This week, Britt chats with Emily Dawson  a Toronto-based Holistic Nutritionist specializing in Gastrointestinal Health and Digestive Wellness. She has been through it all herself, the constipation, IBS and confusion surrounding her diagnosis. That's why it is now her passion to help others on their gastrointestinal wellness journey!

In this episode, Britt and Emily  chat all about Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and how isolating it can feel (and why the recommendations you're getting from your doctor may not be supporting the root cause of your diagnosis. 

They also chat about the common root causes of heartburn, and how it is more commonly rooted in TOO LITTLE stomach acid (compared to too much).

If you have had an IBS diagnosis (or suspect one), or if you deal with heartburn (or both!) you will definitely not want to miss out on this episode!

In this episode, Britt and Emily discuss;

• Emilys own health story, history with IBS, and how she overcame it
• Stress and fear around food and social situations, and how this may be exacerbating your IBS
• What IBS is and what it means when you receive the IBS diagnosis from your doctor
• Different types of IBS and the Western medicinal approach to each
• How Emily approached her own diagnosis
• Why eliminating foods forever is not the answer
• How and why you may have multiple root causes to your IBS, and what they may be 
• How our society is conducive to gut health issues
• Food sensitivity testing and why its not the be all end all
• The difference between a food sensitivity and food allergy
• Non celiac gluten sensitivity and the effect on the gut lining
• What leaky gut is and why a permeable gut lining is impacting your health
• Why we may need to minimize certain food groups while we heal (and why we shouldn't eliminate food groups forever)
• Heartburn, and why it is not always rooted in too much acid production in the stomach
• Common mechanisms of action in the body that explains why heartburn is more commonly associated with too little stomach acid
• How acid blocking medications can be masking your heartburn symptoms (and not necessarily solve the problems)
• When acid blocking medications may play an important role in your health journey
• How taking acid blocking medications can block natural defences against pathogens
• How l

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The content provided in this episode of The Balance with Britt Podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physic...