Sometimes stress, worry or certain foods can upset your tummy or trigger Irritable Bowel Syndrome. And that can affect your peace of mind, along with your work and social life. Buscopan works in harmony with your body to provide abdominal pain relief, so you can carry on with your day.
Buscopan provides IBS relief, but why does it hurt?
How your diet affects your stomach
Although they can be tempting, fatty foods or alcohol can become a nightmare when they trigger IBS. If severe, the pain can ruin your day. Learn about your diet and IBS here.
- Eating excessively You had a great meal, but you ate too much. Now your stomach is in pain or bloating.
- Greasy food You enjoyed some high-fat food – like chips or nachos. But now your gut is in overdrive, trying to digest it, and you’re feeling uncomfortable
- A busy day You had lots of meetings and skipped meals, quickly eating crisps on the go. Your stomach isn’t happy.
Why does food affect my stomach?
Understanding where your symptoms come from can help you take care of your stomach.
What you eat or drink can trigger abdominal discomfort, such as bloating or IBS cramps. To alleviate the pain, it’s important you understand your symptoms and learn about your diet and IBS.
How to get a healthy gut
Don’t let abdominal discomfort and IBS stop you from enjoying your life. Follow these tips to put yourself back in control.
- Strike a balance – It’s good to eat regular meals and take time to eat. It’s also helpful to avoid greasy food. Keep it low fat to avoid aggravating your sensitive bowel.
- Know your limits – Don’t eat too much to avoid abdominal discomfort.
- Stay hydrated – Drinking water helps you feel full – so you should eat less and feel better. Stay away from fizzy drinks to avoid aggravating your symptoms. Also cut down on alcohol which can be a trigger for some people
- Exercise – Staying active helps keep your stomach healthy.
- Stress and stomach pain
- Rush hour, endless meetings, helping the kids with their homework…all these things can stress us out. And stress can trigger abdominal discomfort and IBS.
Why does stress cause stomach pain?
There’s a connection between your brain and your gut. When you’re stressed, the brain sets off alarms that can upset activity in your bowel and trigger IBS. In fact, 62% of IBS sufferers say that stress can cause their symptoms. There’s also evidence to suggest that stress and anxiety may trigger chemical changes in the digestive system in many people. Not just those with IBS. All of this means that stress and stomach pain are (rather annoyingly) linked.
- Stress can cause cramps. And while they may not be serious, they can make you feel unwell.
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) – Being under stress can increase IBS-related symptoms like stomach pain.
- Overeating – Stress increases the production of certain hormones, which can make you overeat and cause indigestion.
- Drinking and smoking – Cigarettes and alcohol can harm your gut. These habits can also increase stress!
Why does it affect me?
Did you know your brain is connected to your gut? They pass signals to one another so when one of them isn’t OK, the other isn’t either.1 Stress can become so intense that it creates a vicious emotional and physical cycle, which can cause intense stomach ache. To feel better, you need to break the cycle between stress and stomach pain.
Try these positive lifestyle changes to help manage your stress and stomach pain or discomfort. If you can, build them into your daily routine to feel better overall as well as helping relieve your symptoms.
- Exercise – Going for a run or riding a bike will help distract you and make you feel good.
- Improve your gut flora – Having the right intestinal flora will help you manage stress. Include fruit, vegetables and fibre in your diet.
- Meditate for better sleep – Meditating before going to bed will help you relax and avoid sleepless nights.
- Live in the moment – Laugh out loud, watch a film with your partner, or take your pet for a walk. Enjoy every moment.
- Connect with loved ones – Getting together or talking with your family and friends will help feel supported.
Buscopan Products
Buscopan® IBS Relief – has an antispasmodic action that, unlike analgesics, specifically targets the source of IBS cramps. Gentle on your stomach, but tough on abdominal pain, Buscopan® IBS Relief gets to work in just 15 minutes.
Buscopan® Cramps – antispasmodic action of Buscopan® Cramps targets pain at its source – acting fast to relax and start to relieve your cramps within 15 minutes.
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find out more about IBS online https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/irritable-bowel-syndrome-ibs/
