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Health Solutions    Healthy Bowels
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and reflux are the most common digestive problems. They cause distress and discomfort and can have a significant impact on quality of life. Natural medicines are very effective at treating these common digestive conditions.

Gerard formulates individualised digestive treatment plans which consist of specific herbal medicines and nutritional medicines combined with dietary changes to reduce your symptoms, such as bloating, pain, cramping, diarrhoea, reflux, excessive wind and constipation quickly, while also addressing the long term causes of the problem.


To Book an appointment with Gerard Elms, Naturopath and Nutritionist
Please call 9211 3811
or CLICK HERE
IBS man with stomache pain digestive problems  
Choosing the correct beneficial bacteria or "Probiotic" to use for your particular digestive problem is extremely important as each strain of bacteria has been shown to have different therapeutic effects. Some are more suited to people with food allergies or inflammatory bowel conditions like Crohn's and Ulcerative colitis, while others are more suited to people with reflux. Gerard has experience and knowledge in choosing the correct probiotic for your digestive problem, ensuring you get results as fast as possible.

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome or IBS is a common disorder of the digestive system that causes abdominal pain, bloating, cramping, altered bowel patterns such as constipation and diarrhoea or alternating between the two extremes.

If you have IBS you may experience many different symptoms in the one day such as diarrhoea, an increased urge to go to the toilet and a feeling of incomplete evacuation with very firm stools or constipation. It is also possible that you may experience rectal bleeding and haemorrhoids from excessive straining when passing a stool, it is important to let your practitioner know if this occurs, as it can also be a sign of more serious conditions.

Many estimates place the incidence of IBS at between 25-30% of the population. IBS is a chronic disorder that can come and go throughout a person's life.
There are many factors that play a role in the development of IBS. These include:
 
• Food allergies or food intolerance
• Antibiotic use
• Bacterial or fungal overgrowth in the bowel
• Physical or emotional stress
• Inabaility to digest food properly due to insufficient digestive enzyme production
• Genetic predisposition

Probiotics are friendly bacteria, which when taken internally have beneficial effects on your gut and immune function. Choosing the correct Probiotic to use for your particular digestive problem is extremely important as each strain of probiotic bacteria has been shown to have different beneficial effects on the gut. Some are more suited to people with food allergy or diarrhoea  while others are more suited to people with constipation or candida.
Naturopath and Nutritionist Gerard Elms has experience and knowledge in choosing the correct probiotic for your digestive problem, ensuring you get results as fast as possible.

To Book an appointment with Gerard Elms, Naturopath and Nutritionist
Please call 9211 3811
OR CLICK HERE
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