Gut Dysfunction Treatment
Gut dysfunction can manifest as bloating, irregular digestion, food sensitivities, or inflammation that impacts the entire body. At Meeting Point Health, we uncover the root causes—such as microbiome imbalance, leaky gut, or chronic infection—through advanced Functional Testing. Using targeted therapies like IV nutrients, peptides, and personalized nutrition plans, we help restore gut integrity, improve absorption, and support whole-body wellness from the inside out.
Common Gut Health Conditions
Dysbiosis
An imbalance of healthy gut flora, often due to antibiotic use, poor diet, stress, or infection. Good bacteria will:
- Break down complex carbohydrates and ferment fibers
- Produce short-chain fatty acids that support intestinal health.
- Communicate with immune cells, controlling how your body fights infection
- Produce 90% of the neurotransmitter serotonin
- Affect fat storage, metabolism, and response to hunger-regulating hormones
Malabsorption
A of deficiency nutrients due to poor production of digestive juices such as stomach acid, pancreatic enzymes and bile.
Malnutrition
Poor diet habits cause a deficiency of micronutrients but can also change the pH of your GI system allowing a more favorable environment for certain bacteria and fungi.
Dysmotility
Problems with the movement of food through the digestive system (called peristalsis) which can cause chronic constipation.
Intestinal Permeability
Also known as leaky gut, a condition in which the intestinal barrier becomes damaged, allowing proteins, viruses, bacteria and toxins to escape the intestines and pass into your bloodstream. These foreign particles trigger an immune response in the body which can result in inflammation.
Inflammation
A response of the immune system that can be caused by a number of factors, including infection, stress, diet and environmental toxins.
Common Conditions Related to Poor Gut Health
- SIBO
- Candidiasis
- IBS
- Crohn’s Disease
- Diverticulitis
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Acid Reflux/GERD
- Weight Gain
- Skin disorders such as acne and eczema
- Chronic sinusitis
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Frontal Headaches / Migraine
- Allergies
- Chronic Constipation
How Does Meeting Point Health Treat gut Gut-Related Disorders?
- Remove – eliminate all triggering and inflammatory food and drink from your diet. Your doctor and health coach will make this easy and reasonable
- Replace – digestive juices that are deficient and leading to maldigestion and malabsorption such as digestive enzymes, hydrochloric acid, and bile
- Reinoculate – this begins with reestablishing the gut flora by eating prebiotic and probiotic foods. Sometimes a probiotic is prescribed
- Repair – your gut needs a new lining and proper motility so you will need things like acupuncture as well as DGL, bone broth, and L-glutamine to name a few
- Rebalance – this is about creating a sustainable lifestyle and managing your stress response. Our lives are not always perfect, but we can bring self awareness to the things that are nourishing and life-giving and invest in our bodies.
How Do I Get Started Treating My Gut Issues?
The team at Meeting Point will perform an advanced analysis of your nutritional markers, hormones, gut health, and detoxification pathways. We will also run an analysis of your stool, urine, blood, and saliva, depending on what you need.
Once we determine the state of your gut health and any underlying conditions, we create an individualized protocol. Your treatment will include a medicinal nutrition plan, herbal therapy supplementation, and acupuncture or cupping therapy. Depending on the severity of your condition, we may also prescribe amino acid infusion therapy or ozone.
