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Find a custom plan for IBS and SIBO and enjoy life! Are you anxious about your food, or frustrated with your gut healing protocols? I've so been there.

I spent almost 10 years sick and struggling with my digestion. I got turned around in circles by fad diets, cookie-cutter supplement protocols, and was gas-lit by my doctors. It wasn't until I learned how to wield these tools with an effective strategy that I began to heal. I've taken everything I've learned over the years working on my onw health and supporting my clients, and turned it into an online program where you can learn how to find YOUR custom plan for IBS and SIBO healing. It's not rocket-science; it just requires some strategy that you likely haven't been taught yet. I would be honored to support you in finding YOUR path to digestive health and wellness. To learn more about working with me, send me a DM, or book a call!

03/10/2023

It can feel a little isolating to have to avoid foods to prevent your IBS symptoms, but I have long worked to adapt my favorite recipes to suit my gut. But I also cook for my family of four, and want to make my life easier...

Yesterday, I made a huge batch of pesto from our greenhouse basil to freeze for winter storage. I make as much of this as I can every year.

Pesto normally has parmesan cheese and garlic in it. Dairy doesn't work for my gut, even after healing SIBO, so I avoid it. And garlic is high in Fructans, a FODMAP.

But if you are sensitive to either one of those ingredients, guess what?

Pesto still tastes good without them! Basil is the star ingredient anyway!

And remember, even if you're FODMAP sensitive, a small amount of garlic in a large batch of pesto might actually be ok for you. Experiment to find your ideal amount (0-some!)

Blend up:
* 4 cups basil leaves
* 3/4 cup olive oil (organic if possible)
* 1/4 tsp salt
* a tiny clove-1 clove garlic (optional)
* 2 Tbsp sunflower seeds or pine nuts
* (optional if not sensitive) 1/2 cup parmesan cheese

If you're cooking for a family that doesn't share all your weird gut needs, you can also make this pesto without dairy, and simply let your family members add their own parmesan and garlic to their pasta directly if they aren't sensitive!

I serve on gluten-free (low FODMAP) rice pasta (I like the Jovial brand of brown rice pasta).

Living with food sensitivities can be inclusive AND delicious, with just a little bit of adjustment.

28/08/2023

To make a big difference in my gut health, sometimes I have to do LESS.

The weekend before school started, my husband and I had a chance to get away to celebrate our 20th anniversary. For one night, we stayed in a remote, half-mile-to-walk-in cabin on the Lost Coast.

Unplugging from cell service and the internet for 24 hours, as well as all of our daily-life chores and worries is a profound gut and health reset.

It's like your brain takes a long exhale, and then refills itself with fresh, clean air. No distractions. Being present. It's all the same stuff meditation is made of.

So often, we want to DO stuff to manage our health. We want to test things, take things, change things, and do, do, do. Sometimes, the best medicine is doing nothing at all.

If you do nothing else for your gut, unplug and breathe fresh air under a big sky. Go to a beach, a river, a lake, a trail, a forest, a desert place, even if it's only a park in your city. Turn the phone off. And observe what's there. Be a part of it.

Do this for as long as you can stand it. What's interesting is that the longer you do it, the easier it is to stay in a relaxed, present state. I promise this will pay big dividends, the more you do it, the better...

02/08/2023

A brief Q & A article from the New York Times (Is There a Cure for IBS?, April 25, 2023, linked in the comments below) says that "...just as there's no cure for other chronic conditions like diabetes or high blood pressure...there is no cure for IBS."

I beg to differ. While it may be true that there is no one single cure for IBS, there usually IS a combination of therapies, practices, and options that can either keep symptoms under control going forward, or resolve them.

I'm a case in point. I suffered with IBS for well over 10 years. Doctors shrugged and gave up on me very early in my journey. For 7 years, I never ate a cookie, enjoyed birthday cake with my kids, or felt comfortable traveling. But I kept digging, and eventually studied deeper to learn what I needed to do.

For me, it was a combination of:

* Diet modifications
* Diagnosing and treating an underlying condition (endometriosis, which scarred my digestive organs, causing a slowdown)
* Diagnosing and treating SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth) and parasite infections.
* Dealing a lifetime of stress and trauma.

