Are seized the nerves to the stomach? Although we tend to focus on food, stress and worries can also affect our digestive tract.
Inflammations, gas, abdominal pressure... the intestines fulfilled a vital role in our body, and Moreover, somehow, relate also to our States of anxiety and stress. There are many factors that affect your health, problems that occasionally can lead us even to the known irritable bowel syndrome. What can we do? what habits must change to maintain good intestinal health?
1. high levels of stress
We must take it very seriously. Rhythm of life that we have today, our rush, concerns, our anxiety and our stress, directly affects the health of our stomach and our intestines. There are theories that speak of them as a "second brain", they in fact is where synthesized some neurotransmitters, hence the vital balance and peace to our lives. A high State of anxiety, can be derived according to the specialists in the small intestine irrritable, is for this reason that we must take it into account for the following reasons:
- Alters the autonomous nervous system. It influences the proper mobility of intestines, speeding them up or down the pace
- Disrupts the endocrine system. It produces an increase in the production of some hormones associated with stress, such as adrenaline and cortisol, which causes problems in the digestion of food.
- Intake in excess. Well known is the habit of some people from overeating to alleviate nerves and anxiety, causing all this accumulation of food to digest that the intestines cannot afford so so fast. There are problems of digestion and absorption of food.
2. a power inadequate and erroneous
2.1 avoid foods fried, processed, rapid and high-fat meal
Hamburgers, French fries, chicken fried with excessive oil, pizza, onion rings... all know to recognize junk food, however, often turn to them for lack of time or simply because we like. But so many times you has happened for example that, after the time of ingest suffer stomach or gut pain? These foods have hardly soluble fiber, so when consumed in excess, they stimulate the intestinal tract and can cause both diarrhea and constipation.
- Tips: Use the oven for cooking since this way you'll use less oil. When you prepare vegetables for example, it is ideal to make them steam. And in terms of healthier oil that can be used, remember that it is always olive oil.
2.2 avoid red meat
Why we should avoid red meat? Mainly that they are unpalatable, they are very high in fats and many times do not know its origin. It is common that they altered genetically to animals so that they grow fast, giving rise to a meat filled with toxins that are not recommended.
- Advice for your health: The most recommended meat is one that is lean, like for example the chicken or Turkey meat. When you purchase it, it investigates its origin, where animals have been reared. And when you cook them, avoid frying them. It is better to prepare them with simple recipes, grilled or baked.
2. 3 avoids dairy
Dairy products are another detonator irritable bowel syndrome food. In general many dairy sit us badly, not digested easily and lack of fiber. They have in addition to fat and lactose, causing serious digestive problems, which can produce both diarrhoea and constipation. Better avoid dairy products whenever you can.
- Tips for your health: It is simple, you don't just replace cow's milk by natural and healthy substitutes as the OAT milk, milk rice, milk of almonds, nuts or even of pistachios. They are easy to find in supermarkets, and even we ourselves can produce them. It is worth trying it.
3. the use of some medications
There are many studies that explain that various health problems that are present in our intestines, such as for example the case of the syndrome of IBS, is related to the use of antibiotics. Moreover, there are many people who have begun to develop this disease just after having suffered a severe infection. The high of this type of drug use damages directly to our intestines.
But how can this be? you might wonder. Antibiotics do not distinguish between good or bad bacteria, its function is basically the end any microorganism that is before him, hence it originates serious imbalances in our intestinal flora.
But we have to be careful, because the same us occur with other medications such as which they use for example to constipation or diarrhea, is always better in these cases to use natural remedies rather than drugs. Anyway, and to be quieter, always consult your doctor so that you your opinion and you talk about the side effects of the medicine we take.
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