Personalized Assessment: Naturopathic doctors take a thorough approach to understanding each patient’s unique digestive concerns. They consider factors such as medical history, diet, lifestyle, stress levels, clinical tests, and environmental influences to create a bigger picture view of the difficulties you’re facing and likely cause.
Functional Testing: Advanced laboratory testing may be utilized to assess digestive function, identify underlying imbalances, and guide treatment decisions. This may include food sensitivity testing, stool analysis, breath testing for bacterial overgrowth, or blood testing to identify nutrient levels and related organ function.
Dietary Guidance: Nutrition plays a pivotal role in digestive health. NDs offer tailored dietary recommendations depending on the problem at hand, along with suggestions on how to encorporate these changes into your life. They may also advise on specific diets such as the low FODMAP or elimination diets to identify food sensitivities, improve symptoms, or support your body’s healing process.
Herbal Medicine: Herbal remedies have been used for centuries to support digestive function and treat digestive disorders. Naturopathic doctors may recommend herbal supplements, nutritional supplements, herbal tinctures, pharmacy prescriptions, and other therapies as part of your personalized treatment plan.
Lifestyle Modifications: Stress, low physical activity, and poor sleep habits can exacerbate digestive issues. Naturopathic doctors address these lifestyle factors through stress management techniques, exercise recommendations, sleep hygiene strategies, and mind-body therapies like yoga, meditation, and acupuncture, to name a few.
Recommended Treatment & Therapies: Depending on the root cause of your digestive troubles and potential underlying disorders or conditions such as IBS, SIBO, IBD, GERD, celiac, etc. your naturopathic doctor will recommend treatment plan options that take into consideration your unique situation including lifestyle factors, bodily sensitivities, medical history, and more. Our naturopathic doctors are here to assist you with an individualized approach to foster improvements for your long term health and wellbeing.
