Health advice - Digestive health

Nutrition can help treat problems such as candida albicans overgrowth, bloating, constipation, diarrhoea, spasming, IBS, parasites, indigestion and gastric ulcers (Helicobacter Pylori).

If you have alternating constipation and diarrhoea, spasming, abdominal bloating or gas and flatulence, you probably have IBS (irritable bowel syndrome).  IBS is one of those frustrating terms that doesn't really give much help with the symptoms though.  It just confirms that you are having all or some of the above symptoms.

If you have been suffering from IBS for a while, it means your digestive system tends to be functioning sub-optimally.  In addition to the unpleasant symptoms, you will get less nutrients from the foods you eat because of the digestive disturbances. Over time, this may mean that your immune systems starts to get weaker and you become more susceptible to the onslaught of bacteria and viruses that we are faced with.

Getting less nutrients also means that you now have less ‘building blocks’ to produce digestive enzymes required for efficient processing of your meals. So little by little, your digestive problems get worse.

Seeing a nutritionist for help with IBS can make a real difference.  The key to solving digestive problems such as IBS getting right down to the underlying causes of it, rather than just treating and managing the symptoms.  One of the most common tests used in our nutrition practice is a comprehensive digestive stool analysis. It gives us an insight into what exactly is going wrong inside you, which means we can then also efficiently deal with those problems and quickly ease your symptoms. Parasites and bacterial overgrowth coupled with low levels of friendly bacteria are more common than you would think. The good news is that with the right nutritional intervention the unpleasant symptoms caused by any of them can be dealt with relatively easily, leaving you to enjoy a healthier life.

Call now for a free no obligation chat to find out how nutrition can help you.

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