Bloating Doctor in Boca Raton, FL

Up to 30 percent of us experience the discomfort of Bloating. Your belly swells, hardens or tightens – or all three – often after a meal. It’s common to hear people say: “I looked pregnant.” Bloating can also be accompanied by mild to severe pain or cramping.

For many of us, Bloating occurs due to any one of many underlying digestive conditions. If you experience repeated episodes of bloating, you may suffer from chronic constipation or have a serious digestive disorder like IBS, SIBO or Leaky Gut.

More than half of people with Bloating have never sought care for the issue. Digestive complaints often go untreated because of the shame factor: people don’t like to talk about their bowel function. Unfortunately, even when people do seek their doctor’s advice, conventional medicine often fails to address the root causes of digestive issues like Bloating – so the symptoms can persist for years. Why seek medical attention if there’s nothing that works?

Fortunately, there is so much that can be done to address chronic digestive complaints like Bloating. To schedule your consultation with Florida’s top integrative and functional medicine doctor who specializes in digestive health issues like Bloating, complete the form below or call us at (754) 247-0122 today!

What is Bloating?

Bloating is a physical medical condition where your abdomen feels tight, swollen or full. It often results from a buildup of gas. It can be accompanied by pain or cramping and usually develops after a meal. It is most often a symptom of an underlying digestive disorder.

Causes of Bloating

The most common cause of bloating is constipation. When stool congests in your colon, it begins to ferment, creating gas - and ultimately, bloating. Oftentimes, many people don’t even realize they are constipated. You can have regular bowel movements and still be constipated, with a backup of fecal matter clogging your intestines and wreaking havoc with your digestive function. If you’re straining more or have stool that is hard and looks like rocks, those are just a couple of examples that suggest you may be constipated.

Besides constipation, other common causes of Bloating include:

• Gut sensitivity
• IBS
• Crohn’s Disease
• Gastroparesis
• Food allergies
• SIBO
• Leaky Gut

Sometimes abdominal Bloating is caused by medical conditions that are not digestive in nature. Some gynecological conditions involving your uterus or ovaries can cause Bloating, so it’s especially important for women not to miss annual pelvic exams if they are experiencing chronic or unexplained bouts of Bloating.

Risk Factors for Bloating

Bloating can impact anyone – regardless of their general health condition. It can develop at any age, ethnicity and in gender, but it is more common in women. Patients with IBS, celiac disease, and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have the highest potential for severe Bloating.

Symptoms of Bloating

Proper digestion is essential for physical and mental function and Bloating is a signal that things are awry in your digestive system. Symptoms of bloating include abdominal symptoms like:

• Tightness
• Swelling or distention
• Fullness
• Pain
• Cramping
• Discomfort
• Gas

Teasing out what is causing your Bloating symptoms is the next step in your diagnosis and treatment journey.

Diagnosing Bloating

A complete medical history, medical testing, and a comprehensive assessment of your symptoms can be effective tools that can be used to accurately diagnose Bloating and underlying medical conditions that may be causing your Bloating. If you are experiencing symptoms of Bloating, our goal is to uncover the source of your symptoms, so that we can effectively diagnose and treat your condition. At Manhattan Integrative Medicine in Boca Raton, FL, we have a great deal of experience in diagnosing Bloating and have had great success in treating the condition among our patients.

Treatment Options for Bloating

When your gut becomes unbalanced and has an overgrowth of unhealthy bacteria - and not enough healthy bacteria - disease often results. Restoring that delicate balance in your microbiome can be the first step toward healing. As one of the top digestive doctors in Florida, Dr. Borenstein’s most effective integrative treatment options include:

• Incorporating Necessary Dietary Changes
• Repairing the Motion Migration Complex (MMC)
• Eradicating Harmful Bacteria with Antibiotic Therapy
• Utilizing Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN)
• Optimizing stomach acid and digestive enzymes which can help with food digestion
• Testing and treating thyroid imbalances that can impact digestion

Naltrexone has been shown to help lessen inflammation in the bowels and reduce uncomfortable symptoms caused by SIBO and Crohn’s Disease.

Dr. Borenstein will create a customized treatment plan specific for your body, choosing antibiotics or other more natural remedies such as Microb-Clear to kill off any bad bacteria. He also recommends starving bad bacteria overgrowth by removing legumes, bread, and other products containing refined sugar, including alcohol. Healthy fats, leafy greens, non-starchy vegetables, and lean proteins are better choices for healthy gut bacteria to thrive.

When it comes to MMC, making necessary lifestyle changes and these different food choices – together with taking promotility medications - can help bring restoration and regulation.

What to Expect from a Digestive Care Visit

Our approach always involves seeing the human body as a single entity rather than as individual organs or metabolic processes. Since every part of the body is interconnected with every other part, any illness that affects one specific part of the body has a profound impact on the rest.

At Manhattan Integrative Medicine in Boca Raton, FL, we offer the most up-to-date testing and diagnostics, along with a cutting-edge functional and integrative medicine approach and a powerful focus on prevention, so you can avoid illness, injury and disease and maintain renewed health and freedom from troublesome digestive symptoms and conditions like Bloating.

We recommend that you prepare a list of current symptoms – whether or not they are related to your Bloating - prior to your first consultation. On your first visit, Dr. Borenstein will discuss your family medical history, personal medical history, lifestyle, daily stressors, diet, exercise habits, and current medications. He may also conduct blood, saliva, or urine tests, as necessary.

Request Your Consultation Today.

Dr. David Borenstein is a top functional medicine practitioner in Florida who recognizes that each individual patient requires a prevention and treatment regimen tailored to an individual health profile and specific medical and family history. Dr. Borenstein has an established history of helping his patients heal from illness and restore overall health and longevity.

Call Manhattan Integrative Medicine in Boca Raton FL at (754) 247-0122 for an initial phone consultation or complete our quick online form.

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