IBS = Irritable Bowel Syndrome

A medically diagnosed condition, IBS is a functional digestive disorder affecting @ 11% of the population.  Diagnosis normally occurs after testing has ruled out other conditions, and your symptoms are contained within the IBS criteria.  IBS has no medically recognised effective treatment.

Naturopathically, IBS is not seen as a single condition.  Rather it is viewed as an umbrella term that encompasses a cluster of related conditions, that simply present with similar symptoms.  These conditions can and often have a vastly differing set of causes.

By putting aside the label, we come back to the # 1 naturopathic principle.  Work with the patient, not the disease.  What this means, is looking at your specific symptoms, and your specific causes in order to work to restore optimal function.
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Here at SmartGENES Naturopathic Clinic, we focus on functional, lifestyle, and nutritional factors that impact digestive function.  Some of these include:

Lifestyle
Stress
​Anxiety
Sleep Disturbances
Physical Inactivity

Functional
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
GI parasitic infections
Pancreatic enzyme insufficency
Bile acid insufficiency
Dysbiosis (imbalanced gut bacteria)
Genetic Factors ​

Nutritional
Food sensitivities
Non-Celiac Gluten Intolerance
Vitamin D deficiency
​Poor dietary choices

​There are many testing options available.  Complete Microbiome Mapping (GI Map) is a targeted and comprehensive testing option, with samples being sent to Australia for analysis.

More on SmartGENES Gut Health Programme

​Vanessa Winter
BHSc (High Dist.), BEd, Dip.Nat., Dip.Herb.Med., NMHNZ
​SmartGENES Naturopathic Clinic