by Andrew Hubbard | Sep 2, 2019 | Abdominal Pain, IBS, Indigestion, SIBO
What do you do if you’ve tried everything for stomach pain, indigestion and bloating? Would you consider acupuncture? I’m often encountered by the patient who has stomach pain, bloating, feels full very soon after eating and is just really uncomfortable. If it’s bad...
by Andrew Hubbard | Apr 21, 2019 | Abdominal Pain, IBS, SIBO
Diarrhea Isn’t Normal! As a digestive naturopath I hear about the following scenario from my patients often: “Well, the good news is your tests came back normal, it’s just your IBS acting up.” Upset, confused and dumbfounded you leave the 60 second consult that...
by Andrew Hubbard | Feb 27, 2019 | Abdominal Pain, IBS, Probiotics
Traveller’s Diarrhea – Prevention & Management Being walked in on while hugging the toilet in a small airport stall was not the high point of my trip to Cuba late last august… I was there with some friends celebrating a bachelor party. The “snake” we called it. It...
by Andrew Hubbard | Jan 26, 2019 | Abdominal Pain, IBS, Probiotics
A Beginner’s Guide to Prebiotic Use If you’ve been following health trends lately then you probably have some degree of confusion – even frustration – regarding where to begin when making health changes. I get it. “Should I fast? Maybe I should do...
by Andrew Hubbard | Dec 19, 2018 | Abdominal Pain, IBS, Probiotics
A Beginner’s Guide to Choosing Probiotics Most of you reading this have either taken probiotics or at some point thought about taking probiotics. If you haven’t, don’t sweat it! I love to talk about this topic! And like most topics in health and nutrition,...
by Andrew Hubbard | Dec 15, 2018 | GERD, IBS, SIBO
Stress affects your gut health! It does this through a complex arrangement between the gut and the brain. In today’s article I’m covering visceral hypersensitivity (VH) and the many ways stress affects the gut. We’ll also discuss cutting-edge strategies...