Most Diseases Start in the Bowels

Most Diseases Start in the Bowels

by Richlion

Most people don't realize that most diseases start in the bowels. Our
bowels get clogged over time. What remains is old petrified faeces.
This is according to famous natural pathetic Dr. Norman Walker.
I now, it's not a very pleasant subject but it's one that has to be
addressed.

Cause of irritable bowel syndrome

As discussed previously, irritable bowel syndrome is believed to be due
to the abnormal function (dysfunction) of the muscles of the organs of
the gastrointestinal tract or the nerves controlling the organs. The
nervous control of the gastrointestinal tract, however, is complex. A
system of nerves runs the entire length of the gastrointestinal tract
from the esophagus to the anus in the muscular walls of the organs.
These nerves communicate with other nerves that travel to and from the
spinal cord. Nerves within the spinal cord, in turn, travel to and
from the brain. (The gastrointestinal tract is exceeded in the numbers
of nerves it contains only by the spinal cord and brain.) Thus, the
abnormal function of the nervous system in IBS may occur in a
gastrointestinal muscular organ, the spinal cord, or the brain.

The nervous system that controls the gastrointestinal organs, as with
most other organs, contains both sensory and motor nerves. The sensory
nerves continuously sense what is happening within the organ and relay
this information to nerves in the organ's wall. From there,
information can be relayed to the spinal cord and brain. The
information is received and processed in the organ's wall, the spinal
cord, or the brain. Then, based on this sensory input and the way the
input is processed, commands (responses) are sent to the organ over
the motor nerves. Two of the most common motor responses in the
intestine are contraction or relaxation of the muscle of the organ and
secretion of fluid and/or mucus into the organ.

As already mentioned, abnormal function of the nerves of the
gastrointestinal organs, at least theoretically, might occur in the
organ, spinal cord, or brain. Moreover, the abnormalities might occur
in the sensory nerves, the motor nerves, or at processing centers in
the intestine, spinal cord, or brain. Some researchers argue that the
cause of functional diseases is abnormalities in the function of the
sensory nerves. For example, normal activities, such as stretching of
the small intestine by food, may give rise to abnormal sensory signals
that are sent to the spinal cord and brain, where they are perceived
as pain.

Other researchers argue that the cause of functional diseases is
abnormalities in the function of the motor nerves. For example,
abnormal commands through the motor nerves might produce a painful
spasm (contraction) of the muscles. Still others argue that abnormally
functioning processing centers are responsible for functional diseases
because they misinterpret normal sensations or send abnormal commands
to the organ. In fact, some functional diseases may be due to sensory
dysfunction, motor dysfunction, or both sensory and motor dysfunction.

Still others may be due to abnormalities within the processing centers
One area that is receiving a great deal of scientific attention is the
potential role of gas produced by intestinal bacteria in patients with
IBS. Studies have demonstrated that patients with IBS produce larger
amounts of gas than individuals without IBS, and the gas may be
retained longer in the small intestine. Among patients with IBS,
abdominal size increases over the day, reaching a maximum in the
evening and returning to baseline by the following morning. In
individuals without IBS, there is no increase in abdominal size during
the day.

There has been a great deal of controversy over the role that poor
digestion and/or absorption of dietary sugars may play in aggravating
the symptoms of IBS. Poor digestion of lactose, the sugar in milk, is
very common as is poor absorption of fructose, a sweetener found in
many processed foods. Poor digestion or absorption of these sugars
could aggravate the symptoms of IBS since unabsorbed sugars often cause
increased formation of gas.

Although these abnormalities in production and transport of gas could
give rise to some of the symptoms of IBS, much more work will need to
be done before the role of intestinal gas in IBS is clear.

Dietary fat in healthy individuals causes food as well as gas to move
more slowly through the stomach and small intestine. Some patients with
IBS may even respond to dietary fat in an exaggerated fashion with
greater slowing. Thus, dietary fat could--and probably does--aggravate
the symptoms of IBS.

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