Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) | The Functional Nutrition Clinic

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

IBS is a disorder that impacts the gastrointestinal tract and is characterized by symptoms including abdominal pain, bloating, and altered bowel habits.

Ibs is a not a disease, its a chronic & relapsing syndrome .Symptoms often wax & wane, you can keep IBS in remission if you understand the underlying causes of the symptoms.

The cause of IBS is multifactorial which includes -

Poor or hyper gut motility
Rectal dysfunction
visceral hypersensitivity,
Stress & psychological factors that can influence the symptoms
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
Low-grade inflammation
Altered microbiota -Low-grade inflammation
Intestinal permeability -Leaky Gut
Enhance gut-brain axis(Stress & anxiety )
Immune system activation
High fodmaintoleranceses
Low stomach acids
Heredity
Post gastroenteritis

Although IBS is a relatively common condition, in my experience it was never diagnosed in time in most cases. Statistics say that there are more undiagnosed cases of IBS than diagnosed cases of IBS across the world. IBS is not life-threatening, but can negatively impact their quality of life as patients often feel anxious, and frustrated, searching for an organic cause for their symptoms, but unable to find targeted therapies. Ibs may drain you psychologically and physically

The cause of IBS is the multifactorial and gut-brain axis, visceral hypersensitivity, and psychological factors that can influence the symptoms. The pathophysiology of IBS are:

Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
Low-grade inflammation
Visceral hypersensitivity
Alteredrd microbiota -Low-grade inflammation
Intestinal permeability -Leaky Gut
Enhancegut-brain axis(Stress & anxiety)
Immune system activation
High fodmaintoleranceses
Low stomach acids
Heredity
post gastroenteritis

Major symptoms of Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

Both Constipation & diarrhea

Abdominal pain

Distention

Flatulence

Bloating

Bristol Stool Chart

ROME IV diagnosis criteria of IBS-There are no specific diagnostic tests that can rule out IBS, but the standard diagnostic tool is Rome IV criteria. Answer the below questions & if your score is 2 OR ABOVE ,its possible that you might have IBS

If you are experiencing any of the below symptoms atleast once in a week for more than 3 months, it could be diagnosed as IBS

Type 1 or 2 bowel movements more than thrice a week
Type 5, 6 & 7 type stools more than 3 times a week
Bowels changes with the food you eat
Poop immediately after your meal
Mucous in stool

If you are an IBS warrior, here is how we can help you
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3 Months comprehensive protocol for IBS

A Holistic and science-backed approach toward healing your gut to manage your symptoms, anxiety, and stress. Designed by a trained IBS Dietitian, this program will help you to recover from IBS through elaborated dietary and lifestyle assessment, understanding of signs and symptoms providing a tailor-made diet plan, and guiding you through the diet and lifestyle changes that will bring back your gut health. You will receive all the tools and support needed to start your healing journey and make a real-life transformation.

We are trained to help you, are you ready to witness the change?
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phase 1

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PHase 3

What do you get?

A detailed customized healing protocol, including meal plan and recipes

A personalized supplement prescription if needed.

Weekly follow-up calls with the team to discuss your progress and plan adjustments according to your progress.

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