Undigested food in the stool may be a sign that you are not chewing your food well. So take my grandmother’s admonishment to heart—chew your food until it’s almost liquid. If you’re chewing your food well, and you still have undigested food in your stools, you may have insufficient stomach acid or insufficient pancreatic enzyme production. Supplementing your diet with a professionally formulated enzyme formula supports better digestion. Mucous usually indicates
irritation to the gastrointestinal tract. This can be caused by food sensitivities and emotional stress. Testing for food sensitivities, modifying your diet, and desensitizing your body from any food intolerances and sensitivities can help you improve digestion.
production. Constipation subjects your body to toxic alcohols, which are produced by putrefying food. Failure to eliminate regularly stresses your liver and immune system, which creates a number of chronic conditions.
Stool Shape Ribbonlike stools are
common with a spastic bowel and irritable bowel syndrome or IBS, but they can indicate more serious conditions such as narrowing of the bowel or a partial obstruction. Small, round, and hard stools are often found with chronic constipation. Floating stools often indicate a malabsorption problem—usually excessive amounts of fat in the diet or poor fat digestion. Note: Fast food may create floaters!
When Ick Means Sick Nourishing your body daily
Loose stools can indicate
malabsorption of minerals, vitamins, and key nutrients. Hard stools, associated with constipation, can occur if you have delayed transit time, too little fiber, and dehydration or decreased stomach-acid
depends on your body’s ability to digest the food you eat. Good digestion also means that cellular waste is transported and eliminated from the body effectively. Failure to assimilate and eliminate properly may produce fatigue, headaches, skin rashes, yeast overgrowth, excessive gas, bloating, irritable bowel, and more. Bowel irregularity will give you more to be concerned about than your health. It may eventually affect your social, family, and work life. I encourage you to take your bowels seriously and if you see anything abnormal, consult with a doctor who uses a functional and neurological approach to improving your digestion and overall health.
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approach understands that the digestion system is not functioning for one of two very basic reasons: Either something about the system is not working or something is being put into the system that is causing the malfunction. This view, coupled with a neurological approach, which uses the body’s connection between the digestive organs and the brain/nervous system, restores the digestion system back to what it is designed to do—nourish you from the inside out.
Since 1999, Dr. Patrick Giammarise, DC, has helped North State residents by using a whole-body systems approach to health. He specializes in providing drug- free relief for food and environmental sensitivities, intolerances, and digestive problems. For more information contact Dr. Patrick at 530-899-8741, visit
www.DigestionReliefCenter.com, and attend one of the free monthly educational seminars.
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