How to Improve Gut Health: A Gastroenterologist's Commentary
It turns out that intestinal health depends not only on what a person eats and drinks.
The most unexpected factors have a negative impact on digestion. From drinking regimen to resistance to stress.
Is it possible to strengthen intestinal health and protect against inflammation, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, Gazeta.ru reports, citing an expert.
The expert is Victor Chedid, a gastroenterologist at the Mayo Clinic.
According to him, intestinal health largely depends on the amount of fiber consumed.
To protect your intestines from inflammation, you need to consume 30-40 grams of fiber per day.
To do this, you need to include vegetables, fruits, berries, whole grains and legumes in your diet.
It is also important to remember about the fats contained in seeds and nuts, vegetable oil, and drinking water.
That's why Chedid recommends drinking up to eight glasses of water a day.
The doctor then noted the importance of physical exercise, which helps maintain the health of the heart, lungs, immunity and digestive tract.
Taking care of your mental health is equally important.
It has been proven that psychological trauma experienced at different ages increases the risk of developing irritable bowel syndrome, constipation and other gastrointestinal disorders.
