Gut Health Support in Townsville
Bloating, digestive discomfort, changes in bowel habits, food reactions or just feeling like your gut isn't quite right?
Gut symptoms can be frustrating — especially when you've already tried changing your diet, taking probiotics or cutting out foods without really understanding what's going on.
At Hello Health, we take a broader look at your digestive health, including your symptoms, diet, lifestyle, medications, supplements, health history and any existing test results.
The aim isn't to assume every gut symptom has the same cause. It's to better understand what may be contributing and work out sensible next steps.
What could be contributing to gut symptoms?
Digestive symptoms can have many different explanations.
Depending on the person, things worth considering may include diet and fibre intake, food intolerances, constipation, stress, medications, infections, changes to the gut microbiome or conditions that may require further medical investigation.
That's why simply adding another probiotic or removing more foods isn't always the answer.
Where appropriate, we can also discuss whether further investigation or testing may be useful, and when symptoms should be discussed with your GP or another healthcare provider.
What about gut and microbiome testing?
There are a growing number of tests available for digestive and gut health, but more testing isn't automatically better.
Depending on your symptoms and history, we can help you understand your existing results and discuss whether additional investigation may actually provide useful information.
Hello Health also offers access to selected functional pathology testing, including comprehensive stool testing where appropriate.
Gut health consultations at Hello Health
James Jensen is the founder and co-owner of Hello Health and holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy and Master of Human Nutrition.
His background allows him to consider nutrition and lifestyle alongside medications, supplements and existing pathology when helping people better understand their digestive health.
Consultations are available in person at Hello Health in Townsville, Telehealth or online.
