If you’ve ever Googled “why does my stomach hurt after eating” at midnight, you’re not alone — and you’ve probably landed on advice that’s either too vague, too technical, or trying to sell you something. That’s exactly why I wrote this complete guide to better digestion. After more than a decade researching gut health and … Read more
The first time I encountered a patient with SIBO — small intestinal bacterial overgrowth — I was three years into practice and genuinely puzzled. She had been told repeatedly that her bloating, cramping, and unpredictable bowel habits were simply IBS….
About three years into my clinical practice, I started keeping an informal tally. Of every new client who came to me with IBS, unexplained bloating, or a recent flare of inflammatory bowel symptoms, I asked them one question before we…
About eight years into my practice, I sat across from a client — I will call her Rachel — who had been following high-fibre dietary advice to the letter for six months. She was eating bran cereals, adding flaxseed to…
A few years into my practice, I started noticing a pattern. Clients would arrive clutching printouts from gut microbiome tests they had ordered online, convinced they had finally found the answer to their bloating, fatigue, or unpredictable bowel habits. Some…
The conversation almost always starts the same way. A new client sits down across from me — sometimes in my clinic, sometimes on a video call — and says something like: “My doctor thinks it might be IBS, but they…