Chronic Digestive problem relief!

"No more embarrassing digestive noises at work!!"

"Thank you, Dr. Darlene, for helping me resolve my chronic digestive problems.  What was most embarrassing to me was my digestive tract would make noise all day long.  I was terrified to eat lunch at work because I'd be embarrassed by all the 'talking' my stomach would do all  afternoon. Just a few weeks with you and all that was gone.  I feel some much better and I feel like I've gotten my life back."

- Anne
Castle Rock, Colorado

Mike's Journey Back to Digestive Health

One has to only watch a few hours on local TV to see advertisements for what typically ails the American population.  Right up there, with allergies and headaches, you see ads for the various, well known digestive issues, such as constipation, diarrhea, gas and acid reflux. These are among the most common complaints of the people I see in my Naturopathic Health practice.

Recently, a man thirty-three year old man, we'll just call him Mike, came to see me.  To see him, you wouldn’t have expected him to report any health issues at all.  He was tall, athletic, positive and full of life, with a wife and two young sons at home.  He had driven more than 3 hours to get to my clinic and was miserable and desperate for help.   His major complaint was severe digestive distress.  Ever since a trip to Mexico, Mike started having reoccurring episodes of diarrhea. He also complained of having regular headaches, muscles aches and arthritic-like joint pain.  He reported seeing white-like worms and yeast in the toilet. His toe nails were full of fungus and some were not able to even grow.  He had suffered from strep infections at least a half a dozen times in the past few years.  Visits to traditional, allopathic doctors produced no explanation nor cure for his condition.  

However, after evaluating Mike with my holistic technologies and protocols, his problems were obvious.  I could see that his body was riddled with bacteria, parasites and chemical toxins.  Mike's profession was taxidermy, which meant he was consistently exposed to numerous pathogens residing in the deceased animal carcasses and to the toxic chemicals (such as formaldehyde) used in the preservation process, both of which had clearly infiltrated his digestive system.  The trip to Mexico only further compounded his condition, creating an overwhelmed digestive track that could no longer muster a fight against the constant exposure in his environment.  The body’s only defense was to flush it out as quickly as it came in.  As a result, his body was not adequately absorbing his food, and over all he was malnourished.  

When a body is malnourished, systems start to break down.   Pain and inflammation follow, which played a part in his headaches, muscle aches and joint pain.  It was no mystery to me as to why he felt so bad.

Mike's solution was simple: to clean out the bacteria, parasites and chemical toxins, and in the process, rebuild and support his digestive system.  I had Mike follow a simple, but unique protocol to clear out the bacteria, parasites and toxins while supporting his digestive system with pro-biotics, digestive enzymes and herbals to repair the damage.  

It was three months before I saw Mike again.  He was like a new man.  At his re-evaluation appointment, he reported that his diarrhea was gone, and bathroom visits were down to a more normal 2-3 times a day and.  His headaches and joint pain had subsided and he had minimal muscle aches.  He had not been sick all summer and he had more energy than ever.  All we had left was to tackle the fungus, a simple feat now that his body was cleaner and stronger.

Too often I hear the same story, over and over, how people have been from doctor to doctor, gone through multitudes of tests and been on various medications, to try and solve their digestive problems.  They end up on a combination of either acid blockers, NSAIDS and/or anti-inflammatory drugs, and they are told they Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBS), Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn’s Disease.  In many cases, they still suffer with the symptoms, see little to no improvement from the medications and they are told these are conditions they just have to learn to live with. As with many standard, medical approaches, these solutions tend to only address the symptoms without actually trying to solve the underlying issues.

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