IBS and Gut Dysfunction
Finding and Addressing the Root Cause of Chronic Digestive Problems
You have beEN TOLD IT IS JUST IBS
The bloating. The cramping. The unpredictable digestion. The fatigue that comes with it. You have been through the tests, seen the specialists, and been given a diagnosis that essentially means your gut is not working correctly and nobody knows why.
IBS is a description of symptoms. It is not a cause.
At Brain and Body Functional Health we look for what is actually driving the dysfunction — and address that directly.
What Is Actually Happening in Your Gut
Your gut is not just a digestive organ. It is home to 70 percent of your immune system. It produces 90 percent of your serotonin. It communicates directly with your brain through the vagus nerve. When it is not functioning properly, the effects reach far beyond digestion.
The gut lining is designed to be selectively permeable — letting nutrients through while keeping harmful substances out. When that lining becomes compromised, a condition known as intestinal hyperpermeability develops. Partially digested food particles, bacteria, and toxins pass into the bloodstream. Your immune system responds. Inflammation spreads. And the symptoms people experience as IBS are often just the most visible expression of a much deeper dysfunction.
Chronic digestive problems rarely exist in isolation. They are almost always connected to food sensitivities, microbiome imbalances, nutritional deficiencies, toxic burden, and chronic inflammation. When these underlying drivers are never addressed, symptom management is the only option.
Why Conventional Treatment Falls Short
Most IBS treatment focuses on managing symptoms. Antispasmodics for the cramping. Laxatives or anti-diarrheals for the bowel irregularity. Low-FODMAP diets that restrict food but never explain why the gut is reactive in the first place.
None of these approaches address the microbiome disruption, the gut lining dysfunction, or the inflammatory load driving the problem. Which is why so many patients cycle through treatments without lasting relief.
A root cause approach asks a different question. Not how do we manage the symptoms, but what is causing the gut to malfunction and what would it take to restore it.
OUR APPROACH
We Don't Guess - We TEST
Our approach begins with comprehensive functional testing designed to reveal what standard GI workups miss.
We look at microbiome composition and diversity, intestinal permeability markers, food sensitivities, nutritional deficiencies, inflammatory load, and toxic burden.
From that data we build a fully personalized gut restoration protocol. Not a generic elimination diet. A targeted program built around what your specific testing reveals.
Gut Dysfunction Has Root Causes. We Find Them.
A functional medicine approach to identifying and addressing the specific drivers behind your digestive problems.
ROOT CAUSE
We identify the specific drivers of your gut dysfunction through comprehensive functional testing — microbiome imbalances, intestinal permeability, food sensitivities, nutritional deficiencies, and inflammatory load.
OUR APPROACH
Our protocol combines individualized testing, targeted nutrition, and personalized supplementation designed to restore gut lining integrity, rebalance the microbiome, and reduce the inflammatory burden driving your symptoms.
SOLUTION
You receive a fully customized program built around your lab results — not a generic elimination diet — with clinical support throughout your program.
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About the Practitioners
Dr. Evan Riggleman DC and Dr. Erica Riggleman DC MS are the founders of Brain and Body Functional Health, a functional health practice focused on helping people uncover and correct the underlying causes of chronic health problems.
Through years of clinical experience and ongoing study of the latest research in functional and integrative medicine, they have found that many chronic health problems are driven by inflammation at the cellular level. Caused by food sensitivities, nutrient deficiencies, and toxicities that slowly break the body down and are often missed in traditional healthcare.
They have worked with thousands of patients struggling with issues like stubborn weight gain, fatigue, digestive problems, inflammation, blood sugar imbalances, and other chronic symptoms. Many of these individuals were told their labs looked normal, yet they still did not feel healthy.
Their approach is rooted in science and centered on education. Rather than simply managing symptoms, they work to identify the root cause or underlying mechanism that traditional western medicine struggles to define and address. When patients understand what is actually driving their symptoms, real and lasting change becomes possible.
At Brain and Body Functional Health, the mission is clear: address the root cause to create sustainable health, healing, and happiness.
is this right for you?
This approach may be appropriate if:
You have been diagnosed with IBS, leaky gut, or chronic digestive problems
You have tried elimination diets or gut supplements without lasting results
You experience bloating, cramping, irregular bowel movements, or food reactions
Your digestive symptoms are accompanied by fatigue, brain fog, or joint pain
You want to understand what is actually driving your gut dysfunction, not just manage it
Ready to find out if this program is right for you?
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