Katrina completely changed my world! When I first met Katrina I had about 10 foods on rotation. The only fruit I could tolerate were blueberries and sometimes I had to take a break on those too. I was scared, desperate, and was starting to think I was never going to get better. I had restricted so many foods on top of the gluten and dairy I already can’t eat have because I have celiac and lactose intolerance. She treated me for the kind of SIBO I had (hydrogen and methane with methane dominance) and identified my root cause which was game changing. I was finally placed on the right combo of antimicrobials that I could tolerate. She taught me how to eat again and we slowly started introducing FODMAPs and healing my stomach with the right tools. It was slow but I finally made progress which hadn’t happened with anyone else. Katrina helped me to lose a lot of the food fear that I had developed and helped me get through the occasional flare ups and tough moments. She liberated my diet so much and gave me hope that I was going to heal and get better. I don’t feel afraid to eat anymore and I have gotten back every single FODMAP on top of so many other foods! The biggest game changer for me was getting apples back! I hadn’t eaten them in over 2 years and now I eat them every day. I went from not being able to tolerate decaf to drinking 2 cups a day. I am still healing but I did a complete 180 with Katrina’s help and guidance. I am eternally grateful.

For approximately 5 years I dealt with stomach issues, vomiting, diarrhea, bloating, cramping, brain fog, and more. I was eventually diagnosed with SIBO and tried all sorts of treatments. I tried a strong prescription twice, a week at a well known hospital, and the natural route with supplements. When I started with Katrina I was on a literal handful of supplements with each meal and to start and end my day. I was also eating essentially the same short list of food for every meal. Even with all of the supplements and limited diet I wasn't feeling great and was still reacting to food. Through working with Katrina on the SIBO testing phase we were able to determine which FODMAPs are my triggers and and add back in the food and nutrients I had been missing for so long. Her knowledge of resources, and availability to quickly answer questions gave me confidence to try new foods and recipes. We also removed all the supplements from my routine! I now have the ability to eat the same foods as my family and even go out to eat with confidence! It is wonderful to not have my kids tell people "Mom is sick and can't eat that" and I'm not missing out on life anymore!

I don't know that I can truly articulate how much Katrina has helped me and what that's done for my quality of life, but I will try! Katrina's approach and method has literally changed my whole life and views on food. From helping me modify food I used to enjoy (prior to a restrictive diet) to be low FODMAP & going through that to identify any possible food triggers, to pushing me to advocate for myself, giving me the tools to ease symptoms, reintroducing FODMAPs, identifying non food triggers, I literally can not name them all. We've not only pretty much healed my gut but my mental health has also improved majorly. It seems like such a basic thing but I now know how to eat, I can eat literally anything (and if any symptoms do pop up I know exactly how to ease them) and so much freedom comes with that. I have a huge understanding of how MY body functions, especially in relation to things that may trigger symptoms. I use to eat wildly because the SIBO was so bad anything would cause my symptoms. Then I ate super restrictive, to the point where I'd eat once a day and it would be like greens and a few nuts. To low FODMAP with Katrina, in a methodical way. And now I eat intentionaly, while also being able to enjoy "junk" food when I want to. I literally feel "normal", which was not the case for 10+ years!

Katrina has truly changed my life. The app she uses and the weekly calls held me accountable for my diet during the week and we focused on food first and then testing to get to the root cause. By strictly adhering to the low-fodmap diet for a couple weeks, it truly allowed my system to "reset" and then she very strategically had me add different foods back in to my diet. This technique allowed me to see very specifically which foods were potential trigger foods and which were safe. We also tested for H.Pylori which came back positive so we did a round of supplements to heal that, and continued to test for SIBO as well which was thankfully negative. After working with Katrina for 6 months, I became confident in knowing how to balance my diet in order to achieve normal stools, no bloating/gas and no diarrhea!