So was there one simple pill that fixed my IBS? No. But there was a series of actions I took to resolve it. It no longer rules my life. My digestion works well 98% of the time, like normal people.

The Times article does admit near the end, "The right mixture of therapies may be different for every patient, however." This is exactly it.

How will you figure out YOUR unique mixture of therapies for IBS? If this is something you need help with, send me a DM.

28/07/2023

FREE book alert---->

I never set out to be an author, but here I am! If you are someone dealing with chronic digestive symptoms, then this post is for you.

For today (Friday 7/27) through tomorrow (Saturday 7/28), the eBook version of Your Custom IBS Solution is available for free as a Kindle download on Amazon. I'll leave a link in the comments below.

So why did I write this book? There is SO much garbage information out there about IBS. There is:

😕 misleading information
😕 lots of hype about solutions that may or may not work
😕 complicated diets and protocols that leave heads spinning

The truth is that the devil's in the details when it comes to IBS.

As a former IBS patient, and now an IBS and SIBO health coach, one of the most important things I've discovered it's important to know about IBS (that most online information is missing) is that all the remedies don't matter if you don't know how or when to use them.

So I set out to share my unique system for helping IBS clients wade through the ocean of unhelpful advice to find what they need to do to feel better.

It IS possible to find resolution of IBS symptoms, so that life can get back to normal! But it doesn't happen without some dedicated work.

I wrote this book to make this complex process a little easier, and to help people with IBS find relief faster. Because every day, week, month, or year that their digestive symptoms continue, the more they're missing out on things that matter to them.

I lost years of my life to this condition, and I didn't need to.

So go ahead and grab a free copy through tomorrow over on Amazon, and get reading!

27/07/2023

I love swimming in my beautiful local river in the summer. It truly makes me feel deeply happy and relaxed.

Sometimes, improving digestive symptoms like bloating, constipation, or diarrhea is as simple as feeding our animal body what it needs: sunlight, the sound of running water, clean air, or a swim to cool off.

I know it's not going to fix everything, or resolve the root causes, but finding a peaceful feeling in the natural world literally improves all my physical symptoms. I have less pain the next day, and my mood is better. This simple stress relief strategy can and does improve physical health.

Consider finding ways to include nature time into your day or week. Even small moments can make a difference.

Where do you like to experience nature close to your home?

16/05/2023

"The muscles in your colon that squeeze to push stool through malfunction," says Philip Schoenfeld, MD, associate professor of medicine at the University of Michigan School of Medicine. The muscles either contract too quickly, giving you diarrhea (IBS-D), or too slowly, so you're constipated (IBS-C).

16/05/2023

This gut-wrenching abdominal pain, accompanied by cramping, bloating, and diarrhea or constipation, doesn't just make you feel miserable. It can create serious problems in your life, forcing you to stay home from work and say no to anything that means you'd be too far from a bathroom.

14/05/2023

What a traitor :(

11/05/2023

"Is coffee good or bad to drink when you have
SIBO? While coffee does contain antioxidants, its acidity may cause irritation that causes SIBO flare-ups. These can include abdominal discomfort and indigestion."

10/05/2023

"How does IBS affect your life?
Abdominal pain led to a loss of concentration, a lack of sleep, fainting, vomiting, the inability to move or lift (and therefore work), a low libido and/or depression. Bloating is physically uncomfortable and embarrassing."

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I remember what it's like to struggle with scary symptoms that kept me awake at night, but feeling paralyzed about what to do. And to wake up more days than not facing them.

I didn't believe in a band aid approach and I know you don't either. I was willing to do what needed to be done to heal from the inside out. But I didn't know where to begin.

I created Confluence Nutrition to help people who have arrived at this moment. The pain of continuing on is too great, but the path forward is unclear. There are so many options and opinions, and they often conflict. Which one is right? Sadly, your doctor often isn’t much use.

Your answer is the one that is right for You. I help you discover your unique and particular path to healing, by listening deeply, creating a highly customized plan, and helping you execute it, every step of the way.

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