The Atma Approach

Irritable Bowel
Syndrome (IBS)

IBS has a root cause — and fixing it can resolve symptoms.

Why covering up IBS symptoms with medication rarely gets you better.

By Dr. Neela Sandal

The short answer: IBS has a root cause, such as SIBO, food sensitivities, leaky gut, or dysbiosis, and fixing it can improve or even resolve symptoms. The Atma Approach is to find and fix it.

Does IBS Have a Root Cause?

Yes. IBS has a root cause, and fixing it can improve or totally resolve symptoms. Mainstream medicine usually covers up the symptoms with drugs that are often ineffective or only partly effective.

The mainstream medicine approach to IBS is to cover up the symptoms with drugs. These are often ineffective, or only partially effective, or they leave you fatigued and drowsy.

What Causes IBS That Mainstream Medicine Misses?

Commonly missed root causes include small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), food sensitivities, leaky gut, and dysbiosis.

The Atma Approach to IBS is to get to the root and fix the problem — not just cover it up.

Commonly Missed Root Causes

•Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) — an often-missed infection in the gut that causes chronic bloating and gut irritability
•Food sensitivities — these aren't allergies, but they drive chronic inflammation from certain foods
•Leaky gut — chronic, mild injury that builds up over time, leading to ongoing gut irritation
•Dysbiosis — everyone has a unique gut biome. When these normal bacteria fall out of balance, they generate excitatory chemistry that leads to incorrect nerve signals in the gut — including pain and urgency

How Can Atma Clinic Help With IBS?

Atma's doctors and nurse practitioners, certified in Advanced Functional and Integrative Medicine, work to find and treat the root cause of your IBS rather than only managing symptoms.

We've helped hundreds of patients minimize — or entirely eliminate — their IBS.

At Atma, our Medical Doctors (MDs) and Nurse Practitioners (NPs) go through intensive training to become certified in Advanced Functional and Integrative Medicine. They're certified and ready to get to the root of your issue.

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