It is often said that the exact case of digestive disorder is yet to be identified. The genes, the eating habits, the medications and many such factors are held responsible for the aggravating digestive health, but not one accurate cause has been derived as yet. However, of late we’ve found some great explanations in this context that states the primary causes involved in causing digestive disorders.

Let us understand the 5 root causes involved in initiating the digestive disorders:

1. Dehydration or Chronic Unintentional Dehydration:  Human body is mostly composed of water; 75% of every human being is water. 65%-85% of every cell’s physical structure is water. Our blood also is majorly water; our brain cells are also composed of water largely. Water happens to be the most important component of human body. The human digestive system demands lots and lots of water for healthy functioning; water is needed for processing the foods and then eliminating the fecal wastes for the body.  Chronic unintentional dehydration is definitely one of the major causes of many health complications including constipation and several other malfunctions taking place in our body. Nothing in our body can possibly happen without water and therefore it needs to be supplied with ample amount of water as well to maintain a balance.

2. Nutritional Deficiencies, micro-nutrient deficiencies specifically: Nutrients can be divided into two broad categories; macro nutrients and micronutrients. Macronutrients are basically proteins, fats, carbohydrates and fiber and micronutrients are vitamins, enzymes, minerals, trace minerals, essential fatty acids, amino acids, antioxidants, phytonutrients and certain pigments, such as chlorophyll. Macronutrients are mostly present in our regular diet; some people even tend to eat too much of everything, including proteins, fats, carbohydrates etc. Americans are not really deficient in macronutrients, but the people in the Third world countries are. However, this is not much of a problem. The problem arises when the body starts lacking the micronutrients, and macro nutrient deficiency also leads to deficiencies in micronutrients. It has been observed that this deficiency can give birth to several degenerative diseases as well.

3. Excessive Nutrition, macronutrient imbalances: Sometimes we eat more than our body requires; we eat too much proteins, fats, carbs, processed foods, junk foods, and snacks etc and very often as well. This leads to digestive imbalances as the system gets stressed due to overwork. At this point, the body malfunctions and instead of converting the food nutrients into energy, it converts it into fats.
4. Intestinal Dysbiosis: Bacteria are usually beneficial for our lives and for humans it is particularly effective. Almost 90% of the bacteria are friendly. Bifidus and acidophilus are the tow most common intestinal bacteria which are beneficial for our health. Beneficial bacteria are also known as probiotics. Intestinal dysbiosis is a term that refers to intestinal bacteria imbalance, which is often referred to as intestinal microflora. When there is an imbalance in the intestinal bacteria, it leads to several digestive disorders and is one of the most probable reasons.

5.  Stress: Life is definitely stressful, and excessive stress can cause certain ailments as well. But stress isn’t the actual problem; the problem lies in the balance that needs to be maintained between the good and the bad stress. Stress can trigger digestive problems.