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If you’re having IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) symptoms like constipation and diarrhoea, you might be wondering what’s wrong with you. Irritable bowel syndrome can seriously

One in ten of us Brits now has a diagnosis of IBS, and IBS symptoms are now one of the most common reasons for a

Functional Medicine seeks to identify and tackle the root causes of disease. The twentieth century saw incredible advances in the way we treat acute disease

A microbiome test reveals the types and levels of bacteria and other microbes in your large intestine. Strictly speaking, you have many microbiomes: for example

Nobody can tell you which foods will trigger your IBS symptoms. Because IBS has many causes, everyone with IBS will have a different set of

A stool test can detect many things significant to health: anything from parasite infection to signs of cancer, yeast or bacterial overgrowth, or pathogenic bacteria

A SIBO hydrogen breath test shows whether or not you have too many bacteria living in your small intestine. Unlike your large intestine, which is

Doctors use hydrogen breath tests to diagnose a few different gastrointestinal conditions. The best breath tests measure both hydrogen and methane to find out if

Nobody really knows for sure what causes food intolerances. Research is beginning to help us uncover some of the likely reasons, but I believe food

Constipation and diarrhoea can be warning signs of IBS. But if you’ve had a bout of constipation or diarrhoea, don’t be alarmed. It doesn’t mean

One in five people in the UK have been diagnosed with IBS [Source: NHS]. That means twenty percent of us are living with life-limiting symptoms

Each one of us has around 100 trillion microbes in our guts. Also known as our gut microbiome, our gut flora is a living community

The best diet for leaky gut is full of nutrient-dense whole foods, with a diverse range of fruits and vegetables. Arguably, this is the best

Not so long ago, the only reason you’d get a stool test would be because your doctor wanted to rule out serious conditions like cancer

Twenty years ago, almost nobody had heard of SIBO: most experts thought it was a rare disorder that only happened after surgery on the gut.