Consider the following about the gastrointestinal system:
Suffice to say, if the body allocates this many resources to one particular system, it must be important.
We don’t really feel our guts. Specifically, we don’t often feel gut pain or any other sensations. That’s because our guts lack pain-sensing receptors (known as nociceptors). Nociceptors sense noxious stimuli and send signals to our brain to let it know. These signals are registered as “pain.” For example, the next time you accidentally step on a nail or sharp object, thank your nociceptors. They’re responsible for forcing you to remove your foot to prevent further damage. It takes effort to connect with your gut's needs, let us help you!
Since our gastrointestinal systems do not have this sort of pain-sensing system, we typically don’t know when our gastrointestinal systems have a problem. Instead, we have to wait until things get bad enough to present symptoms to us. If you have any symptoms such as…
…you can be sure you have some type of gastrointestinal dysfunction.
Yet, oddly enough, many other symptoms typically aren’t experienced in our GI systems. Often, things like hormonal imbalances, migraines, allergies, eczema, and autoimmune disease all can be traced back to GI system problems. Interesting, isn’t it?
If you have gastrointestinal issues and would like to discuss what your options are then contact our office now.
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