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Probiotics get things moving on through. The less, uh, bad stuff, the better.
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This gets complex in a hurry. This is because the body is interactive with the 300-1000 different kinds of bacteria in the gut, not counting an unknown number of viruses and other microorganisms and parasites.
Fortunately, the vast amount of area taken by the bacteria is mostly among only 30-40 different kinds. So immune interaction with these is thought to be the most important.
While all sorts of stress can cause IBS, including hot pepper spices and mustard, it was recently discovered that a commonly used natural medicine for it had a pharmaceutical component that soothed the irritated cells in the gut responsible for IBS.
Common peppermint. Unfortunately, the researches did not specify what kind of peppermint was used, such as leaf, root, or extract; or how it was used. Though the assumption is orally.
Importantly, soothing the cells responsible for IBS does not address the root cause of the IBS, whether it is bacterial, or caused by other factors.
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Agree when faced with anxiety use self control.
Is that more or less than 1 bazillion?
It's not due to bacterial content of the gut, it's caused by the antibiotic. According to the article posted here, the two variables: bacteria and antibiotic are confounded.
The bowels are the seat of the personality! We now know what they knew in the 1600s, maybe before. Yay, science.