Lou’s Story

For over 50 years, Lou lived with daily gas and diarrhea. He felt like he had to live with his symptoms, and that is what he has been doing for most of his life. He was recommended a low-FODMAP diet by his doctor a couple years ago and he was following it, however it only slightly improved symptoms. He also was avoiding many foods and felt like he was limited in what he was able to eat. Nothing seemed to work, and he was skeptical that anything ever would.

We started working together, first we took a look at what he was eating and what he liked vs. what he did not like to eat. We focused on foundational nutrition, as well as understanding more about FODMAPs and how to balance his meals. Based on his symptoms and microbiome I also recommended a targeted probiotic. In addition to dietary changes and the probiotic, we discussed how to mindfully eat to optimize digestion.

At our next visit after just 2 weeks he did not have diarrhea anymore. After another 2 weeks his gas was completely gone. After he was symptom free we reintroduced FODMAPs back into his diet slowly and after a month he was able to eat a wide variety of food, he was even able to add back wheat into his diet! As an additional plus, he lost 30 lbs. and improved his cardiovascular health as well.

Fast forward to now, almost a year after I first saw him and he is still symptom free and enjoying life!

Lou’s Testimonial

“I have had chronic diarrhea for at least 50 years and was unaware of what caused it or of the existence of any help for it. After mentioning the problem to several doctors, a doctor gave me some basic dietary information but not enough to stop the symptoms.

Savannah listened to my problems, helped me identify the causes, educated me about foods, gave me lots more necessary knowledge, and helped me completely end the difficulties that I had for many years. I can hardly believe how much help she patiently gave to me.

Savannah REALLY listens! And, as a secondary benefit, I lost nearly 30 pounds. I recommend her very highly!”