Revivelife Clinic I Naturopath in Ottawa

iv max-digest heal

actions

  • Reduce Inflammation
  • Heal GI Mucosal Lining
  • Restore Nutrients

HELPS

  • IBS, IBD
  • Leaky Gut, SIBO
  • Food Sensitivities
  • Digestive Diseases: H Pylori, Gastritis, GERD, Chron’s, Ulcerative Colitis

FREQUENCY

  • Tailored to you. Commonly once a week until therapeutic results are obtained (4-8 treatments)
  • Reassessment and then maintenance monthly.

This IV is designed to optimize nutrient absorption, reduce inflammation, and heal the digestive system. Helpful for those with H Pylori, GERD, IBS, leaky gut, SIBO, food sensitivities, Chron’s disease or Ulcerative Colitis. Selenium, zinc, and taurine promote cellular recovery with added nutrients to replenish deficiencies from diminished absorption.1-10

HOW DOES THE IV-MAX digest WORK?

The digestive system is the foundation to overall health. This system includes a combination of nerves, hormones, immunity, bacteria, blood, and the organs of the digestive system that work together to complete digestion. Recent interest in the microbiome (the microbes that exist in the body) and friendly probiotics has increased the understanding of this important aspect of all health. Digestion begins in the brain. The hypothalamus, stimulates appetite and when you eat your brain decides if you will respond with stress or ease. To digest well, you need to be in the parasympathetic relaxed part of the nervous system for your body to release enzymes to help break down your foods. If you are busy rushing around or in the opposite sympathetic part of your nervous system your body can’t fully breakdown your food. The body tries to release more hydrochloric acid (HCL) to help you out.1 However excess HCL then leads to heartburn, bloating, gas, pain, “leaky bowel”, food intolerances or allergies. Other factors are associated GI diseases like IBS, SIBO, Colitis, or Chron’s. Thus, repairing the digestive system requires a multisystem approach to balance the brain, nervous system, immunity, hormones, microbiome, and organs of digestion.

faqs

Ingredients: B Vitamins, Vitamin C, Calcium, Magnesium, Selenium, Zinc, Taurine

  • B Vitamins are often depleted in those with GI concerns. B vitamins promote healing and work collectively; B1 is involved in production of stomach acid and muscle tone in the intestines; B2 enhances mucus membranes of the gut; B3 is involved in gastric juice and secretion of bile; B5 helps to keep the bowels moving; B6 supports serotonin reducing stress; Folate and B12 are vital for proper nerve signaling for digestive function11-13
  • Methyl B12 is an active form of B12 for increased bioavailability
  • Methyl Folate (5-methyl-tetrahydofolate) (L-5-methyl-THF) is an active form of folate
  • Vitamin C reduces inflammation, and increases collagen to heal the digestive lining.14
  • Calcium relaxes smooth muscles.
    Magnesium works with calcium to relax smooth muscles, calm the nervous system reducing the effects of stress, and increase energy.
  • Selenium helps to modify inflammation in the gut, promotes optimal glut flora and a deficiency is linked to a higher risk of IBD such as Chron’s and Ulcerative colitis1
  • Zinc helps to heal inflamed tissue, reduce intestinal permeability (“leaky gut”), and support immunity1,2
  • Taurine is an amino acid that research has shown to act to reduce H. pylori which may be present in those with gastritis, and stomach ulcers; slows down the release of adrenaline reducing the effects of stress on the body15-17

Note – formulas may be modified occasionally.

OPTIONAL ADD ONS

  • IM Fuel D: Vitamin D helps to protect your neurons, reduces inflammation, supports optimal immunity, mood, sleep, and overall health.18
  • IV Fuel G Push: Glutathione is the master antioxidant that helps to detoxify the body, protects the mucus layers of the digestive system, and reduces inflammation.19

Nourishing nutrients like vitamin B2, selenium and zinc help to heal digestion.

Ingredients: B Vitamins, Methyl & Hydroxy B12, Chromium, Selenium, Zinc

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  2. Tran C D, Hawkes J, Graham RD, Kitchen JL, Symonds EL, Davidson GP, Butler RN. Zinc-fortified oral rehydration solution improved intestinal permeability and small intestinal mucosal recovery. Clinical pediatrics, 54(7), 676-682
  3. Yalcin SS, Yurdakok K, Tezcan I, Oner L. Effect of glutamine supplementation on diarrhea, interleukin-8 and secretory immunoglobulin A in children with acute diarrhea. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 38(5):494-501.
  4. Burke DJ, Alverdy JC, Aoys E, Moss GS. Glutamine-supplemented total parenteral nutrition improves gut immune function. Arch Surg. 124(12):1396-1399.
  5. Klein S. Glutamine: and essential nonessential amino acid for the gut. Gastroenterology. 99(1):279-281.
  6. Alverdy JC. Effects of glutamine-supplemented diets on immunology of the gut. J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 14(4 Suppl):109S-113S.
  7. van der Hulst RR, van Kreel BK, von Meyenfeldt MF, et al. Glutamine and the preservation of gut integrity. 341(8857):1363-1365.
  8. Kudsk KA, Wu Y, Fukatsu K, et al. Glutamine-enriched total parenteral nutrition maintains intestinal interleukin-4 and mucosal immunoglobulin A levels. J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 24(5):270-274; discussion 274-275.
  9. White JS, Hoper M, Parks RW, et al. Glutamine improves intestinal barrier function in experimental biliary obstruction. Eur Surg Res. 37(6):342-347.
  10. Bertrand J, Ghouzali I, Guérin C, Bôle-Feysot C, Gouteux M, Déchelotte P, Coëffier M. Glutamine Restores Tight Junction Protein Claudin-1 Expression in Colonic Mucosa of Patients With Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 0148607115587330.
  11. Masri OA, Chalhoub JM, and Sharara AI, Roles of vitamins in gastrointestinal diseases, World J Gastroenterol. 2015 May 7; 21(17):5191-5209
  12. Garrison R and Somer E, The Nutrition Desk Reference, McGraw Hill Professional, 1987
  13. Your Digestive System & How it Works, niddk.hih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/digestive-system-how-it-works?dkrd=hispt0609#points, Retrieved 1,24,2020
  14. Buffinton GD, Doe WF. Depleted mucosal antioxidant defenses in inflammatory bowel disease. Free Radic Biol Med. 19(6):911-918
  15. Kato S, Umeda M Takeeda M et al, Effect of taurine on ulcerogenic response and impaired ulcer healing induced by monochloramine in rat somachs, Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2002 Apr;16 Suppl 2:35-43
  16. Schaffer S and Kim HW, Effects and Mechanisms of Taurine as a Therapeutic Agent, Biomol Ther(Seol). 2018 May; 26(3):225-241
  17. Kato S, Umeda M Takeeda M et al, Effect of taurine on ulcerogenic response and impaired ulcer healing induced by monochloramine in rat somachs, Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2002 Apr;16 Suppl 2:35-43; Schaffer S and Kim HW, Effects and Mechanisms of Taurine as a Therapeutic Agent, Biomol Ther(Seol). 2018 May; 26(3):225-241
  18. Anjum I, Jaffery SS, Fayyaz M, et al, The Role of Vitamin D in Brain Health: A Mini Literature Review, Cureus. 2018 Jul; 10(7):e2960
  19. Lang CA, The Impact of Glutathione on Health and Longevity, J of Anti-Aging Medicine, July 2004, 4 (2)
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