Natural Treatment for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Dr. Shook discusses natural treatment for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) using the Functional Medicine approach
Do you have IBS? Have you been looking for a natural treatment for irritable bowel syndrome? We see patients with IBS, and get asked these questions on a daily basis. It should not surprise you when I tell you that irritable bowel syndrome is one of the most common reasons people visit their doctors. It is estimated that 60 to 70 million people have irritable bowel syndrome in the US. Unfortunately most primary care physicians are unaware and unequipped when it comes to treating IBS. Functional diagnostic medicine is a new way to look at irritable bowel syndrome and many other chronic health conditions that seeks to identify the drivers of disease processes so that treatment and support can get to the root cause of the problem so that people can truly be healthy.
When looking at irritable bowel syndrome you have to consider why the person is having a digestive problem to begin with. Irritable bowel syndrome is a “functional bowel problem,” and that means that when a endoscope or colonoscopy is performed that then person’s intestinal tract looks normal. the real drivers of irritable bowel syndrome are generally classified as follows:
- Bacterial Imbalance (dysbiosis)
- Yeast Infections
- Parasites
- Low Stomach Acid
- Bacterial Infections
To get to the bottom of the problem with IBS, you have to understand these problems and how to address them naturally.
