Gut Health
Ongoing digestive symptoms have a cause we can find. Your plan for nutrition, gut bacteria, and gut lining repair is based on what your testing shows.
Your gut is home to much of your immune system, makes most of your serotonin, and helps clear hormones from your body. When your gut is not working well, the effects can show up as fatigue, mood changes, skin problems, or inflammation. That is why we treat digestive symptoms as part of your overall health.
Common causes include small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), yeast overgrowth, or not enough healthy gut bacteria. A weakened gut lining, sometimes called leaky gut, is another cause and can be measured with a marker called zonulin. Other causes include inflammatory bowel disease, histamine intolerance, true food reactions, poor digestion from low stomach acid or low pancreatic enzymes, and stress, which can affect the gut directly.
Nutrition comes first. Depending on your testing, that may mean an anti-inflammatory diet, a low-FODMAP diet, or an elemental diet. We use antimicrobials, probiotics, and postbiotics only when your results call for them. To help repair your gut lining, we may use glutamine, colostrum, short-chain fatty acids, and polyphenols. We also address sleep and stress, since both can affect your progress.
Stool analysis shows which bacteria live in your gut and how well your gut is working. Breath testing checks for SIBO. Zonulin and other markers show whether your gut lining is weakened, and calprotectin helps tell the difference between IBS and inflammatory bowel disease. We do not use IgG food sensitivity panels, because research does not support building a diet around them. Dr. Wilson reviews every result with you.
Gut health care is part of our Functional Health program, which includes your assessment, written plan, and ongoing adjustments. Start with a free 15-minute consultation.
What this covers
Gut Health spans several presentations. Each one has its own workup.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
IBS is a diagnosis of exclusion, so subtyping it into SIBO, bile acid malabsorption or visceral hypersensitivity is what turns a label into something treatable.
Leaky gut syndrome
Increased intestinal permeability is a measurable mechanism rather than a diagnosis, so treating it without finding the cause gives only temporary results.
Food sensitivities
Reactions to food are real, but IgG panels are not a valid way to find them, so structured elimination and reintroduction remains the reliable method.
Common questions
The ones we are asked most about gut health.
We most often treat SIBO, IBS, gut bacteria imbalances, and leaky gut. We also see inflammatory bowel disease, reflux, ongoing bloating, and food reactions. Many patients come to us after other testing did not give them answers.
Managing symptoms can help, but our goal is to find the cause. We figure out what is happening in your gut, then work on your gut bacteria and gut lining over several months. As your gut heals, your symptoms improve.
Yes, anywhere in Kansas or Missouri. Your assessment, results review, written plan, and follow-ups can all happen by telehealth. Test kits are shipped to your home, and lab draws can be done near you.
Ready to start with a clear clinical picture?
Start with the fifteen-minute consultation. No cost, and a straight answer on whether this model fits your case.