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Menopause and IBS: What is the Connection?

Research shows IBS symptoms worsen significantly during perimenopause and menopause. Melbourne naturopath Julie Forrester explains the hormonal mechanisms driving the gut-menopause connection and what you can do naturally to manage both.

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The latest on SIBO & natural strategies

Feeling bloated after meals, with abdominal pain, burping and discomfort ? Are you finding you either worry about where the next toilet might be, or that you might not poop again …for another day? Maybe you have SIBO, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth.
This post will help you understand what SIBO is and how a range of natural treatment strategies may help you feel better.

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