Gut-Brain Connection 101
The role of your nervous system & stress in digestive symptoms
A free live class for people with digestive issues
Next Class | Wed Aug 19
12-1p PST / 3-4p EST / 8-9p BST
Live & interactive, will not be recorded
If you deal with chronic digestive symptoms (reflux, bloating, pain, diarrhea, constipation, etc.) you've probably focused on two things:
1 | Meds & supplements
2 | Diet
You've probably noticed stress makes your symptoms worse, even if no one explained why, or what to do about it. And if you've ever been told “it's just stress” you know how unhelpful that is on its own.
There's a third piece that gets overlooked, even though current medical guidelines advise doctors to include it as part of treatment: the connection between your gut and your nervous system (aka the gut-brain connection). This is what most people never get told about.
Specialists at leading medical organizations (like the Mayo Clinic & Cleveland Clinic) teach their patients about this missing piece of the puzzle, because it’s often an underlying driver of symptoms.
What You’ll Learn
Why symptoms come & go, even when nothing obvious has changed
How your symptoms & stress can feed each other in a vicious cycle
A simple, science-backed way to start calming your system
Where to begin, no matter your diagnosis or where you're starting from
Whether you have a diagnosis like reflux, IBS, or IBD, or just symptoms no one has fully explained, this will help things make more sense and show you a direction you may not have considered.
About Dr. Scott
Dr. Scott Rower is a clinical psychologist with specialized training in the gut-brain connection (aka psychogastroenterology).
He also has lived with Crohn's disease for over 20 years, so he understands chronic digestive symptoms from both sides, as a clinician and as a patient.