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Digestive Disorders

Information about natural treatment options for digestive disorders, including home remedies, herbs, supplement, diet, and alternative therapies.
Intestinal Permeability / Leaky Gut Syndrome
Leaky gut syndrome is a condition where the digestive lining becomes permeable, allowing unwanted substances to enter the body. It's believed to be involved in arthritis and other chronic conditions.
Natural Treatments for Bacterial Overgrowth
Bacterial overgrowth is a condition that causes bloating and indigestion, especially after eating carbohydrates. Learn more about this condition.
Ulcerative Colitis Remedies
Alternative therapies for ulcerative colitis, including diet, herbs and supplements, mind-body therapies, and more.
5 Ways to Improve Your Digestion
Do you inhale your food? Are you so busy that even chewing seems like a luxury? Poor digestion is often at the root of many chronic ailments, such as low energy, pain, inflammation, arthritis, and allergies. Not chewing properly is one common culprit, but there are others.
Probiotics and Digestion
Probiotics, the supplement form of beneficial digestive bacteria, have been used for many years to increase the proportion of friendly bacteria in the gut and prevent and treat health conditions. Learn more about probiotics
Low Stomach Acid Levels and Digestive Disorders
Although we hear more about high levels of stomach acid, many holistic practitioners believe stomach acid may be too low, which can lead to chronic health problems.
Constipation
Learn about the causes and natural remedies for constipation.
The Specific Carbohydrate Diet
The Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) is a strict grain-free, lactose-free, and sucrose-free dietary regimen intended for those suffering from Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Natural Remedies for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Learn about natural remedies for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) including diet, herbs, supplements, home remedies, and more.
Bowel Movements: What's Normal and What's Not
What does a normal bowel movement look like? Learn about the causes of green stools, pale stools, yellow stools, blood in stools, mucus in stools, pencil thin stools, infrequent stools, and more.
Yellow Dock Fact Sheet
Yellow dock specifically helps the digestive tract, liver, and skin. One of its primary uses is for skin conditions caused by poor digestion, poor liver function, or toxic accumulations.

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