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 here in the clinic and I’m always questioning and working towards determining and treating the […]
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 this bacterial pathogen the goal is complete eradication rather than rebalancing or reducing its numbers […]
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 diarrhoea). But the more I work with SIBO patients the more I have come to […]
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 large intestinal methane overgrowth or LIBO/LIMO (sorry for the acronym overload, it does make life […]
Testing & Treating Citrobacter Overgrowths
Today I wanted to share some thoughts on citrobacter. Now, this is a bacterial overgrowth that I frequently find when I test the large bowel of my patients. It is a member of the proteobacteria phylum, the enterobacteriaceae family, and it’s associated with an imbalance in the gut. Why is citrobacter an issue? One of […]
E. coli as Driver & Treatment: IBD series
Escherichia coli, or E. coli, is a gram negative bacteria that is a common inhabitant in a healthy gut. However, certain strains of this particular species are known pathogens that can contribute to active inflammation and drive inflammatory bowel disease. Surprisingly, the treatment of certain inflammatory bowel disease cases is possible with certain non pathogenic […]
Natural Campylobacter Treatments – Herbal Medicine and The Gut
Campylobacter jejuni, a gram negative bacterial infection, is a major cause of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide. Today we will be covering what Campylobacter jejuni is, how it affects the body and some natural treatments to discuss with your gut health practitioner when considering treatment options. Campylobacter jejuni overview First a quick overview on the Campylobacter genus. […]
SIBO : Types of Bacterial Overgrowth
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, or SIBO, is a digestive imbalance I commonly see and treat in my practice. As a clinical herbalist I use herbal medicine, select prebiotics and targeted probiotic strains to help overcome this persistent microbiome imbalance. Today we are following on in our SIBO series of videos and I will be covering […]
Clove: Herbal Medicine for the Gut
I use a ton of clove in my herbal medicine dispensary. So much so that it was one of the first few herbs that I bought in bulk to make my tinctures from scratch with. As I treat mainly gut health in my practice what makes clove so appealing? Today we will be diving into […]
What Is SIBO? Common Signs & Symptoms
SIBO, or small intestinal bacterial overgrowth is a digestive imbalance in the small intestine. In the video above I cover why SIBO is an issue and the top symptoms that make me suspect SIBO in my patients here in Australia. Some common symptoms I see include bloating, flatulence, burping, abdominal pain and nausea. Many times […]