Fiber Supplements to Beat Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Written by Sophie Lee


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Whatever type of fiber you choose, you must make sure to buildrepparttar dosage up gradually. If you add masses of fiber to your diet all at once you will probably feel very gassy and bloated. Instead, try just a small spoon of fiber once a day and build up torepparttar 114523 recommended dose onrepparttar 114524 label. Most supplements will recommend that you takerepparttar 114525 product with lots of water, and to make sure you are drinking enough water forrepparttar 114526 rest ofrepparttar 114527 day as well.

It will take a little while before you seerepparttar 114528 effects ofrepparttar 114529 supplement, so don’t give up if you don’t feel better after a few days. Try taking a supplement for one or two weeks to really give it time to work.

These days there are many different ways to take fiber supplements. You can buyrepparttar 114530 traditional powder form, which is swallowed with water or soft food, or you can buy wafers, tablets or capsules, which can be very handy if you need to travel and don’t want to carry a whole can of fiber with you.

Most people prefer to take one dose of fiber inrepparttar 114531 early morning, perhaps with their breakfast, and then another with dinner or just before their evening meal. You will need to experiment to findrepparttar 114532 right dosage for your symptoms andrepparttar 114533 best time to takerepparttar 114534 fiber, but if you can find a supplement and dose that works for you it will be well worthrepparttar 114535 effort, because you will have found a cheap, drug-free way to help keep your IBS under control.



Sophie Lee has suffered from IBS for more than 15 years. She runs IBS Tales http://www.ibstales.com where you can read hundreds of personal stories of IBS sufferers and a range of self-help tips.


Schema Therapy

Written by ken Walsh


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These early maladaptive schema’s are self defeating emotional and cognitive patterns that begin early in our development and repeat throughout life. These schema’s then cause self defeating patterns or behaviours, i.e., difficulty in relationships, intense anger and attention seeking behaviour which can lead to depression and anxiety. Unlessrepparttar underlying schema has been healed or modified thenrepparttar 114522 self defeating behaviours will constantly repeat themselves resulting inrepparttar 114523 client dipping in and out of depression and anxiety. Borderline clients will find themselves limping from crisis to crisis and service to service with no stability in their lives.

Treatment focuses on identifyingrepparttar 114524 maladaptive schema’s andrepparttar 114525 lack of attachments or indeedrepparttar 114526 dysfunctional attachments in childhood and adolescence. These deficits willrepparttar 114527 be linked to present problems encountered in life. The therapist andrepparttar 114528 client through therapy will attempt to healrepparttar 114529 dysfunctional schema’s which will result in less mental health difficulties and a more stable lifestyle.

Research

The latest research which has yet to be published by Arnoud Arntz on a clinical trial of schema-focused therapy for BPD reports that 50% of those treated no longer met criteria for BPD. Young,J.E, (2004) Conference, Strandmillis College, Belfast. Psychological Society.

References

Beck, A.T. Freeman, A., & Associates. (1990). Cognitive therapy of personality disorders. New York: Guilford Press.

Young, J.E., Klosko, J.S., Weishaar, M.E. (2003). Schema Therapy. A practitioners guide. New York. Guilford Press.

Self Help

Young, J.E., Klosko, J.S. (1994) Reinventing your life. New York. Plume.

Web sites http://schematherapy.com

http://cognitive-therapist.co.uk

By Ken Walsh

Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist, (Nov, 2004)

Ken Walsh is a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist working in the private sector in Belfast, N.Ireland. He has 25 years experience working in the field of mental health.


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