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Digestive Issues & Conditions (Indigestion, Reflux, Gut Inflammation, Leaky Gut, IBS, IBD, SIBO, etc.) — for Yoga Therapists, Health & Wellness Coaches, Holistic Healthcare Providers, Yoga Teachers

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Lesson Overview

In this lesson, we introduce digestive issues and diseases.

Objective

Be familiar with digestive issues and diseases including, for example, reflux and heartburn, diarrhea and constipation, leaky gut, and autoimmune diseases that affect digestion (IBD, etc.).

Description

Define “hyper” and “hypo” in the naming of conditions. Name seven anatomical areas related to categorizing digestive conditions. Define and discuss acid reflux and mild heartburn, celiac disease, Crohn’s disease, diarrhea and constipation, diverticulitis, gastroenteritis, GERD, hypochlorhydria, IBD, IBS, indigestion and abdominal bloating, leaky gut syndrome, SIBO and ulcerative colitis.

Vocabulary

abdominal bloating, acid indigestion, acid reflux, celiac disease, colitis, constipation, Crohn’s disease, diarrhea, diverticulitis, dyspepsia, enteritis, gallstones, gastroenteritis, GERD, heartburn, hypochlorhydria, IBD, IBS, indigestion, intestinal permeability, leaky gut syndrome, SIBO, spastic colon / spastic bowel, ulcerative colitis

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