Q I'm looking for a place to go near Dong-gu, Incheon. How does the first visit work?
A At the first visit we listen carefully about your abdominal pain, bowel patterns (diarrhea-predominant, constipation-predominant, or mixed), diet, stress, and lifestyle, and examine the condition of your gut. We then determine the treatment plan, herbal prescription, and lifestyle management direction together.
Detailed Answer
When you first visit, we ask in detail about when symptoms started, what situations make them worse, whether stools tend to be loose or hard, and your eating, sleeping, and stress levels, then examine you. If you have colonoscopy or other test results, we refer to those as well. Based on this, we explain the treatment direction and management approach suited to your type (diarrhea-predominant, constipation-predominant, or mixed) and constitution.
Korean Medicine Perspective
Even with the same IBS diagnosis, the type, cause, and life background differ from person to person. At the first visit we take time to understand those differences, and we consider it important to set a plan tailored to the root cause rather than just suppressing symptoms.
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