Functional gastroenterology with Dr Steven Sandberg-Lewis | Ep. 63
Functional gastroenterology with Dr Steven Sandberg-Lewis | Ep. 63
The Healthy Gut · Rebecca Coomes
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Show Notes
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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