True Wellness For Your Gut by Catherine Kurosu

Author:Catherine Kurosu
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: YMAA Publication Center
Published: 2020-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 3

The True Wellness Approach to Gastrointestinal Problems

THE MOST FRUSTRATING PART about gastrointestinal problems is that often there are no abnormal findings. Your lab tests are normal. Your ultrasounds or CT scans are normal. Even when your doctor can see the lining of your gut by performing a special procedure called an endoscopy, the inner wall your intestines are normal. On paper, you look perfect, but you are still having symptoms. Now what?

A lot of patients come to us asking this question. Although we will discuss specific treatments for specific conditions, this chapter is primarily for those of you who are still struggling with GI disorders that defy diagnosis or have not improved with conventional care. Of course, everyone can benefit from the step-by-step strategies we are about to describe because this is a whole-systems approach to healing.

First, the following advice assumes that you have already seen your healthcare provider. Your visit should have included a thorough interview about your symptoms, including any changes in your bowel habits, with questions regarding level of pain, blood in your vomit or stool, and any travel history. A physical examination should have been performed. If any tests were ordered, you should have received those results and an explanation of their meaning. These tests could include blood work, stool samples, x-rays, ultrasounds, or CT scans at your provider’s discretion. You may even have already undergone an upper or lower endoscopy to visualize inside of your stomach and intestines. If so, your doctor will have told you what was seen.

At this point, hopefully a diagnosis was reached and you are improving by following your doctor’s advice. Even if this is the case, keep reading. The integration of Eastern and Western modalities can speed your recovery and prevent relapses. Unfortunately, you may be among the many patients who still feel unwell, despite excellent conventional care, or whose diagnosis remains unknown. For you, this chapter is particularly important.

Digestive illness can be very tricky to sort out. Sometimes people are unable to pinpoint the exact cause of their symptoms. Is it the food you are eating? Is it chronic stress at work or at home? Is your microbiome out of balance? Are you sleeping enough? Are you a shift worker? Are your symptoms a side effect of your medications? Each of these questions must be honestly answered for you to find a solution.

In the next section we will outline a dietary method that can help you determine whether there is a particular food or food group that is the root of your troubles. It will take weeks to work through this approach. In the meantime, we recommend that you read and implement the suggestions outlined in the remainder of this chapter, using these techniques simultaneously. One might argue that it is more scientific to try each approach sequentially to understand the cause of the problem and the most effective solution. This is certainly a valid viewpoint; however, it is our opinion that the goal is to alleviate suffering as quickly as possible.

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