GI Chronic Disease Health Management
Functional GI Conditions
Functional diseases are those in which the GI tract looks normal when examined, but doesn't move properly. They are the most common problems affecting the GI tract (including your colon and rectum). Constipation, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), nausea, gas, bloating and diarrhea are common examples.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (also called spastic colon, irritable colon, IBS, or nervous stomach) is a functional condition where your intestinal muscles contract more or less often than “normal.” Certain foods, medicines and emotional stress are some factors that can trigger IBS.
Symptoms of IBS include:
- Abdominal pain and cramps.
- Excess gas.
- Bloating.
- Change in bowel habits such as harder, looser, or more urgent stools than normal.
- Constipation and/or diarrhea.
FODMAP Dietary Treatment
About
FODMAP stands for fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols, which are short-chain carbohydrates (sugars) that the small intestine absorbs poorly. Some people experience digestive distress after eating them. Symptoms include:
- Cramping
- Diarrhea
- Constipation
- Stomach bloating
- Gas and flatulence
How Does it Work?
Low FODMAP is a three-step elimination diet:
- First, you stop eating certain foods (high FODMAP foods).
- Phase two is a challenge phase.
- Phase 3 is a customized plan..
Phase 1 elimination portion is only two to six weeks to reduces your symptoms and prepare for phase 2. Phase 2 is when we provoke the symptoms to learn which FODMAP category and portion size is triggering your symptoms.
MAKE AND APPOINTMENT
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