Getting to the Root of Digestive Imbalances
- Orie Quinn
- Aug 18
- 2 min read
Updated: Sep 29
Your digestive system is the foundation of your health. When it’s working well, you feel energized, nourished, and clear-headed. But when it’s off, the effects can ripple through every area of your life—draining your energy, affecting your mood, and even contributing to aches, pains, and chronic health issues.
Common Symptoms of Digestive Imbalances
Digestive issues often start small but grow into bigger problems if left unchecked. Here are some signs your gut may be calling for help:
Bloating or abdominal discomfort
Gas (frequent or foul-smelling)
Constipation or diarrhea
Alternating constipation and diarrhea
Heartburn or acid reflux
Undigested food in stool
Nausea after meals
Chronic bad breath
Food cravings (especially sugar or processed foods)
Fatigue or “brain fog” after eating
Common Digestive Diagnoses
Some of the most common digestive diagnoses we see in the clinic include:
IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth)
Leaky Gut Syndrome (Intestinal Hyperpermeability)
GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
Food sensitivities or intolerances (such as gluten, dairy, corn, soy)
Candida overgrowth
Gastritis or ulcers
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis)
While these labels can be helpful for naming what’s going on, they often don’t explain why your digestive system is struggling. That’s where our approach comes in.
How Functional Medicine & Applied Kinesiology Find the Root Cause
At Ozark Holistic Center, we don’t just chase symptoms—we dig deeper to uncover the underlying causes of your digestive problems.
Functional Medicine looks at your whole body, your history, and your environment to identify the root drivers of imbalance. This can include infections, nutrient deficiencies, chronic stress, food sensitivities, or even toxin exposure.
Applied Kinesiology uses gentle muscle testing to assess how different systems of your body are communicating. Digestive stress often shows up in subtle ways—changes in muscle tone, reflex points, or postural imbalances—which can give us powerful clues about what’s going on internally.
This combination allows us to connect the dots in ways that conventional approaches sometimes miss.
Our Step-by-Step Process to Restoring Digestive Health
Free Consultation – We start with a conversation to hear your story, understand your symptoms, and see if we’re the right fit to help you.
Lab Testing (if necessary) – Depending on your case, we may recommend stool analysis, breath testing, or food sensitivity testing to get concrete data.
Comprehensive Exam – Using Applied Kinesiology, structural assessment, and functional health evaluation, we identify stress patterns in your body.
Individualized Plan – We create a customized strategy that may include nutritional changes, targeted supplementation, gentle detoxification, nervous system support, and structural corrections to restore healthy digestion over time.
If your digestive symptoms have been brushed off or you’ve been told “everything looks normal” but you know something isn’t right, there’s hope.
Schedule your free consult today and let’s start getting to the root of what’s going on.
