The causes of IBS are often fairly simple: poor diet, stress, antibiotic use, parasites or dysbiosis (gastrointestinal or GI inflammation and microbiome imbalance).
These can lead to a condition known as Increased Intestinal Permeability or “Leaky Gut”. Good news, together we can heal your GI tract and improve or eliminate your symptoms!
In fact, they have seemingly unrelated issues such as:
These patients may complain of:
At Radiance Functional Medicine, we can help you heal your gut using natural methods that are both safe and effective. We often begin with an elimination diet for a short time. In addition, we use labs, focused nutrition, supplements to reduce inflammation and repair your intestinal lining. If needed, we will eradicate any bad bacteria, fungus or parasites. Using probiotics, we repopulate the good bacteria in your colon. Over time, we completely restore your GI health!
Restoring Your Gut Really Can Change Your Overall Health
As your GI tract starts to heal, you may notice that your body as a whole begins to follow suit. Chronic health problems begin to fade away, your weight normalizes. Soon you begin to experience more energy, vigor and mental clarity. You will become “radiant” once again! Call today and schedule a complimentary 15-minute “discovery session”.
The community of microorganisms (such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses) that inhabit our GI tract.
The gut microbiome plays a very important role in your health by helping control digestion and benefiting your immune system.
An imbalance of unhealthy and healthy microbes in your intestine is known as gut dysbiosis.
When the microbiome is out of balance it can contribute to weight gain, high blood sugar, high cholesterol and other disorders. Studies are now linking dysbiosis to certain types of cancers.
It is definitely worth a trial period of 4 weeks without Gluten in your diet. Studies in the medical literature have found that up to 50% of patients with IBS have gluten sensitivity and symptoms improve with the elimination of this inflammatory food.
FODMAPS (fermentable Oligo, Di-and Mono-Saccharides and Polyols) are a group of foods that are linked to IBS symptoms. The compounds in these foods are poorly absorbed, highly osmotic and rapidly fermented by GI bacteria, leading to increased water and gas in the GI tract causing symptoms such as bloating, abdominal discomfort, diarrhea and flatulence. Following a low-FODMAP diet has shown to be very successful when treating IBS symptoms.
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