Medications from your doctor are not the only way to control Irritable Bowel Syndrome symptoms.  There are also many natural ways that will help you control your ibs symptoms.  Although Irritable Bowel Syndrome is not as severe as some diseases, nevertheless the symptoms can be very uncomfortable and can totally disrupt the life of the person suffering with IBS.Irritable Bowel Syndrome is also known as IBS, mucous colitis, nervous stomach, spastic colon, spastic colitis or irritable colon.

Some of the natural irritable bowel syndrome treatments include:-

Colonic Massage can be performed quite easily whilst you are sitting on the toilet or while you are lying down and bending your knees.  First you will need to make a fist using your right hand, and then using your knuckles gently massage your colon with a circular digging movement.  Start off on the lower right part of your abdoment and then gradually work your way up, all the while make a circular motion under the right side of your ribcage.  Repeat with the lower left part, and also try to include your groin or pubic bone. This exercise will induce a bowel movement.

Mind/Body Healing is also often used to help with ibs symptoms.  You may be wondering why you would apply mind and body healing for ibs – this is because it is often thought that the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome are worsened by emotional or mental stress.  It is therefore important that this area is explored when you are looking for treatment for your ibs.

The reason this particular natural irritable bowel syndrome treatment works comes from the belief that sometimes the trauma is stored within the tissues of teh body and not just in the mind of the sufferer.  So the traumas need to go before natural healing can happen.  There are various methods of body release therapies available such as reiki, acupuncture and craniosacral.

Eating fiber-rich food is possibly considered the most natural way of controlling IBS symptoms.  You will need to ensure that your diet does include some fiber and it needs to be added in slowly.  If you include too much you may find that you suffer with gas and you may well trigger your symptoms of IBS.  Take a note of the foods that cause you a problem and avoid them, that way you will stay in as much control as you can of your irritable bowel syndrome treatment.