IBS, IBD & Ulcerative Colitis: What’s Really Going On in Your Gut
About this episode
Dr. Kelly Cmolik discusses the rising issues of IBS, IBD, and Ulcerative Colitis, emphasizing the insights of Chinese Medicine in understanding gut health.
IBS, IBD & Ulcerative Colitis are exploding—and most people are being misdiagnosed, misunderstood, or dismissed. In this first episode, Dr. Kelly Cmolik breaks down what’s really driving chronic gut symptoms and why Chinese Medicine sees what Western medicine often can’t. You’ll learn why gut disease is rising, why younger patients are struggling with inflammation, diarrhea, constipation, and mucosal damage, and why skin conditions like eczema, psoriasis, acne, and rosacea are almost always rooted in the gut. Dr. Cmolik explains: The real difference between IBS, IBD, Ulcerative Colitis, and Crohn’s Why IBS isn’t a diagnosis—it’s a bucket The TCM patterns behind gut disease (Damp-Heat, Cold-Damp, Spleen Qi Deficiency, Liver Qi Stagnation, Food Stagnation, viral layers, and more) How two people with the same diagnosis can have completely different root causes Why her perspective on functional testing has evolved—and when it’s actually helpful What true gut healing looks like using herbs, terrain resets, microbiome support, immune repair, and nervous system work The biggest mistakes people make when trying to heal their gut on their own Case stories showing how quickly symptoms…
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