In this 131rd episode, I discuss a topic not often considered in both mainstream and alternative medicine alike. As a functional medicine practitioner and acupuncturist I can tell you that complaints of the digestive system are all too common. SIBO, bloating, constipation, you name it, are a common chief complaint. And direct treatment for these individual concepts are most commonly employed.

But in many of these cases there lurks a hidden culprit which drives these gut symptoms. The brain has more to do with your digestive system than you think and any insult to the brain has the potential to completely change how the digestive system works. It is possible that the fall off of the monkey bars you took back in elementary school, or the bike accident you had in college, is driving your leaky gut.

Listen in and learn more about this connection. It could just make the difference in your chronic gut situation.

Citations:

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Stimulating the central nervous system to prevent intestinaldysfunction after traumatic brain injury

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20453760/

2)     Altern Ther Health Med. 2015 Aug:21 Suppl3:28-32.

Traumatic Brain Injury and the Effect on the Brain-Gut Axis

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26348611/

3)     Altern Ther Health Med. 2015 Aug:21 Suppl3:28-32.

Traumatic Brain Injury and the Effect onthe Brain-Gut Axis

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19344293/