NYC’s Leading Integrative Health Care Center
NYC’s Leading Integrative Health Care Center
Diarrhea is more than just a digestive inconvenience—it can signal deeper imbalances in your gut and immune system. At Patients Medical in New York City, we treat diarrhea not merely as a symptom to suppress, but as a message from your body pointing to an underlying issue.
Our integrative approach combines functional, holistic, and conventional medicine to uncover the root causes and restore balance, naturally.
Diarrhea is defined as loose, watery stools occurring more than three times a day. While occasional episodes are common and self-limiting, chronic or recurring diarrhea can severely impact your quality of life and indicate systemic dysfunction.
Types of Diarrhea We Treat:
Using functional medicine, we go beyond symptom management to uncover the “why.” Common root causes include:ng this way? Here are common triggers:
To personalize your treatment, we begin with in-depth diagnostics:
✅ Comprehensive Stool Analysis
✅ Gut Microbiome Testing
✅ Leaky Gut (Zonulin, LPS) Panels
✅ Food Sensitivity and Allergen Testing
✅ Inflammatory Markers (Calprotectin, CRP)
✅ Parasite and Pathogen Screening
✅ Hormone and Adrenal Panels (cortisol, DHEA)
✅ Heavy Metal and Mycotoxin Testing
Once we understand the root cause, we design a customized treatment plan to restore gut health.
All protocols are physician-guided and may include:
Nutrient-rich IVs with:
Support detox, hydration, and repair.
Emily, a 35-year-old teacher, had been experiencing unexplained diarrhea for over 5 months. She had lost 15 pounds, couldn’t focus at work, and was told it was “just IBS.”
At Patients Medical, we discovered:
Emily’s 8-week Integrative Plan:
Results: By week 6, her bowel movements normalized. At week 8, her energy returned, and brain fog resolved.
Yes. By identifying root causes—like infections, food sensitivities, or gut imbalances—we can treat diarrhea naturally and effectively.
Many patients notice improvement within 2–6 weeks of starting a personalized integrative program.
Our goal is to reduce or eliminate the need for symptomatic medications by resolving the underlying cause.
We are an out-of-network provider but offer superbills for reimbursement. Lab tests may be partially covered by your insurance.
Patients Medical specializes in gently helping the patient identify the root cause of their medical issues and then assist them to recover from their problems to help them move forward to good health.
To schedule an in person on Tele-medicine appointment, please call our office at (212) 794-8800 or email us at info@PatientsMedical.com We look forward to hearing from you
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