Dr. J. J. Gregor DC, DIBAK

What is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)?

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What Is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)?

IBS is one of those diagnoses that patients mention almost apologetically. Most people don't walk into my office saying "I have IBS." They tell me about gas, bloating, unpredictable bowel movements, stomach pain that comes and goes.

They've learned to plan their lives around bathroom access. They know which foods will wreck them for days. They've been told it's stress, or anxiety, or just something they'll have to live with.

Here's the reality: about 20% of the population suffers from some form of IBS. That's one in five people walking around with a gut that's actively rebelling against them.

But IBS isn't a disease. It's a symptom cluster pointing to underlying dysfunction that conventional medicine rarely addresses. When your doctor diagnoses you with IBS, what they're really saying is "your digestive system isn't working right, and we don't know why."

The good news? We do know why. And more importantly, we know how to fix it.

The Officia...

What Causes a Food Allergy

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What Causes Food Allergies? It All Starts in Your Gut

Food allergies (or more accurately, food sensitivities) are everywhere these days. One person can't handle dairy, another gets brain fog from wheat, someone else's skin breaks out from eggs. Reactions range from mildly annoying to life-threatening anaphylaxis.

Here's what most people don't understand: food allergies aren't caused by the food itself.

Your body isn't supposed to react to salmon or almonds or tomatoes. These are perfectly good foods that humans have eaten for millennia. The real problem is what's happening in your digestive system when these foods arrive.

About 80% of your immune system lives in your gut. When that system starts treating food like an invader, something has gone wrong with the barrier between your intestinal contents and your bloodstream.

That "something" is called leaky gut. And understanding how it works is the key to understanding why you suddenly can't eat foods you've been eating your whole li...