Combating Constipation: What To Do When You Can’t Go with Carmen Fong, MD
Are you struggling with chronic constipation, incomplete evacuation or irregular bowel
movements despite trying diet and lifestyle changes? These symptoms might point to
underlying issues with gut motility, nervous system signaling or imbalances in the gut
microbiome. Gain a clearer understanding of your digestive health and learn about the
physiology, causes and solutions for improving bowel function and avoiding hemorrhoids and anal fissures with Dr. Carmen Fong, MD, FACS.
Lindsey Parsons, your host, helps clients solve gut issues and reverse autoimmune disease naturally. Take my quiz to see which stool or functional medicine test will help you find out what’s wrong. I’m a Certified Health Coach at High Desert Health in Tucson, Arizona. I coach clients locally and worldwide. You can also follow me on Facebook, Tiktok, X, Instagram or Pinterest or reach me via email at lindsey@highdeserthealthcoaching.com to set up a free 30-minute Gut Healing Breakthrough Session.
Set up your free, 30-minute Gut Healing Breakthrough Session with Lindsey to discuss your gut health issues and hear about my 3- and 5-appointment gut health coaching programs. Set up an individual, 1-hour consultation here.
Listen to Episode 144 or go to podcast player at the bottom of this page.
Dr. Fong’s Links
Constipation Nation: What to Know When You Can’t Go*
Dr. Fong’s Web Site at Hemorrhoid Centers of America
Links Mentioned on the Show
Natural Calm Vitality* (Magnesium Carbonate, turns to citrate in water; multiple flavors available)
Physician’s Choice 60 Billion Probiotic*
Costco trunature Advanced Digestive Probiotic
Seed DS-01 Synbiotic*
Lubiprostone (brand name: Amitizia)
Happy Colon Foods – colonscopy prep that includes soft food
Lindsey’s Links
Serum Bovine Immunoglobulin (SBI) Powder – An all-around gut health supplement derived from the immune system of a cow’s plasma that binds to a diverse array of pathogens in the gut and carries them out. Helps reduce bloating, diarrhea, loose stool, hard stool, flatulence and incomplete evacuation. Increases lean body mass and absorption of nutrients. Clinically studied in C Difficile, IBS, SIBO, Candida, mold, Crohn’s, colitis and malnutrition/malabsorption in HIV, cancer and diarrheal illness. Free shipping for 1-3 bottles. Also available on Amazon.
Tributyrin-Max – Postbiotic Butyrate/Tributyrin Supplement from The Perfect Stool – 60, 750 mg capsules of tributyrin for gut health, slowing motility and firming up stool. Highest dose tributyrin capsules currently available. 15% off with discount code INTRO15 and free shipping with 1-3 bottles. Also available on Amazon.
Free, 30-minute Gut Healing Breakthrough Session
Individual Consultation with Lindsey
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