Gut Health

Struggling to find gut health?

Are you:

• afraid to eat because of stomach pain?

• trying to prevent embarrassing symptoms of gas, bloating and diarrhea and nothing is working?

• exhausted, no matter how much sleep you are getting?

• afraid of your next flare of gastrointestinal symptoms?

• dairy and gluten free and still have diarrhea?

• feeling helpless?

Did you know that 60% of your immune system is in your gut?

 We can help you restore gut health.

Have you ever thought about seeing a Registered Dietitian to help you feel better?

You might not know what role a dietitian can help in your gut health.  We are actually the best professional to help you with managing your pain that is associated with eating.

A typical appointment begins with getting to know each other. Discussing any relevant medical conditions, listening to symptoms, lifestyle patterns, diet recall, and patient goals. Then, your dietitian uses all of this information and my knowledge base to look as the person as a whole entity to decide which first steps would be best for the client, whether it would be food sensitivity testing, low FODMAP diet, stool test, SIBO testing, or simply keeping a food log to identify patterns. At times, there are 2 things to do as first steps! A diet first approach is the best way to intervene and restore all bodily symptoms, and only after that will your dietitian use supplementations such as probiotics, digestive enzymes, multivitamins etc.

Each person is unique, and there is no one size fits all, and each person’s body is extremely unique. One approach may work better for a certain client, so assessing symptom improvement and progress during this time is crucial.

Not sure how a dietitian can help, take a look at this blogs and watch the video below.

• What happens at a dietitian appointment?

• Help from a digestive dietitian to help your heal your gut

Read more below about how you can find gut health under the topics of Digestive Issues, Food Sensitivities and Fatigue.

Each of these sections below have information divided up by symptoms, testing that you may have not considered and all kinds of management tools.

For instance, to help you understand your Digestive issues we have specialized blogs on gut health, micronutrient testing, stool testing, gluten-free recipes, low FODMAP recipes, and supplement recommendations.

If you have Food Sensitivities, we have a detailed symptom survey, food sensitivity testing and did you know that we even wrote a book on how to easily cook meals with a food sensitivity? Take a look at our Cooking with Food Sensitivities Survival Guide.

You probably have a combination of these symptoms and have tried everything.  Our digestive dietitians are compassionate and determined to help you figure out the individual triggers to your misery and are here to help.

Our dietitians are trained to minimize digestive difficulties and get you back in the driver’s seat of your life!

They will work with you in developing a plan to relieve your unwanted symptoms and take charge of your life again.

Watch this video for gut healing foods:

Recap of the video:

To help you take charge of your nutrition and you gastrointestinal issues, here are three nutrition tips.

#1 Nutrition Tip for Digestive Issues :

• Therapeutic Diets to manage IBS

Did you know that there are therapeutic diets that can help you manage your irritable bowel symptoms of gas, bloating, diarrhea, constipation and pain?  One of these is called Low FODMAP which can be challenging to follow on your own.  We have personal and professional experience and resource to make this trial more successful and convenient in your everyday life. We also have tons of Low FODMAP blogs:

• Low FODMAP snacks

• Low FODMAP lunch meal prep

• Low FODMAP meals

#2 Nutrition Tip for Digestive Issues :

Find the root of your digestive problem. It is possible to find out if Food Sensitivities are contributing to headaches, digestive symptoms, fatigue and even joint and muscle pain.

• Mediator Release Testing: MRT Testing

Using the MRT testing and LEAP protocol, we are able to create a personalized, comprehensive elimination diet to help alleviate these symptoms.

#3 Nutrition Tip for Digestive Issues :

Stay positive.  Even though we are temporarily taking away triggering foods on an elimination diet protocol, we eventually add these foods back into your diet when your body is better able to tolerate them.  We will advise you on what dose you can eat these foods without causing the harmful symptoms you are currently experiencing.

• More on adverse food reactions

Fatigue

Do you feel tired? Do you feel like you are walking through wet cement? Are you severely bloated and fatigued?

Fatigue