Excess Mucus Natural Remedies: Prevent Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Posted on August 22, 2009 by mkr in Health Advice Live Chat Help

What Causes Excess Mucus?

Excess mucus is commonly seen in a condition called as Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) which consists of a group of symptoms suggestive of bowel dysfunction in absence of demonstrable organic pathology, also called as spastic colon, mucous colitis or irritable colon. Passage of mucus in stools is common but never blood.

Causes Of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Cause can be unknown or idiopathic.

  • Irritable bowel syndrome can be due to gastroenteritis and food intolerance.
  • Psychological factors such as onset of symptoms may be related to episode of acute stress or symptoms exacerbated by stress.
  • Processed, greasy, fried, sugared and synthetic foods and eating hurriedly and at irregular intervals are some of the causes.

How To Prevent Irritable Bowel Syndrome?

  • Dietary advice should include restriction on foods which are known to aggravate symptoms and therefore milk, spicy and above mentioned foods are to be restricted in patients with diarrhea.
  • Legumes and cabbage in those complaining of gas bloat. Patients often report relief by eliminating meat from their diet.
  • High fiber diet is advised in patients complaining of sensation of constipation, commercially available husk preparations can be taken with breakfast and dinner.
    These add bulk to the stool and may also relieve mucus in stool in some patients.
  • Tobacco, tea, coffee, soft drinks, alcohol and refined sugar should be completely avoided and also animal fats, butter, fried foods and dairy products.
  • Eat on regular times and avoid stress, worry and rush.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Natural Remedies

  1. Eating of enough bran like oat bran will help in good bowel movements. Diet with a high fiber content and coarse bran instead of fine bran will be more helpfull in reducing these symptoms.
  2. Crushed seeds of psyllium should be added to the diet. Drink one tablespoon of blackstrap molasses in a cup of hot water.
  3. Take Boswellia (250mg thrice a day for six weeks). It is found to be very effective in irritable bowel syndrome.
  4. Paste of banyan shoots helps equally. Three to six grams is to be taken with rice water three times in a day.
  5. Decoction is prepared from equal parts of fruit bark of pomegranate and bark of holarrhena. This should be taken in dose of 3 to 4 teaspoons with a spoonful of honey two times in a day.

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