Clinical focus
Digestive Health
Considered, evidence-informed support for people living with digestive concerns.
Overview
Digestive health is a significant area of Dr. Teja's naturopathic practice, shaped by her training as a pharmacist and by her own experience of inflammatory bowel disease. Her care also extends well beyond the gut.
01 · Inflammatory bowel disease
IBD
Support for people living with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, offered alongside their gastroenterology and medical care.
- Crohn's disease
- Ulcerative colitis
- Alongside your medical team
- 02
IBS
Bloating, abdominal discomfort and changes in bowel habits.
- 03
SIBO
Concerns related to small intestinal bacterial overgrowth.
- 04
Gut–brain connection
How stress, sleep and digestive symptoms relate to one another.
The visit
What a digestive-health visit may consider
A visit begins with understanding your situation. These are the areas Dr. Teja may review with you. They are not a promise of any particular intervention or result.
- 01Your health history
- 02Current diagnoses and previous investigations
- 03Medications
- 04Supplements
- 05Nutrition
- 06Sleep
- 07Stress
- 08Relevant lifestyle factors
- 09Coordination with your existing healthcare providers, where appropriate
Pharmacy
Where pharmacy training informs the conversation
Dr. Teja trained as a pharmacist before becoming a naturopathic doctor. That background informs how she considers medications and supplements, including possible interactions, as part of a naturopathic visit. A naturopathic appointment is not a pharmacy consultation, and medication decisions remain with you and your prescriber.
Context
Living with digestive illness
Life with inflammatory bowel disease often reaches well beyond the diagnosis: the unpredictability of flares, medications and their side effects, bowel surgery, and life with an ostomy or J-pouch.
Dr. Teja has personal experience of ulcerative colitis, an ileostomy and a J-pouch. She brings that understanding to these conversations as empathy and context. It is not a prediction of how any individual will respond to care.
Naturopathic care is complementary to, and does not replace, the care of your family physician, gastroenterologist or other healthcare providers.
Digestive care that considers the broader context of your health.