Health concerns: IBS – diarrheas , bloating

''Hello my name is Jay and I would like to say that my life has changed so much in the last few months because I took a step to help myself. This all started with a programme called Functional Pharmacy Care which is based at The Regent Pharmacy in Gravesend, Kent. Having had an in-depth consultation with the pharmacist Sunil Kochhar I was put in touch with a Nutritional Therapist Amani Kaite.

I decided that now was the right time for me to get my IBS-D sorted as I have given up work and my symptoms were getting quite unbearable which I have been living with since the 1980's. I chose to work with Amani because, from the first time I spoke to her I knew that she was very attentive to my issues, she put me at ease straight away as she recommended a supplement that really helped me as I was very anxious about going on holiday with the gut problems that I had been living with for so many years. I had a lovely holiday and I was so relaxed like never before.

I was a bit apprehensive before starting the programme because I wasn't sure whether anything would help my symptoms but I put my faith into Amani and fully adjusted to the diet and advice. Once I started I actually found that making the changes was not so difficult. The hard part was not being able to go out due to the pandemic that had hit the world. I found finding some of the foods a bit difficult but I adapted with what I could find. The recipes are simple and easy to follow and now I can cook at ease and I know what I should and shouldn't eat. I have now even reintroduced some foods that I thought I would never be able to eat again but now I can. My biggest challenge was to find someone who could actually help me and for me to then fully commit to make the changes I needed to do to help myself recover and heal.

I feel great because the worries about foods have almost fully gone. Eating well has allowed me to lose some weight, my skin feels lovely and soft, I exercise a lot more now and I generally feel so much better now.

I would definitely recommend Amani if anyone has any gut issues or similar symptoms that aren't getting better or allowing you to live a normal life then don't suffer in silence, seek help and get yourself better.

Thank you so much for all your help and support.

Jay''

Jay, Female, 55, Retired pharmacist, Kent

July 2020

IBS – diarrheas , bloating