Adults claim that digestive discomfort affects them emotionally

Digestive health survey shows that 72% of Roscommon adults claim that digestive discomfort affects them emotionally

The results of a national survey, conducted by Danone, about Irish adults Digestive Health were unveiled at the Danone Science Series in Dublin revealed that 72% of Roscommon adults claim that digestive discomfort affects them emotionally.

  At the event, entitled “What’s Your Gut Feeling: Latest insights on Digestive Health” experts gathered to discuss digestive health in Ireland and the increasing interest around understanding the connection between the brain and the gut and how digestive health can affect emotions and emotional wellbeing.

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Digestive health survey shows that 72% of Roscommon adults claim that digestive discomfort affects them emotionally

The results of a national survey, conducted by Danone, about Irish adults Digestive Health were unveiled at the Danone Science Series in Dublin revealed that 72% of Roscommon adults claim that digestive discomfort affects them emotionally.

  At the event, entitled “What’s Your Gut Feeling: Latest insights on Digestive Health” experts gathered to discuss digestive health in Ireland and the increasing interest around understanding the connection between the brain and the gut and how digestive health can affect emotions and emotional wellbeing.

  A high percentage of the “feel good” hormone serotonin is produced in the gut, so it’s no surprise that attitudinal research from Danone has found that living with regular but mild tummy problems is having a huge impact on people’s emotional, social and physical health.  Dietician Paula Mee presented the results of the survey which highlighted that the majority of Irish adults suffer from some digestive health issues and 31% of those in Roscommon surveyed suffer from digestive discomfort more than once a week, with 39% of the overall Irish population suffering more than once a week.

  72% of those in Roscommon surveyed believed that digestive discomfort affects them emotionally, causing them to be in a bad mood, self-conscious and not comfortable in their own skin.

  The WGO, a federation of more than 100 national societies representing over 50,000 practitioners around the world, has just launched worldwide campaign called ‘Love Your Tummy’.

 The campaign, supported by Danone, aims to encourage people to improve their digestive wellbeing and to stop accepting digestive discomfort such as bloating, constipation and excessive flatulence as normal. The first stage of the campaign includes the launch of a unique new test called Tummy Types, to help people understand their digestive discomfort so they can begin to take positive steps towards improving it.

  The test can be taken online at www.loveyourtummy.org where visitors will find top tips and easy to follow advice for their individual Tummy Type.

  Some of the most commonly reported symptoms of digestive discomfort are bloating, constipation and flatulence. 

  The good news however is that for many people, their digestive discomfort can be improved through simple diet and lifestyle changes which are available on www.loveyourtummy.org.

Issue dated: 29 June 2012
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