This 2-page handout is designed to help guide your adult client through identifying key strategies for addressing chronic constipation, especially those clients who suffer from constipation-predominant IBS and/or slow gastric motility. It can also be used for pregnant clients, clients who are recovering from eating disorders and have a sluggish GI tract, and for general gastrointestinal use. The second page of the handout provides information on possible diagnoses that may accompany constipation, such as SIBO, gastroparesis and more, and walks clients through various options to discuss with their healthcare provider. 

Strategies provided include:

  • Nutrition
  • Exercise
  • Supplements
  • OTC and prescription medications
  • Stress reduction
  • Alternative strategies, such as gut-directed hypnotherapy or acupuncture
  • Plus more!

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