Cures for IBS With Yoga

IBS or Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a disease which affects millions of people all over the world. May people do not even recognize that it is a disease which they are suffering from and are embarrassed about it. Many continue to suffer for years and cannot do much about it. But the good news is IBS can be cured with practice of Yoga poses and changing few habits.

Symptoms of IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)

There are various symptoms of IBS and it can keep on varying. The common part is our digestive system does not behave in a normal manner and keeps on going from one extreme to another. For example one time you will suffer from diarrhea and then have constipation. Also there is lot of gas formation in the body.

Here are some common symptoms of IBS

• Chronic Abdominal Pain
• Frequent Diarrhea
• Frequent Constipation
• Stress
• Bloated Stomach and Gas Formation
• Cramps in the abdomen region

Causes of IBS
Although the exact reasons for IBS are not known is the widely believed that it has do with abnormal muscle movements of the intestine and intestine's sensitivity to the movements. Usually when food reaches the intestines there is effort required from the intestines to digest and move the digested food forward for elimination. Some people have more sensitive nervous system.

Stress also causes IBS as some people have more sensitive nerves and not able to handle stress. Many people who do not suffer from IBS also face these symptoms in events of extreme stress like taking exams or appearing for interview.

Another reasons could be infections in the stomach or disturbance of the solar plexus. Here is an article on importance of Solar Plexus.

How to Cure IBS with Yoga

Yoga can work wonders in many diseases. Yoga works on both the nervous system as well as the muscular system. Practicing yoga will bring down the stress and also strengthen the muscular system by gradually and gently working on them. Practice of Yoga will also massage the abdominal organs and bring more blood flow to the digestive organs and making them function better.

Here is a suggested routine which can help in IBS. Keep practicing and you will see the benefit in few weeks.

1. Start with standing poses like Uttitha Tikon Asana and Parivrtta Trikonasana and Uttitha Parsvakonasana - These poses not only build strength but also improve and tone the abdomen organs apart from working on the legs. In the initial weeks practice only few poses and gradually increase the standing poses. You can search this blog for other standing poses.
2. Jathar Parivartanasana - This pose massages the entire abdomen region and great for improving the digestive system.
3. Urdhava Prasarita Padasana - This pose works on the stomach and the intestines and tones them.
4. Navasana(Boat Pose) and Ardh Navasana - This will massage the intestines.
5. Uddiyana Bandh should be practiced three times.
6. Nadi Shodhan Pranayama- Practice this after finishing the above poses and practice for 10 to 15 minutes. This will calm you down and reduce any stress in the body.
7. Lay in Savasana for 5 minutes.

Practicing the above routine will start improving you condition in couple of weeks and gradually you will be able to get rid of this problem.

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