Digestive problems Archives

What to Expect with Nutritional Therapy | Gut Healing with the 5 R’s

by Cris West | Aug 12, 2020 | Blog, Digestive problems

If you often find yourself suffering from digestive symptoms, it might be worth considering working with a nutritional therapist to combat the issue. But many of us put this off simply because we don’t really understand what that would entail. While nutritional...

Bloating: Causes, Treatment and Prevention

by Cris West | Mar 2, 2020 | Blog, Digestive problems

What Causes Bloating? Being bloated is uncomfortable and is often accompanied by excessive gas or belching. The sensation is caused by a gas build up in the digestive tract, which explains the concurrent gas-related symptoms, but studies have stated that it is...

Is the Low-FODMAP diet ideal for everyone?

by Cris West | Feb 11, 2020 | Blog, Digestive problems

Many people have found adapting to a low FODMAP diet helpful in managing IBS symptoms. The theory is that High FODMAP foods tend to be major triggers for IBS suffers, and removing or limiting consumption of those triggers has been shown to significantly reduce symptom...

How Food Intolerance Testing can help IBS Sufferers

by Cris West | Jan 28, 2020 | Blog, Digestive problems

IBS is a chronic condition effecting the large intestine. It can cause bloating, constipation, stomach cramps and even diarrhoea. The cause of it is unknown and medical professionals have yet to find a cure, but there are known methods of managing the condition. One...

How an intolerance test could help your ulcerative colitis

by Cris West | Jan 16, 2020 | Blog, Digestive problems

Ulcerative colitis is a kind of inflammatory bowel disease that causes both inflammation and ulcers along the digestive tract. Symptoms include diarrhoea, weight loss, and abdominal pain, usually worsening over time as opposed to developing suddenly. Unfortunately,...

5 Unusual Food Intolerance Symptoms

by Cris West | Jan 9, 2020 | Blog, Digestive problems

Food intolerance symptoms are usually thought to be digestion related, but this isn’t always the case. Just like how a muscle ache can be caused by issues on a completely different part of the body, food intolerances can cause symptoms far further afield than...