Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common functional bowel disorders, affecting 5-10% of people at any given time. It is often relapsing. IBS itself can take many forms. Symptoms include abdominal cramping and pain, diarrhoea, constipation or alternating between both, bloating painful flatulence and even joint pain and fatigue can be associated with IBS>
Almost everyone will have a different trigger for the onset of symptoms. Triggers can range from tea and coffee to lactose intolerance, malabsorption diseases, bacterial infections stress, gut infections and poor diet.
By identifying the root causes of an individual’s IBS symptoms, Nutritional Therapy aims to deliver therapeutic nutritional protocols that help resolve the symptoms, enabling sufferers to have a better quality of life.