamide (Imodium), can help control diarrhea. Some people will benefit from medications called bile acid binders, such as cholestyramine (Prevalite), colestipol (Colestid) or colesevelam (Welchol), but these can lead to bloating.
- Anticholinergic and antispasmodic medications — These medications, such as hyoscyamine (Levsin) and dicyclomine (Bentyl), can help relieve painful bowel spasms. They are sometimes used for people who have bouts of diarrhea, but they can worsen constipation and can lead to other symptoms, such as difficulty urinating. They should also be used with caution among people with glaucoma.
- Antidepressant medications. If symptoms include pain or depression, physician recommend a tricyclic antidepressant or a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). These medications help relieve depression as well as inhibit the activity of neurons that control the intestines.
- Antibiotics. Some people whose symptoms are due to an overgrowth of bacteria in their intestines may benefit from antibiotic treatment.
Homeopathic treatment for IBS
As IBS – Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a functional disorder with no pathology only alteration in the function of the gut, homeopathic medicines help to restore the altered function of the intestine and restore its motility and also functionality.
Homeopathy medicines help in effectively controlling the symptoms such as irregular bowel movements, constipation, diarrhea, abdominal discomfort, etc. Regular treatment helps in reducing the frequency of attacks gradually so that the person’s overall health is restored back to normalcy.
As far as the duration and results of the treatment are concerned, these vary from case to case and are dependent on a number of factors such as the severity of the condition, its duration, other parameters like family history, general health of the patient, treatment taken so far, stress levels etc.
The benefits of Homeopathy also go a step further since the treatment also helps in preventing recurrence of the condition as time progresses.
At Welling Homeopathy, treatment begins with a detailed case-taking: the type of IBS, what sets it off, your stool pattern, appetite, thirst, sleep, stress and temperament, along with your reports. Medicines, diet guidance and follow-ups are then planned around you.
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How does homeopathy treat IBS? The mind and gut approach
IBS can have significant impact on an individual’s social, personal, and professional life. Homeopathy offers proven treatment for the IBS which treats the Mind and Body connections. IBS calls for the treatment which should address the emotional stress, the stress coping system and the intestinal hypersensitivity. This is what homeopathy attempts doing exactly.
The scientific and documented study shows that the homeopathic treatment helps achieve:
- Soothing of mind
- Slowing down of negative emotions such as anxiety, sadness, frustration, hyperactivity, anger, restlessness, etc.
- Helping body’s stress coping system
- Alleviating the abnormal hypersensitivity of the bowels
- Relieving the symptoms of bowel hyper motility
- Enhancing level of joyous state of mind
- Individualistic approach whereby every patient is treated based on one’s case
The Homeopathy medicine works at the deeper level, bringing the deviations of harmony among various systems of body back to normalcy. The homeopathic medicine establishes a good communication between the brain and the gut thus ensuring proper relay of signals. The positive outcome of this is that the motility of intestines becomes regular and rhythmic thus relieving complaints of either diarrhea or constipation or both. Moreover, Homeopathy improves the pain threshold of individual thus alleviating symptoms of pain and cramps associated with IBS.
Homeopathy medicines work at deeper level of an individual to root out root causes. The two factors that are triggering causes of IBS are emotional stress and exaggerated sensitivity to food items. Homeopathy has very well perceived the influences of psyche on the physique of an individual. Homeopathy medicines positively influences the emotions and thinking of an individual so that the person can cope with stress optimistically. Homeopathy medicines have proven efficacy to manage mental stress and its offshoots like IBS. Moreover Homeopathy medicines aid in minimizing food sensitivities and allergies.
Homeopathic medicines commonly considered for IBS
These are listed for general information, with the symptom picture traditionally associated with each. They are not a prescription; the right medicine is chosen after detailed case-taking.
(1) Nux vomica: cramping with constipation and frequent, unsatisfying urging, in people who are overworked, stressed or irregular with meals, coffee or alcohol.
(2) Lycopodium: bloating and rumbling with a lot of gas, worse in the late afternoon, hard stools, and a craving for sweets.
(3) Argentum nitricum: loose stools and gas triggered by anxiety or anticipation, such as exams, interviews or travel, with a craving for sweets.
(4) Pulsatilla: changeable stools that are worse after rich or fatty food, with little thirst, in mild, easily tearful people.
(5) Colocynthis: colicky cramps that make the person bend double, better for hard pressure and warmth, and worse after eating or anger.
(6) Aloe socotrina: urgency with gas and loose stool, and a sense of insecurity of the rectum.
(7) Podophyllum: early-morning, gushing, watery stools with gurgling in the abdomen.
