Those of you who have had telephone consultations with the Helpline Team here at Immunecare may have heard us talking about SIBO - Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth as an alternative diagnosis for some cases of IBS. We have recognised this for years, and it is now becoming more to the forefront.

…I went to my GP and begged to be referred to a gastroenterologist. He prodded at my protruding belly in search of cysts or tumours. He asked about my symptoms…

…Recent research suggests that antacids, which are the world’s most popular drugs, can double the risk of pneumonia. This is because these drugs suppress gastric acids allowing viruses and…

Lying on a coach in a therapist’s treatment room, events organiser Tamily Cookson was not enjoying her first ever experience of colonic irrigation.

…harm. I found reports of a lady who had suffered a bowel perforation and other side effects can include nausea, cramps, long term bowel upsets and infection. ‘Coincidentally, as I…

…term for candidiasis (yeast overgrowth) – a condition first identified by American physicians in the 1970s. Moderate amounts of candida (and other yeast) live in every one of us without…

…diverticular disease, but a more accurate term is ‘colonic diverticulosis’. Initial treatment of diverticulitis is by administration of antibiotics such as metronidazole or ciprofloxacin. Although not proven, the dominant theory…

Taking probiotic supplements on a daily basis may improve digestive health, according to a new study from Danisco and Fonterra.

…Published in the Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, the research found that Bifidobacterium lactis HN019 helped to speed up the time taken for food to move through the gastrointestinal tract…

Here are three easy things you can do to help your Gastrointestinal (GI) tract.

…nutrients like Vitamin B12, iron, calcium, and if we suppress this acid production for too long it worsens our digestive ability. We can use enzymes in the short term to…

Parents of a child with autism face a risk of almost one in five that their next child will also develop the disorder, say researchers.

…term for a range of developmental disorders that have a lifelong effect on someone’s ability to interact socially and communicate. Around one child in every 100 – 80 per cent…

…have given me short term relief. About 1 year ago, I started using your Adult CP-1 formula starting a 1 capsule per day. I have experienced much relief since using…