Treating IBS With 5-HTP
15 August 2008 – 1:22 pm
5-hydroxy-tryptophan or 5-HTP as it is commonly referred to, is a substance which your body creates from the amino acid L-tryptophan.
Your body uses 5-HTP to produce serotonin which is needed for healthy nerve and brain functioning plus mood, sleep and pain control and inflammation and intestinal peristalsis which is important as regards to IBS.
Clinical trials discovered that IBS sufferers have increased sensitivity to intestinal contractions than non-IBS sufferers.
It is believe that serotonin has a part to play in this, 95% of your body’s serotonin is in your intestinal track, but this percentage is altered with people who suffer from IBS.
Serotonin is needed by your gut to function properly.
Some health practitioners believe that 5-HTP can help to restore the levels of serotonin within your gut and thus help to reduce IBS symptoms.
Stewart
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