Susan E. Mead, M.H.
Incorporated
Medical Herbalist

Email Susan E. Mead, M.H. at herbalist@susanemead.com for a quick, free mini-consultation.

Premenopause/Menopause Symptoms

DIGESTIVE DISTRESS

During the premenopause transition, complaints of increased gas and bloating are common. Although having gas is normal, it can be a source of discomfort and lead to embarrassing situations. Everyone has gas and eliminates it by burping or passing it through the rectum. Excess formation of gas in the stomach or intestine is termed flatulence. Most people produce about 1 to 3 pints of gas per day and pass gas about 14 times a day.

Understanding the causes of gas and various treatment options helps most people find relief. The most common symptoms of gas are flatulence, abdominal bloating and discomfort, and burping. The amount of gas produced by an individual, as well as the bacteria responsible for breaking down food in the digestive tract, differs from person to person. As a result, individuals experience differing symptoms based upon their situation.

The gas found in the rectum is primarily made from carbon dioxide, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, and sometimes methane. The unpleasant odor of gas is derived from normal bacterial byproducts in the large intestine that are responsible for breaking down food substances and contain sulfur. However, I find that the most odiferous gas comes after eating processed foods.

Excessive gas production, more than 25 times per day, may be a sign of malabsorption that can be detected by your health care practitioner. Excessive bloating or discomfort may be a sign of an intestinal disorder, such as irritable bowel syndrome.

QUICK TIPS

• Start keeping a food diary to determine which foods are giving you the most discomfort; then do your best to reduce or eliminate them.
• Soy foods are a common culprit, especially when they're unfermented which is most common. Other than miso (a paste often made into soup), tamari soy sauce and tempeh, most soy products are not fermented and highly processed. For more information on this, go to www.westonaprice.org.
• Wild yam is the herb I reach for most often for clients reporting problems of bloating and flatulence. It's best to included it in a customized formula, but can also be taken alone as a simple.

For more specific suggestions and dosages consider a phone consultation with Ms. Mead, click here for more information on herbal consultations and to contact Ms. Mead.

For more specific suggestions and dosages consider an herbal phone consultation with Ms. Mead, click here for more information on herbal consultations and to contact Ms. Mead.

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The Path to Better Living

You have already taken the first step on your journey.  I work directly with you to uncover the sources of your body's imbalance and create remedies to restore, rejuvenate, and heal.

1. We'll begin by filling out your Health History Form, to determine the best approach for your personal needs.  Download a PDF file of the form here.  If you do not have downloading capabilities, contact me and I will mail it to you promptly. 
    

2. Once you have filled out the appropriate information, send me the form, via email or snail mail, along with a recent photograph of yourself. 
    

3. We will next engage in a one-on-one private consultation, either in person or over the phone, where I can pinpoint the right herbal remedies and lifestyle changes for you.  For pricing, see my Herbal Consultations page.
    

4. I then create for you a customized health plan which will include suggestions for diet, exercise, and lifestyle changes that will work in conjunction with a specially formulated herbal remedy that I design to target your personal needs.  Potential herb/drug interactions are taken into consideration.
    

5. Many patients begin treatment with one pound of dried herbs selected from my personal pharmacy, which you will enjoy as a strong tea known as an herbal infusion.  But most remedies are supplied in tincture form, with only a teaspoon or two per day needed to make it easy for you.
    

6. Approximately 80-85% of clients start seeing positive results within 2-4 weeks, often in just a few days.
    

7. I will continue to communicate with you via phone or email consultations, and we will work together to help you re-create the strongest, healthiest body possible.  In the case of chronic ailments, you may need to allow one month of treatment for each year you have had the problem. But you should see at least a 10% improvement in the first few weeks.

Begin Your Journey Now

Contact me or download the Health History Form now so we can move on to the next step to making you feel better, mind, body, and soul. 

To your health,

Susan E. Mead, M.H.

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