Digestive Disorders

Digestive conditions can be brought on by stress, diet, and medications with little or no warning. Episodic flares lead to ER admissions and hospitalizations with very costly treatments. For people with digestive disease, following medication regimens can be very challenging, especially if they have other medical conditions to deal with. This can often result in poor outcomes which, you guessed it, means even greater healthcare costs.

The digestive system provides fuel for the entire human body. It essentially supports all the body’s other systems. When the digestive system is out of balance with an abnormal ratio of good to bad microbes, some unpleasant digestive conditions can creep up, causing chronic inflammation and a host of unpleasant symptoms. Diarrhea, constipation, and pain are only part of it. Extreme fatigue, nausea, eye and mouth sores, skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis, and mental health disorders like depression and anxiety are all closely linked to digestive health.

Add to that poor diets, allergies and busy lifestyles, and gut trouble is becoming a very big and very expensive problem.

People with digestive disease often suffer in silence because of the stigma associated with digestive symptoms. Many won’t even discuss gut trouble with their doctors. When they finally do, it’s because the pain, blood, fatigue, or constant bowel disruptions have become unbearable. Severe symptoms result in missed workdays, ER visits, emergency surgeries, and finally long-term prescriptions.