Gut & digestion

Approximately 80% of your immune system is in the gut. Digestive complaints are common and can significantly impact your quality of life. Often not fully diagnosed and swept into the bucket destined to be known as irritable bowel syndrome. Therefore, treatment is not specialised for the patient’s exact condition. Functional medicine, restoring gut health and balance is right at the core of what Elena practices.

This programme is specific for those wanting to get rid of common digestive complaints such as bloating, gas, abdominal pain, constipation or diarrhoea, reflux, uncomfortable feelings after eating and many more.

Each individual’s recovery journey is different, often needing a unique combination of interventions to maximise wellness.

Inadvertently falling into the trap of overly focusing on one aspect of your diet or lifestyle can be missing the real cause of your digestive complaints.

Using a low FODMAP diet is often the first step in aiding recovery from most digestive conditions. However, it needs guidance, or one can easily fall into the trap of ever-tightening the screws on dietary protocols without considering other blockages to healing. A low FODMAP diet should only be a stepping stone on the way to recovery, and not a long-term solution.

Wanting to restore and rebuild a strong digestive function and get knowledge on what you should eat?  Elena is a registered naturopath and medical herbalist and qualified to support you managing any digestive problems including identifying food intolerances.