What Is That Rumbly In Your Tumbly??

GOT GAS? It can be a REAL pain, literally!

Winnie the Pooh aptly describes his hunger pains with the familiar and lovable words, "I'm rumbly in my tumbly!" Perhaps we might just as aptly describe a familiar, but not so lovable, "growly in my bowely!"

When my colonic clients complain to me of gas problems, they always want to know where it comes from. One word defines this uncomfortable nuisance: Putrefaction.

These are some common causes of excessive gas production in the bowel:

• Constipation or slow transit resulting in the over-accumulation of waste;
• Inability to break down complex sugars and starches;
• Insufficient exercise which slows peristalsis and circulation;
• Improper food combining i.e. complex carbohydrates with heavy proteins;
• Endocrine imbalance, resulting in insufficient digestive secretions from the liver, gall bladder, pancreas, stomach and small intestines;
• Lactose intolerance or the inability to digest milk based sugars;
• Overeating

NOTE: Colon Hydrotherapist Shiela Shea's Suggestions for Alleviating Gas

• Use herbs, digestive enzymes, or charcoal. Remember charcoal or bentonite will also pull out the good metals and minerals so use with discretion. If used over time, supplement with rich minerals from ocean and lake algae, and land grasses like wheat and barley;
• Exercise with yoga, swimming, and walking;
• Practice breathing exercises;
• Meditate;
• Massage the abdomen;
• Take enemas, Ayurvedic bastis and/or colon hydrotherapy treatments;
• FAST: One of Ghandi's dietary rules is to abstain from eating when in pain;
• Take a hot bath;
• Avoid complex sugars and starches.
  

Click HERE to learn more about Oasis Colonics in Portland, Oregon