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Digestive Health Treatment in Greenville, SC

Digestive Health Treatment at IHP Greenville. Dr. Hendry, DAOM — functional medicine, root-cause diagnostics, personalized care. Call (864) 365-6156.

Digestive health treatment at Integrative Health Partners is a comprehensive approach to restoring optimal gastrointestinal function — addressing the full ecosystem of gut health including microbiome balance, digestive enzyme production, gut barrier integrity, intestinal motility, and the gut-brain axis. Dr. Hendry treats digestive conditions not as isolated gut problems but as manifestations of systemic imbalance with bidirectional effects on immune function, brain health, hormonal balance, and energy.

How Digestive Health Treatment Works

Digestive health treatment integrates acupuncture (for GI motility regulation, visceral pain, and gut-brain axis normalization), Chinese herbal medicine (Spleen and Stomach tonifying formulas based on pattern identification), and functional medicine (comprehensive stool analysis, food sensitivity testing, SIBO testing, and targeted supplementation). Dietary guidance — specific to your identified triggers and deficiencies — is central to the protocol.

Your First Appointment

Bring a 3–5 day food-symptom diary. Describe your entire digestive experience: appetite, bloating (when?), gas, bowel pattern, pain location, and any known food associations. Prior GI procedures and prior functional GI diagnoses are relevant.

Why Dr. Hendry for Digestive Health Treatment

Dr. Hendry's Chinese medicine training emphasized the primacy of Spleen and Stomach health — a perspective that aligns remarkably well with modern microbiome science and the gut-brain-immune axis model. His functional medicine expertise adds the laboratory investigation dimension.

Frequently Asked Questions

The gut-brain axis is the bidirectional communication network between the gastrointestinal nervous system (enteric nervous system) and the central nervous system, mediated by the vagus nerve, immune cells, hormones, and microbial metabolites. Gut health directly influences mood, cognition, and pain — and vice versa.
The gut is responsible for nutrient absorption — poor digestive function impairs the extraction of vitamins, minerals, and macronutrients that fuel cellular energy production. Additionally, gut dysbiosis produces bacterial metabolites (particularly from SIBO) that cause fatigue, brain fog, and systemic inflammation.
Yes — acupuncture at ST25, ST36, and CV12 has been shown to regulate GI motility, improving constipation or reducing excessive motility in diarrhea-predominant conditions. The enteric nervous system responds to acupuncture through vagal pathways.
Probiotic selection is highly specific to condition: Lactobacillus reuteri and Saccharomyces boulardii for antibiotic-associated diarrhea; multi-strain Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium combinations for IBS; soil-based organisms (Bacillus coagulans) for SIBO cases where Lactobacillus supplementation may be contraindicated.
Depends on diagnosis: IBS: 8–12 sessions alongside dietary protocol. Leaky gut: 12–20 sessions over 3–6 months. Chronic SIBO: 3–6 months of targeted treatment.
Integrative Health Partners, 319 Wade Hampton Blvd, Ste A, Greenville, SC 29609. Call (864) 365-6156.

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