The abdominal region, that is, our intestines, is our “Emotional Brain”.
Emotions are formed in the abdomen and they are effective in the abdomen…
Many intestinal diseases are considered as psychosomatic diseases. In other words, he observed in Modern Medicine that the intestines and stomach are connected with the mental state of the person.
Psychological troubles and emotions begin to affect the body, especially in introverted people, and the person becomes unable to control their behavior and emotions. Symptoms such as fatigue, reluctance, sleep disturbances, abdominal pain, eczema or similar rashes on the skin, and premature graying or shedding of hair occur.
Although intestinal dysfunctions are not the underlying cause in neuropsychological disorders such as fears, restlessness, insomnia or vice versa, excessive need for sleep, depression, apathy, and difficulty concentrating, they may play a participatory role and create risk factors.
An important factor for the environment in the gut is the transit time of nutrients. The longer the stool transit time, the more decay and fermentation occurs. In a healthy intestine with proper nutrition, the normal transit time is 24 to 36 hours at the most. Longer transit times cause occlusion and accumulations, resulting in chronic autointoxication (poisoning). Psychic effects include reluctance, apathy, chronic fatigue, success and concentration difficulties, depressions.
FORMATION AND PROTECTION OF INTUITIVE FLORA
The source of the newborn’s intestinal flora is the vaginal flora of the mother swallowed during delivery. Enterobacteria, Staphylococci and Streptococci are present in the colon within 48 hours after birth. After the first week, Bifidobacteria dominate the stool flora. Stress, climate, antibiotics, emotional factors and malnutrition negatively affect the digestive system flora.
Candida albicans, Coli bacteria (Escherichia coli), Streptococci, Pseudomonas and Bacteroides in the intestinal flora are harmless in the physiological environment, but they have the capacity to be harmful when they take power under dysbiotic conditions. The ratio of these microorganisms to each other is important and therefore should be protected. The most important symbionts in the human large intestine are Lactobacillus bifidus and acidophilus, which, like all others, are anaerobes, meaning an oxygen-free environment is required for their metabolism. Their job is to break down carbohydrates to produce lactic acid and create their own weakly acidic environment.
If foods are rich in fiber (vegetarian diet), the intestinal environment remains intact and keeps itself stable. When their numerical presence is sufficient, they provide a good defense against pathogenic microbes. Intestinal mucosa is the protective cover of the immune and lymphatic system specific to the intestine, as well as intestinal symbionts are the carrier factors of the body defense mechanism and play a strategic role in maintaining the task balance of the organism.
There are 100 trillion beneficial bacteria and fungi in the gut of an adult human, about 700 gr. weighs. The number of microorganisms in the intestine is 10 times the number of human cells. As a variety, these bacteria and fungi, which are more than 500 in number, are 400-500 m2. They cover the intestinal mucosa, forming a surface in the size of a protective layer, and form the normal intestinal flora.
Major Causes of Intestinal Flora Deterioration:
Carbohydrate-rich foods
Refined foods and convenience foods
Various toxins
Antibiotics
Cesarean section births
Climate change
Microbiological Medicine:
If the problem is the deterioration of intestinal microflora, first of all, flora balance should be provided. We can learn the status of the flora by having a very comprehensive stool analysis, as a result, we get information about the microbiological balance and some biochemical data.
Creation of the microflora of the digestive system:
Probiotics contribute to the flora by improving the bacterial balance in the gut, and by binding to the receptors through competition, they do not leave room for pathogenic agents and ensure their excretion with feces. Bacteria used as probiotics must be obtained from the intestinal flora, be viable, resistant to stomach and bile acids, and have the ability to adapt and colonize intestinal cells. They should also be able to maintain their effects when taken with antibiotics. Nutritional sources of probiotics are fermented yogurts using Lactobacilli, Bifidobacteria, Enterococci and Streptococci, cheese, pickles, bread, beer, wine, kumiss and kefir.
Prebiotics are fermentable, indigestible carbohydrates that increase the activities of non-pathogenic colon bacteria, facilitate their colonization. Legumes containing the disaccharides lactulose, inulin, the oligosaccharides maltose, soy, xylose, oligofructose and galactose are dietary sources of prebiotics. One serving of leek meal, one small onion and garlic, one small banana meet the daily prebiotic requirement. It is a very important prebiotic because of the oligosaccharides it contains in breast milk.
Regulation of Nutrition:
Nutrition habits have changed a lot today. Most people work at a desk, various machines have made our work and home life easier, but they have caused us to minimize our daily movement capacity, transportation vehicles have increased and we are no longer walking at all. Due to the increasing pace of work and the fact that all family members are involved in working and learning life, there is no time to cook, make salads or even go shopping. Finding ready meals is now very easy!
We generally consume foods that are too fatty, too salty, too sweet and high in protein. Fast food products, canned foods, ready-made fatty foods, sweets and pastries that are extremely difficult to refuse have taken the place of fruits, vegetables and grain foods.
Stool consisting of concentrated starch and protein foods tends to stick and solidify in the intestine and accumulate in the intestinal pockets (haustras). People who have an excessively concentrated diet low in fiber (starch, fat, protein, refined foods and cooked foods) and people who do not take enough fluids may have kilos of weight accumulation in their intestines.
The key in the treatment of constipation is diet regulation. The general rule is to increase the intake of water and fibrous food, and to reduce the constipating agents such as dairy products, coffee, tea and alcohol. Dietary sources of fiber are fruits, vegetables and grains. The most important step is the patient’s fluid intake. At least 8 glasses, 1.5-2 liters per day. water should be drunk.
How to Maintain Normal Intestinal Flora with Diet?
A diet low in flour and sugar, rich in natural foods such as vegetables, fruits, meat and eggs increases the protection of intestinal flora. Fermentation products (pickles, yoghurt, cheese, vinegar, salted foods) increase the probiotics in the intestinal flora. Pasteurization greatly destroys the probiotics in food!! The foods richest in probiotics are breast milk and yogurt.
The points to be considered while consuming milk and yoghurt are as follows: If possible, clean dairy milk should be consumed daily. The best option for this is daily pasteurized bottled milk. Never use long-lasting homogenized canned milk. Eat only sour and/or curdled milk and yoghurts. If you can’t find it, do it yourself; It is both cheaper and healthier.
