Functional gastroenterology with Dr Steven Sandberg-Lewis | Ep. 63 - a podcast by Rebecca Coomes

from 2018-06-06T18:21:06

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Dr Steven Sandberg Lewis is recognised as a leading practitioner in Naturopathic gastroenterology. He joins Rebecca on The Healthy Gut Podcast to discuss functional gastroenterology and why we need to take a holistic approach to our digestive health. They discuss SIBO, reasons why SIBO treatment might not be working, what to do if you suffer with bloating, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Pro kinetics and laxatives, and much more.

In Episode 63 of The Healthy Gut Podcast, we discuss:

The functional medicine approach to treating SIBO
Why we should take a holistic approach to our digestive health
Whether we should be considering the whole digestive tract when treating SIBO
What to look at when treatment isn’t working
Why it’s important to find out whether other conditions are at play
Bloating after a clear SIBO test, and what else could be causing it
The difference between peristalsis and the migrating motor complex
Whether fasting should be part of your SIBO treatment
Why, and how, you might use prokinetics and laxatives
The effect that Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome has on the ileocecal valve
Whether an ‘all clear’ diagnosis for SIBO is the holy grail

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