The Atma Approach

Crohn's Disease &
Ulcerative Colitis

Inflammatory bowel disease has a root cause, too.

Why suppressing your immune system isn't the only path forward for Crohn's and ulcerative colitis.

By Dr. Neela Sandal

A Complex Interaction, Treated With a Blunt Tool

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) — including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis — is a complex interaction between an initial irritant and the body's overreactive immune response to it.

Mainstream medicine's approach is to cover up the symptoms with drugs, or to turn off the immune system with infusion or injectable therapy that is often very expensive and carries significant side effects. Of course turning down your immune system causes serious side effects — the immune system is there to protect you against infections and cancer.

Even great doctors miss the root causes of IBD, leaving patients stuck on medications they might not need.

What Mainstream Medicine Misses

The Atma Approach to inflammatory bowel disease goes to the root of the problem. This looks different in different people, but we've helped hundreds of patients solve the root of the problem — meaning improved quality of life, getting off medication, and staying well without the side effects of IBD drugs.

Commonly Missed Root Causes

•Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) — an often-missed infection in the gut that causes chronic bloating and gut irritability
•Missed infection — mainstream medicine looks for common infections, but often misses others, like yeast overgrowth or parasites
•Food sensitivities — these aren't allergies, but they drive chronic inflammation from certain foods
•Leaky gut — chronic, mild injury that builds up over time, leading to ongoing gut irritation
•Dysbiosis — overgrowth of normal bacteria can lead to poor digestion and chronic inflammation

How Atma Clinic Can Help

We've helped hundreds of patients minimize — or entirely eliminate — their inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn's and ulcerative colitis.

At Atma, our Medical Doctors (MDs) and Nurse Practitioners (NPs) go through intensive training to become certified in Advanced Functional and Integrative Medicine. They're certified and ready to get to the root of your issue.

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