by Barbara Horsley | Sep 17, 2017 | abdominal adhesions, constipation, digestion, Happy Belly, SIBO |
Abdominal massage for SIBO helps to improve gut motility, reduce restrictions, and improve intestinal sphincter function. Slow motility can lead to SIBO, a difficult recovery, and SIBO relapses. Abdominal massage can help.
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by Barbara Horsley | Feb 13, 2015 | Classes, colon, constipation, digestion, Happy Belly
The following is a conversation I had with Dr. Ron Mariotti about gut neuroplasticity and whether the colon can heal from chronic laxative abuse.
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by Barbara Horsley | Dec 19, 2014 | Classes, colon, constipation, digestion, Happy Belly
Constipation, also known as “farfrompoopin” in German has many causes. I cover several of the contributing factors in this post, many of which you may have never heard of.
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by Barbara Horsley | Dec 15, 2014 | Alignment, constipation, Happy Belly |
As you already know chronic straining during bowel movements can lead to hemorrhoids. So, I won’t get into the proper diet and drinking enough water to avoid constipation. I want to look at a less-known reason for hemorrhoids…the liver.
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by Barbara Horsley | Mar 16, 2014 | colon, constipation, Happy Belly, Happy Uterus |
The colon and liver may not be the first things to come to mind when you think about hormonal balance. But if it weren’t for the liver processing and breaking down the hormones and your large intestine ushering them out, the hormones would recirculate through the bloodstream sending outdated messages.
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by Barbara Horsley | Jan 26, 2012 | Alignment, constipation, digestion, Happy Belly, large intestine |
I’m trained in four types of abdominal therapy. I can do an awesome colon massage if I do say so myself, but if I send you out the door after your treatment without some alignment education, I feel like I’m doing you a disservice. In fact, alignment is so important no matter your reason for bodywork is, whether its back pain, neck pain, prolapsed uterus, constipation, painful periods, or fertility. Think about it this way, if I help to restore proper blood flow and function to your colon through manual therapies, but you leave my office and sit slumped at your desk all day, you may create excessive intra-abdominal pressure interfering with blood, lymph, and nerve flow as well as internal organ motility. This can cause slowed-down digestion, and increased gas, bloating, and pain.
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