Digestive problems can affect far more than your digestion. Bloating, abdominal discomfort, changes in bowel habits or recurring digestive symptoms can have a significant impact on how you feel day to day.

My approach is to look at you as an individual rather than at an isolated symptom.

As a qualified and experienced Homeopath and qualified Nutritionist, I can offer Homeopathy, Functional Nutrition, or an individually tailored combination of the two, depending upon what you are looking for and what is appropriate for you.

People seek support for many different digestive and gut-related concerns, including:

• Bloating and excessive gas
• Indigestion and acid reflux
• Abdominal discomfort
• Constipation
• Diarrhoea or loose stools
• IBS-type symptoms
• Changes in bowel habits
• Food-related digestive symptoms
• Recurring digestive problems
• General concerns about gut health

You do not need to arrive knowing what is causing your symptoms. Your consultation gives us time to look at when they began, what makes them better or worse, your wider health and any other factors that may be relevant.

Homeopathy is highly individualised. Two people experiencing apparently similar digestive symptoms may therefore receive very different homeopathic remedies.

During a consultation I look not only at your digestive symptoms but at your health as a whole — including your general wellbeing, sleep, energy, stress and emotional health, previous health history and the particular characteristics that make your symptoms individual to you.

Homeopathy has been at the heart of my practice for 9 years. I am also a qualified Nutritionist, trained in Functional Nutrition and the use of advanced functional testing. This allows me to bring together two different approaches where appropriate — highly individualised Homeopathy alongside up-to-date nutritional assessment and functional testing.

The digestive system is also an area where my training in Functional Nutrition can be particularly useful.

Nutrition allows us to explore factors such as your current diet, nutrient intake, eating patterns and lifestyle, alongside other factors that may be relevant to digestive health.

Rather than simply handing you a generic list of foods to eat or avoid, nutritional recommendations can be tailored to your individual circumstances. Where appropriate, Homeopathy and Functional Nutrition can also be used alongside each other.

Sometimes it can be helpful to look more closely at what may be happening within the digestive system.

Where appropriate, I can recommend comprehensive functional stool testing, which can provide detailed information about different aspects of the gut environment and digestive function. Depending on the particular test, this may include information relating to the gut microbiome, digestive function and other markers relevant to gastrointestinal health.

I keep up to date with developments in this area and select testing according to the individual rather than routinely recommending the same test to everyone.

The results can then be considered alongside your symptoms, health history, diet and lifestyle to help inform an individually tailored nutritional programme.

Testing is only recommended where I believe it is likely to provide useful additional information, and I will discuss the purpose and cost with you before you decide whether to proceed.

Where nutritional supplements are considered appropriate, I can also provide access to professional-quality practitioner supplements at a discounted price. Supplements are recommended individually rather than as a standard part of every programme.

Gut symptoms do not necessarily exist in isolation. Your digestive health may need to be considered alongside areas such as nutrition, stress, sleep, hormonal health and your general wellbeing.

This is why my consultations allow time to understand the wider picture rather than concentrating solely on the symptom that first brought you to see me.

Your first consultation gives us time to discuss your symptoms in detail, when they began, your health history and the factors that may be relevant to you as an individual.

You can choose to consult with me for Homeopathy, explore Functional Nutrition, or discuss whether an integrated approach may be appropriate for you.

Consultations are available in Wimbledon and Sutton, as well as online.