Constipation That Supplements Will Not Fix
If magnesium, fiber and probiotics have not worked, the cause is usually the pelvic floor, slow transit, the thyroid or a medication. Here is what to check.
If magnesium, fiber and probiotics have not worked, the cause is usually the pelvic floor, slow transit, the thyroid or a medication. Here is what to check.
Rosacea has a real gut link. Acne has a stronger food link. What the evidence supports, what leaky gut tests cannot tell you, and when to test.
IgG food sensitivity tests mark exposure, not intolerance. Why the major allergy societies advise against them, and what we test instead.
What a SIBO breath test can and cannot tell you, how treatment actually works, and why symptoms often return within months.
Probiotics help in a few specific situations and do little in most others. What the gastroenterology guidelines actually say, and how to choose honestly.
When an elimination diet is a useful short-term test, when it does real harm, and the reintroduction step almost everyone skips.
Not all reflux is an acid problem. What hiatal hernia, slow emptying and nerve sensitivity actually explain, and the red flags that need a scope first.
Why bloating shows up before your period, what hormones really do to the gut, and the red flags that mean it is more than PMS.
What a first functional medicine visit in Deerfield Beach actually involves, which labs are worth ordering, and which popular tests are not.
A stool panel that measures organisms and gut function markers. What it genuinely answers, what it cannot, and when a conventional workup comes first.
Intestinal permeability is real and measurable. \"Leaky gut syndrome\" as a cause of everything is not. The gap between those two is where money gets spent.
Persistent bloating usually has a findable cause. Most are benign and treatable, one is not, and knowing which questions to ask sorts them quickly.