Digestive Health
Digestive problems can be a direct or indirect cause of fatigue. Poor digestion causes chronic fatigue, usually alongside gastrointestinal symptoms including persistent or recurring constipation, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, indigestion, heartburn, bloating and flatulence. Digestive problems include IBS (Irritable Bowel / Leaky Gut Syndrome), stomach bugs, ulcers, Crohn's disease, colitis, diverticulitis, candidiasis, haemorrhoids and Coeliac disease and are best treated by a medical practitioner. Chronic fatigue related to poor digestion usually responds well to nutritional supplementation, lifestyle and dietary changes.
Symptoms |
Digestive Symptoms usually begins or are restricted to the gastrointestinal tract. Chronic GI tract symptoms do lead to chronic fatigue and malaise.
- Abdominal Pain
- Indigestion or heartburn
- Constipation and/or diarrhoea
- Belching
- Flatulence
- Abdominal swelling
- Rectal bleeding
- Ulcers
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Malabsorption
- Stomach cramps
- Food intolerances
Evaluation |
The aim of a complementary diagnosis is to determine the exact cause of digestive discomfort. Faulty digestion, malabsorption, gut infections, poor elimination and gut reactions require different complementary interventions. An evaluation will identify any pathogens and highlight the need to remove pathogens, replace digestive enzymes and friendly bacteria and repair the gastrointestinal tract and mucosal wall.
- Medical History
- Symptoms Analysis
- Muscle Testing and Therapy Localisation
- Physical Tests
- Laboratory Tests
Complementary Therapy |
Orthomolecular Medicine
- Stomach Acid
- Digestive enzymes
- Probiotics
- Appropriate remedies for pathogens, including candida albicans and/or tropicalis overgrowth, pathogenic bacteria, parasites, viruses, moulds, food intolerances, digestive allergies, toxic metals
Manual Therapy
- Associated Muscles for the stomach (pectoralis major clavicular), small intestine (quadriceps and abdominal), liver (pectoralis major sternal), gall bladder (popliteus), pancreas (lattisimus dorsi), ICV (tensor fascia lata, quadratus lumborum, iliacus), large intestine (TFL) and rectum (hamstrings)
- Five Factors of the IVF
- Ileocaecal Valve
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