Bloating: Getting Rid Of Your Food Baby With Functional Medicine with Dr. Elizabeth Boham

This episode is sponsored by ButcherBox and Tushy. Bloating is a
very common and uncomfortable condition where your belly increases
in size, often occurring after eating and increasing as the day
goes on. Twenty to thirty percent of the population regularly
experiences bloating. If you have Irritable Bowel Syndrome, that
percentage jumps to 96%. Bloating is a sign of an imbalance in the
gut, often caused by dysbiosis, food intolerances, bacterial
overgrowth, and stress. While conventional medicine usually treats
the symptoms of bloating, Functional Medicine treats the entire
ecosystem of the body, including repairing and rebuilding the gut.
In this episode, Dr. Hyman discusses bloating and “food babies”
with Dr. Elizabeth Boham. They talk about lactose intolerance as a
common cause of bloating and how this uncomfortable condition can
be successfully treated. They also share a case study of a
35-year-old man and the protocol that helped him. Elizabeth Boham
is a physician and nutritionist who practices Functional Medicine
at The UltraWellness Center in Lenox, MA. Through her practice and
lecturing she has helped thousands of people achieve their goals of
optimum health and wellness. She witnesses the power of nutrition
every day in her practice and is committed to training other
physicians to utilize nutrition in healing. Dr. Boham has
contributed to many articles and wrote the latest chapter on
Obesity for the Rankel Textbook of Family Medicine. She is part of
the faculty of the Institute for Functional Medicine and has been
featured on the Dr. Oz show and in a variety of publications and
media including Huffington Post, The Chalkboard Magazine, and
Experience Life. Her DVD Breast Wellness: Tools to Prevent and Heal
from Breast Cancer explores the Functional Medicine approach to
keeping your breasts and whole body well. This episode is sponsored
by ButcherBox and Tushy. Right now, you can get a free turkey when
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visiting hellotushy.com/hyman. In this conversation, Dr. Hyman and
Dr. Boham discuss: The prevalence and characteristics of bloating
in the general population and IBS patients How SIBO can be a cause
of bloating Conventional medicine vs Functional Medicine treatment
of bloating Why antibiotics can be harmful and helpful in gut
health Addressing imbalances in the gut How foods and food
intolerances may lead to bloating Negative effects of PPIs on the
gut Dietary approach to treating bloating Case study of a
35-year-old male How different probiotics can affect the gut