Gut & Digestive Health

Your digestive system plays a central role in whole-body wellness. Beyond breaking down food, it is responsible for nutrient absorption, immune function (roughly 75% of immune tissue lives in the gut), detoxification, metabolic balance, and communication with the brain through the gut–brain axis.

When digestion is imbalanced, it can impact many other systems — including skin, hormones, mood, energy levels, and cognitive function. Addressing only symptoms like bloating or reflux without exploring the underlying drivers often leads to recurring issues.

How I Support Digestive Health

As a naturopathic doctor, I use a whole-system, root-cause approach to help uncover what’s contributing to your digestive symptoms:

  • Comprehensive assessment of gut symptoms, digestive patterns, diet, stress, toxin exposures, gut-brain interaction, and microbiome balance

  • Functional testing, when appropriate (stool/microbiome analysis, SIBO breath testing, food sensitivities, digestive enzyme/acid status)

  • Personalized nutrition and lifestyle planning, including anti-inflammatory eating, elimination and reintroduction strategies, fibre and pre/probiotic support

  • Botanical and nutrient medicine to support gut lining repair, motility, digestive secretions, and microbiome balance

  • Ongoing monitoring and collaboration with your other healthcare providers when needed

My role is to take a full-picture view of your digestive health and support long-term healing—not just symptom suppression.

Common Digestive Conditions I Support

Naturopathic care can be especially helpful for:

  • Bloating, gas, abdominal discomfort

  • Constipation, diarrhea, irregular bowel habits

  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) / acid reflux

  • Food intolerances and sensitivities

  • Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)

  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis)

  • Celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity

  • Leaky gut / increased intestinal permeability

  • Functional digestive issues (low enzymes, low acid, motility concerns, microbial imbalance)

If you’re living with ongoing digestive symptoms, naturopathic care can help uncover what’s driving them.

My Approach & What to Expect

1. Comprehensive Intake & Assessment

Your initial visit includes a detailed review of your digestive symptoms, diet, bowel habits, stress/adrenal function, sleep patterns, medical history, and previous testing.

2. Functional Investigation

If clinically relevant, I may recommend testing such as:

  • Microbiome and stool analysis

  • SIBO breath testing

  • Food sensitivity testing

  • Digestive enzyme or stomach acid evaluation

This allows us to tailor your treatment plan to your physiology, not generic protocols.

3. Personalized Treatment Plan

Your digestive wellness plan may include:

  • Nutrition strategies, including increased fibre, prebiotic foods, elimination of triggering foods, and structured re-introduction strategies

  • Gut-lining support, such as L-glutamine, DGL, slippery elm, aloe, and other repair botanicals

  • Probiotics, prebiotics, and microbiome balancing

  • Lifestyle support, including stress regulation, sleep optimization, movement, and gut–brain axis support

  • Digestive enzyme or acid support, when indicated

Your plan evolves as we monitor symptom patterns, test results, and overall progress.

4. Collaboration & Ongoing Support

I work collaboratively with your gastroenterologist, family doctor, and other members of your healthcare team when needed. Your long-term digestive resilience is the goal—not short-term fixes.

Why Choose This Approach?

Your digestive system influences nearly every major aspect of your health. Because so many digestive concerns involve multiple systems (microbiome, immunity, hormones, stress physiology, nervous system), they respond best to a comprehensive, integrative approach.

A naturopathic approach can help you:

  • Address root causes—not just suppress symptoms

  • Improve digestion, motility, and nutrient absorption

  • Support immune balance and inflammation

  • Enhance energy, mood, skin, and metabolic health

  • Build long-term digestive resilience

Your care is individualized and evidence-informed, with an emphasis on understanding your unique physiology.

Is This Right for You?

This approach may be a good fit if you:

  • Have persistent digestive symptoms such as bloating, reflux, irregular bowels, or abdominal discomfort

  • Want to understand deeper contributors (diet, stress, microbiome, environmental factors)

  • Are ready for lifestyle, nutrition, and therapeutic changes

  • Prefer a whole-body, collaborative approach to gut health

Getting Started

Here’s how the process works:

  1. Book your initial naturopathic consultation (virtual or in-person).

  2. Bring any relevant labs, a list of medications/supplements, and an overview of your symptoms, diet, and lifestyle habits.

  3. In your initial visit, we’ll clarify your goals, determine whether testing is needed, and build your treatment plan.

  4. Follow-up visits every 4–12 weeks allow us to track digestive changes, review test results, and adjust your plan as you heal.

Next Step

If you’re ready to rebuild your digestive health, you’re welcome to book a complimentary 15-minute discovery call. This is a chance to ask questions, understand your options, and explore how naturopathic care can support your gut and whole-body wellness.

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