Characterized by symptoms of abdominal discomfort or pain, usually in the lower
abdomen (although the location and intensity are variable, even at different
times within the same person), and altered bowel habit (change in frequency or
consistency) -- chronic or recurrent diarrhoea, constipation, or both in
alternation. Everyone suffers from an occasional bowel disturbance. However, for
those with IBS the symptoms are more severe, or occur more often -- either
continuously or off and on. IBS affects men and women of all ages. Some or all
of IBS symptoms can occur at the same time -- some symptoms may be more
pronounced than others.
Ulcerative colitis
Theories about what causes ulcerative colitis abound, but none have been proven.
The most popular theory is that the body's immune system reacts to a virus or a
bacterium by causing ongoing inflammation in the intestinal wall.
People with ulcerative colitis have abnormalities of the immune system, but
doctors do not know whether these abnormalities are a cause or a result of the
disease. Ulcerative colitis is not caused by emotional distress or sensitivity
to certain foods or food products, but these factors may trigger symptoms in
some people. The most common symptoms of ulcerative colitis are abdominal pain
and bloody diarrhoea. Patients also may experience
• fatigue
• weight loss
• loss of appetite
• rectal bleeding
• loss of body fluids and nutrients
About half of patients have mild symptoms. Others suffer frequent fever, bloody
diarrhoea, nausea, and severe abdominal cramps. Ulcerative colitis may also
cause problems such as arthritis, inflammation of the eye, liver disease
(hepatitis, cirrhosis, and primary sclerosing cholangitis), osteoporosis, skin
rashes, and anaemia. No one knows for sure why problems occur outside the colon.
Scientists think these complications may occur when the immune system triggers
inflammation in other parts of the body. Some of these problems go away when the
colitis is treated.
Crohn’s Disease
Crohn's disease causes inflammation in the small intestine. Crohn's disease
usually occurs in the lower part of the small intestine, called the ileum, but
it can affect any part of the digestive tract, from the mouth to the anus. The
inflammation extends deep into the lining of the affected organ. The
inflammation can cause pain and can make the intestines empty frequently,
resulting in diarrhoea.
Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the general name for
diseases that cause inflammation in the intestines. Crohn's disease can be
difficult to diagnose because its symptoms are similar to other intestinal
disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome and ulcerative colitis.
Diverticulitis
Many people have small pouches in their colons that bulge outward through weak
spots, like an inner tube that pokes through weak places in a tire. Each pouch
is called a diverticulum. Pouches (plural) are called diverticula. The condition
of having diverticula is called diverticulosis. When the pouches become infected
or inflamed, the condition is called diverticulitis. This happens in 10 to 25
percent of people with diverticulosis. Diverticulosis and diverticulitis are
also called diverticular disease.
Although not proven, the dominant theory is that a low-fibre diet is the main
cause of diverticular disease. The disease was first noticed in the early 1900s.
At about the same time, processed foods were introduced into the diet. Many
processed foods contain refined, low-fibre flour. Unlike whole-wheat flour,
refined flour has no wheat bran.
Magnetic treatment for bowel disorders
Although bowel disorders can have different symptoms a common condition links
them all, inflammation in the bowel. Regardless of which bowel disorder you may
have there will be inflammation present with in the bowel. The magnetic
treatment for all bowel disorders is the same, drinking magnetised water. As
previously discussed magnetised water reduces inflammation.
As the water is drunk it passes into the stomach, through the small intestine
and into the large bowel. As it passes though the digestive system the magnetic
field is absorbed by the gut and bowel lining (they primary job of the gut and
bowel is the absorption of nutrients, so the magnetism is readily absorbed
though into the lining). As the magnetic field penetrates into the lining the
inflammation with in the bowel is reduced. As inflammation is reduced the
associated symptoms also abate.
It is recommended that people with bowel disorders drink at least 6 glasses of
magnetised water per day, but it can be increased as required. The symptoms of
bowel disorders will remain at bay whilst drinking magnetised water but
unfortunately they return quite quickly once it is ceased, for this reason it is
recommended that magnetised water is drank on a permanent basis.
