which keep the intestine well-nourished. It isn’t complicated to eat this way,
though it’s possible that getting there may take some time, particularly if the SAD has been your family’s accustomed way of eating. Understandably, we tend to eat as our families ate growing up, more or less, and it takes conscious effort and intention to unlearn those old habits and to begin to learn about which foods support health, how to shop for them, how to prepare them, and how to transition your child (or even better, your entire family) to them. If the idea of setting foot in a natural foods store is beyond consideration, you may as well stop reading now, and go stock up on whatever pharmaceuticals have been recommended to manage your child’s symptoms. But if you really want to improve your child’s digestive function, fundamentally and for the long term, take this opportunity to use the simple tools of food and drink to begin to resolve the underlying issues of IBS. The “better bowel” way of eating is simply what Nature designed long ago for the body as a whole, so it’s no surprise that the digestive system thrives on the same: a diet of unprocessed or minimally processed high-fiber foods, which also happen to be high in nutrients and low in sugar. There are many books and a lot of on- line support for this process, and with chil- dren (of all ages) the idea of making change slowly but surely is an effective strategy. The challenge is hanging in there until tastes change (and they do) and improvement is established enough for you and your child to see and feel that this health-food diet stuff is actually working.
Because a child with IBS has a diges-
tive tract that is out of balance there may be temporary reactions such as increased gas or a change in bowel movements in response to positive dietary changes. If these persist or are more than mild, you might want to enlist the expertise of a naturopathic or other natural medicine physician. My experience during almost thirty years of doing this work has been that once positive changes begin and children really see the connection be- tween how they eat and how they feel they become some of my best and most compli- ant patients.
Nutraceuticals for IBS
There are wonderfully effective natural medicines to reduce discomfort and acceler- ate the healing process for irritable bowel. What follows is a partial list of readily avail- able nutrients and herbs that can be used in liquid or powder form, or can be removed from capsules and combined with apple- sauce, diluted fruit juice, or any liquid or food for easier administration to a child. • A good quality probiotic: in my practice, I often start young IBS patients on a high- quality probiotic designed to treat IBS, which guarantees 60 billion organisms per dose at the time of expiration, and is tested to ensure the purity and viability of each strain. This product contains the NCFM strain of Lac- tobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium lactis strain Bi-07, both of which have been found in research to be effective for IBS. I start child patients on a probiotic gradu- ally, with a dose as small as 1/8 tsp daily,
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