Combating IBS

IBS is a serious disorder and must not be taken lightly. Dr. Trish Murray, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, shares her extensive knowledge of IBS or Irritable Bowel Syndrome and its diagnosis and treatments. Being one of the most undiagnosed conditions in the US, its prevalence is one in every four people, and because of the stigma of its diagnosis, digestive discomfort related to it is considered normal already. Dr. Murray discusses in greater detail some of the causes and explains the role of functional medicine on IBS and how it differs from other medical models used today. In this episode, know more on how to prevent and combat IBS using the food elimination diet, the five categories of FODMAP foods, and adhering to the Four R approach to gut healing.