Healthy Digestive

The role of digestive system is too important in one’s life that all he/she eats, are not in the form to get access in body and also unable to give nourishment. Digestion is the process that makes you able to absorb the nutrients found in food and thus they can be useful to build and nourish the body cells as well as to provide energy. ^{[1, 2]} So, it can say that digestive health is too important for overall body health. But unfortunately digestive problems are most common complain among societies.

If you are occasionally come across with upset stomach, heartburn, indigestion, or even you have an ulcer, you are not alone here about 40% of population of America experience some sort of digestive problem regularly. In this era the amalgamation of poor diet and other environmental factors are the common cause of diminish digestive abilities that include irritable bowel problems, constipation, diarrhea, leaky gut and much more. Digestive inabilities are also a pronounced cause of more nutritional deficiencies in individuals. ^[3]

Developing a healthy gastrointestinal tract is essential for the prevention of many diseases. To promote healthy digestion is one of the most essential aspects of overall health and diet modification is the primary rehabilitation for alleviating digestive complaints. Diet plays an important role in cleansing, detoxifying, repairing and improving the health of digestive system. ^[3]

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There are several dietary supplement that helps to promote overall digestive health E.g. essential oils help to lubricate and soothe the colon, decrease the soreness and provide support to overall digestive health. Other important nutrient to maximize the health of digestive system includes water, fiber, probiotics and enzyme. ^[3]

Probiotics are very useful in regard of digestive health as they aid digestion and suppress the growth of disease-causing harmful bacteria. ^{[10, 12]} Probiotics maintains a delicate balance between immune system and gastrointestinal tract. Many prolong and degenerative diseases are related to disturbance in microbial flora in intestine and fortunately we have probiotics supplements to keep them in limits of requirements. ^{[3, 4]} Probiotics involve in great deal for digestive health that include constipation, diarrhea and flatulence. ^{[5, 10, 11]} They also promote digestive health by supporting the growth of "friendly intestinal bacteria” during and after use of antibiotics. ^[10] Probiotics also improve lactose absorption and digestion in people who are lactose intolerant. ^{[10, 11]}

Digestive enzymes are the group of enzymes that transform nutrient of food in absorbable form. ^{[2, 4]} Digestive enzymes are classified by their substrates on which they act and cause degradation. E.g. proteases and peptidases split proteins into amino acids while lipases degrades fat into fatty acids and glycerol and last but not least carbohydrases that cleave carbohydrates into sugars. All these (fatty acids, amino acids and sugar) are absorbable form of food bring about to body by the mercy of digestive enzymes. ^[13]

Today we are living in a fiber deficient society and this lack of dietary fibers in our diet initiate impaired digestive health, bowel irregularities etc. ^{[3, 6]} Use of dietary fibers are helpful for digestive health and evidently helpful in condition of constipation, ^{[12, 15, 16]} anal itching and pain during bowel movement [12, 15] soreness and swelling of intestinal walls, ^{[14, 15, 16]} and longstanding problems associated with digestive tract. ^{[12, 15]}

• The husk of psyllium have been used all over the world in recent era to alleviate a number of digestive problems or troubles; the most common include constipation, ^{[4, 7, 12, 14, 16]} bloating and gas ^{[4, 7]} and also during abnormal bowel movements. ^{[14, 16]}
• Flaxseeds (another dietary fiber) and other legumes (peas, lentils and beans) also give a great way to increase the fiber content in your diet. [4] Flaxseed is valuable to provide its beneficial effects to reduce digestive complaints. ^{[3, 4, 5, 8, 9]}
• Guar Gum is also has beneficial effects on digestive health. ^[12]

Essential fatty acids in the form of healthy oils like borage oil, flax and fish oil are very important and effective and providing lubrication for easy elimination during bowel movement. With essential fatty acids supplements two to three bowel movements in a day attainable that keep the digestive system clean and promotes digestive health. ^[4]

1. http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/yrdd/
2. http://www.umm.edu/digest/howworks.htm
3. Lorna R.Vanderhaeghe, BSc and Karlene Karst, BSc, RD. (2004).  Healthy fats for life. (2nd edition). Page No. 158, 159, 160, 161, 162 and 163. Canada:Wiley
4. Marcia Zimmerman, CN & Jayson Kroner, CSN. (2006). 7-Syndrome Healing. Page No.183, 184, 186, 190, 200 and 202. Chico, California: Nutrition Solution Publications.
5. Dr. Richard Firshein (1998) The Nutraceutical Revolution. Page No. 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 134, 135, 326, 327, 328 and 329. London: Vermilion
6. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_fiber
7. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psyllium
8. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flax
9. James A. Duke (1997). The Green Pharmacy. Page No. 142 and 171.  Pennsylvania: Rodale Press Emmaus.
10. http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/lactobacillus-acidophilus-000310.htm

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