Functional Gut Disorders
Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) are common disorders that are characterized by persistent and recurring gastrointestinal symptoms. These occur as a result of abnormal functioning of the GI tract.
If you suspect you have a functional gut disorder, it is important to seek medical advice to make sure your symptoms aren’t caused by any other illness, such as diverticulitis, inflammatory bowel disease or polyps. Coeliac disease (an immune intolerance to gluten, present in wheat and other grains) may produce many of the same symptoms as IBS. Lactose intolerance may produce bloating, cramps and diarrhoea.
Functional gut disorders are diagnosed by the absence of ‘alarm features’, such as fever, bleeding, lump in the abdomen, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, history of cancer or weight loss. These features can be identified via taking a careful clinical history and doing a physical examination by a Gastroenterologist.
Once the absence of ‘alarms features’ is confirmed, the diagnosis of functional disorder is given and your gastroenterologist is likely to send you to a dietician and an experienced gut-directed hypnotherapist to help you improve your symptoms.
More than 20 functional GI disorders have been identified. They can affect any part of the GI tract, including the oesophagus, stomach, bile duct and/or intestines.
Sviatlana Starr can help you through individually tailored gut-hypnotherapy sessions improve your gut symptoms and psychological wellbeing if you have any of the following:
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Globus sensation
- Gastroparesis
- Reflux sensitivity
- Functional nausea
To discuss how GutHypnotherapy can help you, book your free initial consultation with Sviatlana Starr now by filling in a form under ‘Contact Us’.
