Recognise the Signs
Common Symptoms
Your gut is the foundation of your entire health. When it's compromised, everything downstream suffers.
Chronic Bloating & Gas
Persistent abdominal distension, excessive gas, and discomfort after eating — especially with certain foods or meals.
Irregular Bowel Movements
Alternating constipation and diarrhea, urgency, incomplete evacuation, or bowel movements that are never quite 'normal.'
Food Sensitivities
Reacting to foods you used to tolerate — brain fog, joint pain, skin issues, or fatigue after eating certain foods.
Acid Reflux & Heartburn
Burning, regurgitation, and chest discomfort often caused by low stomach acid — not excess acid as commonly believed.
Skin Problems
Acne, eczema, rosacea, and psoriasis often have gut origins through the gut-skin axis and systemic inflammation.
Brain Fog & Fatigue
Mental cloudiness, poor concentration, and exhaustion driven by gut-derived inflammation crossing the blood-brain barrier.
Beyond the Surface
Root Causes We Investigate
SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth)
Bacteria that belong in the large intestine migrate upward, fermenting food in the small intestine and causing bloating, pain, and malabsorption.
Intestinal Permeability (Leaky Gut)
Damage to the gut lining allows undigested food particles, toxins, and bacteria to enter the bloodstream, triggering immune activation and systemic inflammation.
Dysbiosis & Pathogenic Overgrowth
Imbalance between beneficial and harmful bacteria, yeast overgrowth (Candida), or parasitic infections that disrupt digestion and immune function.
Low Stomach Acid & Enzyme Deficiency
Hypochlorhydria impairs protein digestion, mineral absorption, and pathogen defense — and is far more common than excess acid.
Chronic Stress & Vagal Tone
The gut-brain axis means chronic stress directly impairs motility, secretion, blood flow, and immune function in the digestive tract.
Medication-Induced Damage
NSAIDs, antibiotics, PPIs, and oral contraceptives can damage the gut lining, alter the microbiome, and impair digestive function.
Our Process
The Functional Medicine Approach
We use advanced functional testing to identify exactly what's happening in your gut — then systematically restore it.
GI-MAP Stool Analysis
The gold standard in gut testing. We identify pathogens, parasites, bacterial imbalances, yeast overgrowth, digestive enzyme output, inflammation markers, and immune function — all from a single stool sample.
SIBO Breath Test
A lactulose breath test measures hydrogen and methane gases to definitively diagnose small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and determine the type (hydrogen vs. methane dominant).
5R Gut Restoration Protocol
Remove (pathogens, food triggers), Replace (enzymes, HCl), Re-inoculate (targeted probiotics), Repair (gut lining nutrients), and Rebalance (lifestyle, stress management).
Food Sensitivity & Reintroduction
Strategic elimination followed by systematic reintroduction to identify your personal trigger foods — guided by testing, not guesswork.
Patient Stories
Real Results, Real People
"I'd been diagnosed with IBS and told to 'manage stress.' Dr. Crifase found SIBO and two parasites on my GI-MAP. After treatment, my bloating disappeared for the first time in a decade."
Rachel S.
IBS & SIBO, age 34
"I didn't connect my eczema to my gut until Dr. Crifase explained the gut-skin axis. Healing my gut cleared my skin completely — something three dermatologists couldn't do."
David L.
Eczema & leaky gut, age 29
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