DOCTOR-WRITTEN GUIDES:
Poop jokes aren’t my favorite kind of joke but they’re a solid #2. That joke should tell you partially why a stool test is one of my favorite things to do. It's like a window to your health. They say you are what you eat, but you’re also what you (do or don't) poop....
Photo courtesy of @mycahburns. What does it feel like to get a SIBO diagnosis? What does it look like to go through treatment, with meal plans and herbal antimicrobials? Addie Wales, MIMC patient and @yoganinjagirl, shares her experience through nearly a year of SIBO...
Does your gut feel off? Perhaps you’ve been noticing more gas, bloating, or inconsistent bowel movements. While there are a number of reasons this could be the case (and working with a functional medicine provider can help you get to the root of your digestive...
The holiday season is upon us and with the tinsel, lights, and family events also comes a plethora of snacks, treats, and heavy meals. If you’re on a specific meal plan for health reasons, you might find this time of year extra tricky to stick to your guns when it...
You’ve recently gotten the diagnosis: Your bloating, excess gas, constipation/diarrhea and heartburn/reflux are Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth. You’ve done the breath test, and found that you either have a hydrogen or a methane positivity, and you’re wondering...
It’s not uncommon for patients to come into our office and complain that no matter what they eat, they get bloated. Seemingly healthy foods, sometimes even water (!), they say, causes uncomfortable symptoms that are just not normal. At this point, they may have been...
If you’ve ever been diagnosed with IBS (or Irritable Bowel Syndrome) you probably know by now it’s just a catch-all term for gut issues that we can’t explain. When there’s no real pharmaceutical tool to fix the unknown stomach trouble, you may have left your doctor’s...
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