Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Yoga as Remedial Therapy

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Role of stress in the exacerbation/development of stress. Stress-induced pathophysiological consequences of the disruption of brain-gut axis. Exposure to stress affects autonomic nervous system, causing an imbalance that results in the disturbance of brain-gut axis (BGA). This leads to the development of different diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, including gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), peptic ulcer disease, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) (source of various images: stress, http://www.1stclassmed.com/; brain, http://lifehacker.com/; stomach/intestines, http://www.rechildrens.org/blog/gut-brain-axis/; GERD, http://www.highlandersurgicalassociates.com/; holding the stomach, http://www.paleoibs.com/).