Podcasts about inflammatory bowel diseases ibd

“All disease begins in the gut.” --Hippocrates Was Hippocrates right over 2,000 years ago? I would have to agree with him a majority of the time when it comes to chronic diseases. A healthy digestive system begins with excellent digestion so let’s go over some tips to help you improve your digestion naturally. Firstly, I’d like to briefly cover the reason why your digestion may be out of balance. What causes bad digestion? Eating very quickly while on the run and not completely focusing on your meal will result in poor digestion. You must be in a parasympathetic dominant state which is your “rest and digest” branch of your nervous system. Many people are sympathetic dominant when they eat which is the “fight or flight” branch of your nervous system. Stress is a major cause of bad digestion which puts you in a sympathetic dominant state. When your sympathetic nervous is revved up, your body produces adrenaline which takes blood away from your stomach and lowers stomach acid so you won’t digest food very well. Sympathetic dominance also shuts down the gall bladder and the pancreas further impairing good digestion. Watching television, reading, texting, checking Facebook etc. while you’re eating will draw you out of your rest and digest state resulting in poor digestion. Antibiotics are major cause of bad digestion and the more antibiotics you have taken in your life, the more likely you are to have digestive problems. Each time you take an antibiotic the bacteria in your gut change their genes to become resistant to antibiotics. Additionally, the bacteria will behave differently and will actually be out of balance for appoximately 13 months after a single round of antibiotics. Birth control pills have been linked to Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Birth control pills deplete the body of many vital vitamins and minerals including folic acid, magnesium, and zinc that are important for gut health. The longer you have taken oral contraceptives, the more likely you are to develop gut problems. Dental infections can cause bad digestion if you are constantly swallowing bad bacteria from the mouth. Proper oral hygeine is vital to improve your digestive health. Sinus infections can also be connected to bad digestion as these bacteria make their way down the back of the throat and are swallowed into the gut. Antacid medications lower your natural production of stomach acid which will impair digestion. This leads to poorly digested food entering the small intestine which can increase inflammation, cause dysbiosis, and irritate the gall bladder and pancreas. Those who take antacids are at risk for developing many nutrient deficiences as well as infections in the gut. Stomach acid is absolutely vital for a healthy digestive tract so suppressing it can only cause problems in the long run. If you have heartburn the key is to figure out what is causing it rather than just suppressing acid levels. Are there any conditions that cause bad digestion? Helicobacter pylori is a bacteria in your stomach that overgrows when someone is under chronic stress resulting in low stomach acid, heartburn and poor digestion. This bacteria causes ulcers and it can wreak havoc on your digestion. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth or SIBO, is a condition where too many bacteria are in your upper intestine causing dysbiosis which results in the signs and symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Dysbiosis mainly means that the bacterial colonies in your gut are out of balance. If you have taken a lot of antibiotics throughout your life or have eaten a lot of sugar and refined carbohydrates then you may have SIBO or dysbiosis. Symptoms of SIBO include: Gas Bloating Abdominal pain & discomfort Abdominal cramps Fatigue Weight gain with difficulty losing weight Feeling like you don’t completely empty your bowel when you have a movement

Fiber is an important part of a healthy diet but like anything we consume, too much or too little may be problematic.  Fiber has been touted as an extremely important nutrient but is it really as beneficial as it is purported to be? When used at the right time in the right individual, fiber can be a game changer for healing the gut and improving overall health.  Let’s discuss the health benefits of fiber and the best fiber supplements if supplementation is necessary. What is Fiber? Fiber is a compound found in food categorized as soluble and insoluble as well as fermentability.  Fermentability is how well your gut bacteria can eat the fiber. Soluble fiber dissolves well in water and insoluble fiber does not.  This means insoluble fiber is much harder for your gut bacteria to eat and to ferment than soluble fiber so we usually start with soluble fiber supplements.   Soluble fiber has higher fermentability than insoluble fiber so it feeds your gut bugs much better but this can lead to more gas and bloating.  Insoluble fiber has a greater chance of irritating your intestines so we usually don’t start with this type of fiber. However, insoluble fiber has low fermentability so it usually causes less bloating and gas than soluble fiber.  Most studies show that soluble fiber works better than insoluble fiber for most conditions. What Conditions can Fiber Help Treat or Prevent? Fiber research is difficult to properly perform because there are many variables in each person’s life that can affect their disease risk.  And since everyone has a different gut microbiota we have to take some findings with a grain of salt. Many factors have to be taken into account when studying fiber and disease such as: Exercise Stress levels Sleep Other dietary factors such as sugar intake, alcohol, processed foods etc. Fruit and vegetable intake Medications Smoker? Genetics Antibiotic history   Here are some quick facts based on the latest research on fiber and various conditions: Fiber reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes with fiber from fruits and vegetables being more protective than cereal fibers.  Cereal fibers work well just not as well as fruits and vegetables. Fiber supplements lower fasting glucose and hemoglobin A1c. Paleo diets and low-carb diets work better than low-fat/high fiber diets for heart health and weight loss.  Interestingly, Paleo and low-carb diets are low in fiber indicating that balancing blood sugar and reducing inflammation are more important than eating a lot of fiber. Fiber supplements decrease blood pressure and cholesterol but it doesn’t mean this reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease. Fiber supplements help with weight loss. Some research shows fiber protects against colorectal cancer and some research shows fiber has no protective effect from colorectal cancer. Fiber reduces the risk of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) like Chron’s disease and Ulcerative colitis but once you have IBD it is best to eat a low fiber diet until you are in remission and then slowly increase to a tolerable amount. Fiber may make Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) worse or it may help.  If you have diarrhea dominant IBS then avoiding fiber is probably a good idea as it can make some people worse.  However, if you have constipation dominant IBS, fiber may help. Like with IBD, it’s best to start with low fiber intake and slowly increase to a tolerable dose.  If your IBS is due to Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO), it is best to avoid fiber supplements until the SIBO is under control.  Fiber supplements do not appear to help much with bloating and pain in IBS but they do help with quality of life, stool consistency, and frequency.  Soluble fiber appears to work better than insoluble fiber. When should you use a fiber supplement? If you currently have a digestive issue such as SIBO, IBS, IBD, GERD or any of the common symptoms of gut dysfunction such as gas,

Preston Klassen, MD Chief Medical Officer, Arena Pharmaceuticals talks about the challenges of treating Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) and Arena's developmental therapies for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.  We also talk about the development of a treatment for related gastrointestinal pain with a non-opioid alternative. #Arena  #Ulcerativecolitis #GI  #IBD  #crohns @ArenaPharm  Arena Pharmaceuticals     Arena Pharmaceuticals

This is the very first episode of Crohning Pains, which is a health podcast that is made to help those battling Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) such as Crohn's and/or Colitis. I hope this serves as a reference for people who battle through the difficulties of these conditions day in and day out.

Join Healthy Gut girl and Kerri Affronti as they discuss Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT).  Kerri Affronti is the founder and CEO of B3 a ground-breaking company that is is going to change the future of healthcare.  Her company will revolutionize options available to those who are suffering from Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD’s) and provide an alternative to obesity which is the greatest epidemic of the 21st century. B3 employs the highest level of medical data management and testing to track and monitor clients’ health progress providing real time health care to the masses. Also mentioned in the podcast: http://taymount.com   Your Health Transformation Starts Now summit:http://bit.ly/health-cm See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.