Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, or SIBO, comes in a few different forms. Hydrogen dominant SIBO is more common but in my practice I tend to see patients with methane dominant SIBO. I suspect this is due to the stubborn and …
Herbal Medicine for Gut Motility
Hey folks my name is Todd Mansfield. I’m a clinical herbalist here in Byron Bay, Australia and today I wanted to share some of the top herbal medicine I use for gut motility.
Gut motility dysfunction is such an important …
Root Causes of SIBO: Gut Motility
Hey folks my name is Todd Mansfield and I am a clinical herbalist here in Byron Bay, Australia and today we’re talking about gut motility and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth or SIBO. SIBO is a condition that I treat frequently …
Yersinia Infections – Testing & Natural Treatments
Yersinia enterocolitica is a bacterial infection that I have seen in patients with chronic digestive health issues. With a Yersinia infection common symptoms include diarrhoea and cramping but this bug can cause a range of other digestive issues. When approaching …
Herbs: Histamine Intolerance & Mast Cell Activation
Lately I have been seeing more sensitive patients. These patients are eating only a handful of ‘safe’ foods, they have a long list of supplements that they react to and their symptoms are unusual and hard to pin down to …
Root causes of SIBO: Motility Issues
One of the main conditions I treat in my clinical practice is small intestinal bacterial overgrowth or SIBO for short. Clients come to the clinic with bloating, food intolerances, nausea and a change in their bowel movements (either constipation or …
Joint Pain & Fatigue Caused by Oxalate Overload
Are you experiencing joint pain and fatigue after you eat certain foods? Maybe it feels more like muscle soreness and an afternoon slump after lunch? Read on to learn how certain foods can be triggering mitochondrial dysfunction leading to fatigue …
Ulcerative colitis & Butyrate Dysfunction : IBD Series
Ulcerative colitis is a subtype of inflammatory bowel disease that I commonly see in my clinic. Often the patient is experiencing abdominal pain and blood, mucous or urgency with their bowel movements (or all three). Sometimes they have lost so …
Methane SIBO: Advanced Treatment Options
Methane dominant small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, also known as methane SIBO or even SIMO (small intestinal methane overgrowth) is commonly seen in patients with constipation, bloating, flatulence, burping and sometimes even reflux and heartburn. This particular condition, as well as …
Candida infections: Three Testing Options
Candida is often the first thing that patients think has gone wrong in their gut. Frequently it is more complicated and often involves bacterial overgrowths, enzyme dysfunction leading to food intolerances as well as potential fungal overgrowths. That said, the …