Vitamin D may ease painful irritable bowel syndrome

Regular consumption of Vitamin D supplements could help to ease painful irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms as well as quality of life.

By: Agencies | | Published: January 25, 2018 12:40 pm

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Regular consumption of Vitamin D supplements could help to ease painful irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms as well as quality of life, a new study has found. IBS is a debilitating, chronic, relapsing and functional disorder of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Evidence suggests that low Vitamin D status is common among the IBS population. Low Vitamin D status has already been associated with the risk of colorectal cancer and has been implicated in inflammatory bowel disease. Eating Vitamin D supplements may help ease symptoms which can include abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhoea and constipation. Vitamin D was also shown to have the most benefit on quality of life in IBS patients, the study showed. Also Read - Irritable bowel syndrome: Why IBS patients experience abdominal pain after eating certain foods?

“It is evident from the findings that all people with IBS should have their Vitamin D levels tested and a large majority of them would benefit from supplements,” said lead Bernard Corfe, from the University of Sheffield. “IBS is a poorly understood condition which impacts severely on the quality of life of sufferers. There is no single known cause and likewise no single known cure,” Corfe added, in a paper published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. A previous study, published in the journal Microbiome, found an association between the gut and the brain in people with IBS, and established that it could be triggered by a traumatic childhood. Vitamin D is essential for general well-being, including bone health, immune function, mental health as well as gut health. Vitamin D deficiency can be remedied relatively easily with supplements if diagnosed. For the study, the team reviewed seven studies: four observational studies and three randomised controlled trials on the relation between Vitamin D and IBS. Also Read - Vitamin D supplements don't help ward off colds and flus

Published : January 25, 2018 12:40 pm

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