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The Scoop on Poop - Chronic Constipation

[fa icon="calendar'] Nov 16, 2019 1:44:00 PM / by Isadora Guggenheim

3D man reading newspaper in the toilet - isolated over a white background-1Upwards of thirty percent of the population suffers from chronic constipation.

Constipation can be classified as obstructed elimination or slow bowel transit time. Constipation is an expressed symptom that is generated from many causes. It is important to determine the root cause etiology and the obstacles to cure in order to treat it. Dietary choices, thyroid conditions, medications, heavy metal toxicity and gut dysbiosis are all root causes of chronic constipation.

The bowels are a primary elimination pathway after the skin and the lungs. When elimination is impaired metabolic waste affects bowel structure and function.  
The risk of several types of gastrointestinal tract cancers rises with cases of chronic constipation. Chronic constipation increases inflammatory responses, changes neurotransmitters and brain chemistry, suppresses the immune system, increases toxicity, slows metabolic function and changes cell-to-cell signaling in every organ system in the body.  

At Second Nature we use a holistic approach to cure constipation. We'll run baseline labs to check for thyroid conditions, immune deficiencies, blood-borne pathogens, viral loads, detoxification pathway function, inflammatory status, food allergies, metabolic function, gut-brain axis and imaging for structural differences. We offer Genova Comprehensive stool profiles to assay your functional gut health. Parasites, yeast counts, opportunisitic bacteria, H. pylori, celiac antibodies and drug resistance are just some of the components on this test panel.  

Our full history covers your bowel history from birth to present. We want to know if you were a vaginal or C-section birth and if you were breastfed or not. How many rounds of antibiotics did you take? What is your dental health and how many amalgam fillings do you have?  

Whether it is a mechanical or functional issue - we have safe, simple and effective medicines to correct the underlying problems of your constipation causes.   To book an appointment or order supplements Contact Second Nature Naturopathic Care

Topics: The Scoop on Poop, Healthy Living, Chronic Illness and Disease

Isadora Guggenheim

Written by Isadora Guggenheim

Isadora Guggenheim, ND, FNP, RN, MS, CNS, LMT, owner of Second Nature Naturopathic Care, LLC
For all appointments: Tel: 845 358-8385 Fax: 845 358-2963 drguggenheim@msn.com