IBS or irritable bowel syndrome refers to a series of symptoms that arise often in response to certain foods. it is not uncommon for people with busy lifestyles to load up on junk foods such as chocolates, pastries, pizzas, burgers, chips, pies and sausage rolls and wash them down with carbonated drinks or coffee or tea. Eating poorly cooked or undercooked food, drinking and smoking can greatly exacerbate the problem. Poorly cooked high-fat foods slow down digestion, absorption and reduces gastric emptying, making it impossible to break food particles down to digestible forms.
Five therapeutic methods for IBS in TCM
Pattern of Liver Qi Stagnation and Spleen Deficiency
Therapeutic method:
Chinese medicine is used to clear away heat and expell toxins, and strengthen spleen function.
Pattern of Stagnation of Liver and Qi
Therapeutic method: Chinese medicine is used to soothe liver and nourish, promote the circulation of qi and blood.
Pattern of Excessive Heat and Damp
Therapeutic method: Chinese medicine is used to clear away heat and damp, sooths Qi and blood and stop pains.
Pattern of Spleen Qi Deficiency
Therapeutic method: Chinese medicine is used to improve spleen function to digest food and produce blood.
Pattern of kideny and Spleen Yang Deficiency
Therapeutic method: Chinese medicine is used to tonify kidney and spleen to regain vital energy.