(8) Sulphur: morning urgency that drives the person out of bed, with burning and an itching, offensive stool.
To find out which medicine suits your type of IBS, book a consultation. See also 10 Best Homeopathic Medicines for Gas and Bloating.
Diet and lifestyle for IBS
These steps work best together with treatment.
- Eat regularly. Have meals at fixed times, do not skip breakfast and avoid long gaps.
- Eat slowly and chew well, which reduces swallowed air.
- Find your trigger foods with a diary, and remove them one at a time rather than cutting out everything.
- Constipation-predominant IBS: drink plenty of water, build up fibre gradually (isabgol or oats suit many people) and take a daily walk.
- Diarrhoea-predominant IBS: go easy on caffeine, very oily food, sugar-free sweeteners and large meals.
- Manage stress: regular sleep, yoga, pranayama or a short daily walk often reduce flare-ups.
- Stay active: regular moderate exercise helps both bowel movement and mood.
Some people benefit from a short, supervised low-FODMAP diet; it is best done with a doctor or dietitian, not on your own for months.
When to see a doctor urgently
IBS does not cause bleeding or weight loss. Please get a prompt medical assessment if you have:
- Blood in the stool, or black stools
- Unexplained weight loss or loss of appetite
- Anaemia or unusual tiredness
- Fever
- Symptoms that wake you at night
- Symptoms that begin after the age of 50
- A family history of bowel cancer, inflammatory bowel disease or coeliac disease
- Persistent vomiting, or difficulty swallowing
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome treatment at Welling Homeopathy, Mumbai
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Frequently asked questions about irritable bowel syndrome
1. What are the symptoms of IBS?
Abdominal pain or cramps eased by passing stool, bloating, and diarrhoea, constipation or both alternating, which flare with stress or certain foods.
2. How is IBS diagnosed?
Mainly from the symptom pattern after excluding other causes with blood and stool tests and, when needed, a colonoscopy.
3. Which foods trigger IBS?
Common triggers are onions, garlic, wheat, beans, some fruit, dairy, fatty or spicy food, caffeine and alcohol; a food diary helps find yours.
4. When should I see a doctor urgently for bowel symptoms?
For blood in the stool, unexplained weight loss, anaemia, fever, night-time symptoms, onset after 50 or a family history of bowel cancer or IBD.
5. What is the homeopathic approach to irritable bowel syndrome?
Homeopathic treatment is individualised: after detailed case-taking, a plan is made for your symptoms, tests and general health. Please do not stop or change any prescribed medicine on your own; discuss any change with the doctor who prescribed it.
6. Who is the best homeopathy doctor for irritable bowel syndrome in Mumbai?
Dr. Sourabh Welling, M.D., founder of Welling Homeopathy, Mumbai, who has over 25 years of experience, treats irritable bowel syndrome with individualised homeopathic care, together with a team of senior specialists. You can consult him and the team at our Mumbai clinics or online.
7. Is IBS the same as IBD?
No. IBS is a functional disorder in which the bowel looks normal. IBD (ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease) involves inflammation that damages the bowel and can cause blood in the stool, weight loss and anaemia.
8. Can stress cause IBS?
Stress does not cause IBS on its own, but it is one of the commonest triggers of flare-ups, because the gut and brain are closely linked. That is why our case-taking covers stress, sleep and temperament.
9. Can IBS turn into cancer?
No. IBS does not change the bowel tissue or raise the risk of colorectal cancer. Still, bleeding, weight loss or a change in bowel habit that is new after 50 should always be checked.
10. Is IBS related to SIBO?
They often overlap, and bloating and gas can be common to both. A breath test can show SIBO, and its treatment can be started along with IBS treatment if both are diagnosed.
11. Can I consult online for IBS?
Yes. You can consult our specialists online from anywhere in India and abroad, or visit our Mumbai clinics. Share your symptoms and any reports at the time of booking.
12. Do probiotics help IBS?
Some people benefit from certain strains. A sensible approach is to try one product for about four weeks and stop if there is no gain, and to discuss it with your doctor.
Related Reading
- What Causes Irritable Bowel Syndrome? Treatment and Cure
- 10 Best Homeopathic Medicines for Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Homeopathy Treatment of SIBO ( Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth )
- 10 Best Homeopathic Medicines for Treatment of Gas and Bloating
- Homeopathy Treatment of Chronic Constipation
- Homeopathy Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis
- Homeopathy Treatment of Crohn’s Disease
- Treatment of Celiac Disease
- Acidity Treatment in Homeopathy for Long-Term Relief
- Digestive Health
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