NATURAL SOLUTIONS FOR
Did you know that Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is often a misdiagnosis? There are many other digestive problems that can look like IBS. My first step is ensuring these have been ruled out. Unlike IBS, these problems can all be treated quite easily. These common problems include things like:
- Celiac disease
- Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO)
- Yeast overgrowth in the intestines (Candida)
- Mold infection in the gut
- Intestinal parasite infection
- Bacterial infection
- Food sensitivities
Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a diagnosis of exclusion, which means it should only be diagnosed when everything else has been ruled out. If IBS is truly the issue (and nothing else), treatment includes managing your symptoms and regulating your nervous system.
Symptom Management
While I prefer to treat IBS at its root, naturopathic medicine offers several effective, natural, and gentle therapies to manage your symptoms, including:
- Therapeutic Diet strategies (using food as medicine)
- Herbal medicine
- Homeopathic medicines
- Nutritional supplements
- Counselling
- Mindfulness & Relaxation strategies to regulate the nervous system
- Hydrotherapy (water & hot/cold) strategies to regulate the nervous system
- Exercise
- Breath work
- Prescription medications
Healing the Nervous System
If your symptoms are mainly caused by stress, then we need to address it. Some of the stress management strategies I use include:
- Strategies and techniques to improve your stress tolerance
- Lifestyle recommendations to reduce/eliminate stress
- Relaxation and mindfulness practices
- Herbal medicines
- Nutritional supplements
- Breath work
- Trauma healing strategies
- Cognitive behavioural therapy
- Boundary work
- Prescription medications
- Tech solutions for regulating the nervous system
Whether you:
I can help you. You don't have to settle for chronic symptoms that negatively impact your quality of life.
Are you ready to begin your gut healing journey?
- crave new ways to manage your IBS
- prefer natural treatments for your IBS, or
- are determined to resolve your IBS symptoms for good,
I can help you. You don't have to settle for chronic symptoms that negatively impact your quality of life.
Are you ready to begin your gut healing journey?
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