Can Green Tea Help With Gastrointestinal Illnesses?

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Can Green Tea Help With Gastrointestinal Illnesses?

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For the last several years, there has been an abundance of

research on the effects of green tea and the many health benefits

that it can offer. For centuries, Asians have used green tea for

health, both to prevent disease and treat illnesses.

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Can Green Tea Help With Gastrointestinal Illnesses?

Copyright © 2007 Jon M. Stout

Golden Moon Tea

http://www.GoldenMoonTea.com

For the last several years, there has been an abundance of

research on the effects of green tea and the many health benefits

that it can offer. For centuries, Asians have used green tea for

health, both to prevent disease and treat illnesses.

Tea comes from the Camellia sinensis plant. There are many

different types of tea, but they all come from this plant. The

differences occur from the differences in how the tea is

processed. Green tea is not fermented during processing, but

black tea does go through a fermentation process.

Tea leaves naturally contain anti-oxidants. Fermenting the tea

leaves, converts the catechins to other compounds. These new

compounds are not as healthy as the unaltered catechins in a tea

leaf in its original state. For this reason, green tea has more

healthy anti-oxidants and therefore more health benefits than

black tea.

Anti-oxidants are critical to our health because they combat free

radicals. Each day, as we convert food to energy, we create these

free radicals in our body, which damage our cells and our DNA.

Over time, these unchecked free radicals cause disease and

aging.

For this reason, large doses of anti-oxidants, particularly those

like the ones found in green tea, have been found to prevent many

types of disease, including cancer, cardiovascular disease,

Alzheimer's disease and potentially other diseases, as well.

Fruits and vegetables are also great anti-oxidant sources.

But, recently there has been powerful news about the possible

effects of green tea on gastrointestinal problems, like

inflammatory bowel disease. One study reported by the UK Tea

Council found that green tea's anti-oxidants spend a lot of time

in the intestinal tract, and have an anti-inflammatory effect on

this part of the body. For this reason, green tea seems to calm

the inflammation that accompanies inflammatory bowel disease and

other gastrointestinal problems.

This theory stands to reason, since green tea is known to have an

anti-inflammatory effect all over the body. These powerful

anti-inflammatory effects are also thought to be one of the

reasons that green tea is effective at preventing and treating

heart disease.

Inflammatory bowel disease refers to a group of disorders that

cause the intestines to become inflamed (red and swollen). The

inflammation often lasts a long time and comes back repeatedly.

Over 600,000 Americans suffer from some sort of inflammatory

bowel disease every year.

Inflammatory bowel diseases can cause cramping, pain, diarrhea,

weight loss and bleeding in your intestines. Two of the most

common forms of inflammatory bowel disease are Chron's disease

and ulcerative colitis.

Crohn's disease causes ulcers along the small and large

intestines. However, it can sometimes also cause inflammation

around the rectum, too. Ulcerative colitis causes ulcers in the

lower part of the large intestine, sometimes starting at the

rectum.

We don't fully understand what causes inflammatory bowel

diseases, though we do know that it runs in families. It may be

caused by a germ or problem with your immune system. It is

usually diagnosed through x-rays and other tests that look

directly into your intestines to find evidence of damage.

Inflammatory bowel diseases are not life threatening, but they

can be very painful and disruptive to your life. In most cases,

they are treated with anti-inflammatory medications, and

sometimes anti-biotics, if the particular problem seems to be

caused by an infection. In extreme cases of ulcerative colitis,

surgery is sometimes performed to remove part of the colon.

Surgery doesn't seem to have any effect on Crohn's disease.

Because the typical treatment is designed to reduce the

inflammation in the intestines, it stands to reason that green

tea would hold much promise in treatment. It is likely that many

inflammatory bowel disease patients could find some relief very

quickly by incorporating green tea into their diets.

Because sufferers of inflammatory bowel diseases are often placed

on diets that call for reduced amounts of fiber, they often

don't eat a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables. The fiber in

fruits and vegetables can further irritate the bowels. This means

that they may not be getting all the anti-oxidants they need,

particularly since they may need more than the average person to

reduce the inflammation in their systems. This makes green tea

the perfect alternative; it provides powerful anti-oxidants with

zero fiber.

If you suffer from any form of irritable bowel disease, it's a

good idea to give green tea a try. It has no side effects and is

well tolerated by most people, regardless of their health issues.

While it does contain caffeine, it is usually well tolerated even

by the caffeine sensitive, because its caffeine level is very

low. Adding some green tea to your diet may be a simple way to

get some relief from the painful symptoms of irritable bowel

diseases.

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