While the cause of irritable bowel syndrome is not known and may be different in different people, all sufferers of IBS can probably benefit from a more health lifestyle, better eating habits, and a cleaner colon. Lifestyle improvements of course should include moderate exercise. Healthy heating habits should always include generous amounts of vegetables, fruits and legumes. Fats should be avoided, or at least not consumed in excess. These dietary changes and use of Bowtrol Colon Cleaner can bring relief to many. Remember of course that the gastrointestinal tract contains thousand and thousands of nerves. In fact, only the spinal column and brain contain more nerves in the human body. A clean colon helps these nerve endings. Also remember that gas is produced by intestinal bacteria is those who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome. Many studies have shown a connection between those with IBS and larger than normal amounts of gas production. A clean colon can help this condition, and Bowtrol Colon Cleaner can help keep a clean colon, hopefully leading to less distress, less discomfort and less pain.

Dietary fat can also be a culprit in IBS. Too much fat can cause good and gas both to move more slowly through the stomach and the small intestine. In this way too much fat can aggravate symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. Another argument in favor of a healthy lifestyle and better eating habits, and another argument in favor of a clean colon through use of Bowtrol Colon Cleaner.

Many people wonder if Bowtrol Colon Cleaner is suitable for use by children, or by adults with diabetes or other serious health problems. Bowtrol Colon Cleaner was designed for use by adults and is not recommended for use by those under 18 years of age. The makers of Bowtrol Colon Cleaner recommend consulting a physician before administering any supplements to children. As far as diseases and other health problems such as diabetes, thyroid, or high blood pressure, again the makers of Bowtrol Colon Cleaner believe in being careful with one’s health and recommend consulting a physician. However many doctors do recommend Bowtrol Colon Cleaner to their patients.

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A system of nerves runs the  entire length of the gastrointestinal tract from the esophagus to the anus in  the muscular walls of the organs. These nerves communicate with other nerves  that travel to and from the spinal cord. Nerves within the spinal cord, in turn,  travel to and from the brain. (The gastrointestinal tract is exceeded in the  numbers of nerves it contains only by the spinal cord and brain.) Thus, the  abnormal function of the nervous system in IBS may occur in a gastrointestinal  muscular organ, the spinal cord, or the brain.

The nervous system that  controls the gastrointestinal organs, as with most other organs, contains both  sensory and motor nerves. The sensory nerves continuously sense what is  happening within the organ and relay this information to nerves in the organ’s  wall. From there, information can be relayed to the spinal cord and brain. The  information is received and processed in the organ’s wall, the spinal cord, or  the brain. Then, based on this sensory input and the way the input is processed,  commands (responses) are sent to the organ over the motor nerves. Two of the  most common motor responses in the intestine are contraction or relaxation of  the muscle of the organ and secretion of fluid and/or mucus into the organ.

As already mentioned, abnormal function of the nerves of the  gastrointestinal organs, at least theoretically, might occur in the organ,  spinal cord, or brain. Moreover, the abnormalities might occur in the sensory  nerves, the motor nerves, or at processing centers in the intestine, spinal  cord, or brain. Some researchers argue that the cause of functional diseases is  abnormalities in the function of the sensory nerves. For example, normal  activities, such as stretching of the small intestine by food, may give rise to  abnormal sensory signals that are sent to the spinal cord and brain, where they  are perceived as pain.

Other researchers argue that the cause of  functional diseases is abnormalities in the function of the motor nerves. For  example, abnormal commands through the motor nerves might produce a painful  spasm (contraction) of the muscles. Still others argue that abnormally  functioning processing centers are responsible for functional diseases because  they misinterpret normal sensations or send abnormal commands to the organ. In  fact, some functional diseases may be due to sensory dysfunction, motor  dysfunction, or both sensory and motor dysfunction. Still others may be due to  abnormalities within the processing centers One area that is receiving a great  deal of scientific attention is the potential role of gas produced by intestinal  bacteria in patients with IBS. Studies have demonstrated that patients with IBS  produce larger amounts of gas than individuals without IBS, and the gas may be  retained longer in the small intestine. Among patients with IBS, abdominal size  increases over the day, reaching a maximum in the evening and returning to  baseline by the following morning. In individuals without IBS, there is no  increase in abdominal size during the day.

There has been a great deal  of controversy over the role that poor digestion and/or absorption of dietary  sugars may play in aggravating the symptoms of IBS. Poor digestion of lactose,  the sugar in milk, is very common as is poor absorption of fructose, a sweetener  found in many processed foods. Poor digestion or absorption of these sugars  could aggravate the symptoms of IBS since unabsorbed sugars often cause  increased formation of gas.

Although these abnormalities in production  and transport of gas could give rise to some of the symptoms of IBS, much more  work will need to be done before the role of intestinal gas in IBS is  clear.

Dietary fat in healthy individuals causes food as well as gas to  move more slowly through the stomach and small intestine. Some patients with IBS  may even respond to dietary fat in an exaggerated fashion with greater slowing.  Thus, dietary fat could–and probably does–aggravate the symptoms of IBS.

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