The IBS Solution with Brooke Kane

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If you have chronic diarrhea that won't stop no matter what you eat, you're in the right place.  This Podcast is for women who have been told their IBS is something they just have to manage, who have done the colonoscopies, the low FODMAP diet, the probiotics, and still run to the bathroom every day.  Brooke Kane is a registered nurse and functional medicine practitioner who has helped over 500 women find the actual root cause of their urgent diarrhea and get rid of it. Not manage it. Get rid of it.  On this Podcast you will learn why your tests keep coming back normal, why food is not the problem, and what advanced testing actually shows when someone finally looks in the right place. Real cases. Real answers. No more guessing.  New episodes every week. 

  1. 1d ago

    IBS? Don’t Do Another Detox Until You Do This First

    📌 Watch my webinar on my new IBS-D Freedom Method: https://www.theibsfreelife.com/webinar If you have IBS and you are about to do another detox, stop. I see women spend thousands of dollars chasing mold, heavy metals, hormones, and toxins while missing the one thing that needs attention first. A detox can actually make you feel worse if this one thing is still a mess, and I have watched it happen to women who thought they were finally doing something proactive for their health. Your liver might be doing its job perfectly, but if your gut cannot clear what the liver processes, all that detox work just gets reabsorbed and recirculated right back into your body. In this episode, I'm going to explain why your gut has to be functioning well before any detox can actually work, and what I check first before chasing anything else. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 IBS? Don’t Do Another Detox Until You Do This First 0:29 The truth about your liver and detox 1:19 How your gut and liver actually work together 2:11 What happens when your gut cannot keep up 3:00 The stool marker that shows recirculation 4:00 Why functional medicine gets messy too 5:14 Why I treat the gut in layers 6:47 What I actually test for first 7:29 Why your body is not broken 8:10 The real question to ask before detoxing ❓ QUESTIONS ANSWERED Should I do a detox if I have IBS? Not until your gut is functioning well enough to eliminate what your liver processes. If digestion, motility, and your microbiome are still a mess, a detox can overload a system that already cannot keep up, and you can end up feeling more bloated, more urgent, and more exhausted than before you started. What does beta glucuronidase have to do with IBS? It is an enzyme some gut bacteria produce that can cause compounds your liver already packaged for removal to be reabsorbed instead of eliminated. High levels on a stool test suggest your gut is recirculating waste instead of clearing it, which means detox symptoms often trace back to gut bacteria rather than the liver itself. Why does functional medicine sometimes fail people with IBS? Many practitioners test everything at once, including hormones, mold, and heavy metals, without first fixing digestion, inflammation, or bacterial imbalance. Stabilizing the gut first gives every other treatment a real chance to work, and skipping that step is why some women spend thousands on functional medicine and still do not feel better. 📱 RESOURCES Website: https://www.therootedrn.com Webinar: https://www.theibsfreelife.com/webinar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theibssolution/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/digestivewellness 🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes on why conventional testing keeps missing the root cause of chronic diarrhea and IBS, and what functional medicine finds instead. ABOUT BROOKE KANE, RN Brooke Kane is a Registered Nurse and Functional Medicine Practitioner with over 15 years of clinical experience. After seeing three GI doctors for her own severe IBS and being told each time that everything was normal, she studied functional medicine and healed herself. She has since helped over 500 women find the root cause of chronic diarrhea and urgency and achieve normal bowel function. She is the founder of Rooted Healthcare and the IBS Solution program. #IBS #GutHealth #FunctionalMedicine #ChronicDiarrhea #IBSRelief

  2. Sep 17

    8 IBS Treatments Ranked from WORST to BEST! An RN Explains

    📌 Watch my webinar on my new IBS-D Freedom Method: https://www.theibsfreelife.com/webinar If you have IBS, you have probably tried at least three things on this list. Some of them make you feel better for a few hours, maybe even a few weeks. That is very different from actually fixing why you keep having diarrhea in the first place. I have watched women cycle through every one of these treatments, spend thousands of dollars, and still end up back where they started because nobody ever tested what was actually happening in their gut. In this episode, I'm going to rank the 8 most common IBS treatments from the ones that keep women stuck the longest to the one I actually use with my own clients. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 If Your Colonoscopy Found Polyps... You Need to Do THIS 0:46 Number 8, low FODMAP diet 1:46 Number 7, food sensitivity testing and elimination diets 2:39 Number 6, Imodium and antidiarrheals 4:04 Number 5, random probiotics 4:25 Number 4, SIBO treatment without root cause work 6:23 Number 3, temporarily simplifying food 7:01 Number 2, calming the nervous system 7:56 Number 1, test first then treat what you find ❓ QUESTIONS ANSWERED What is the best treatment for IBS with chronic diarrhea? The best approach is testing the gut first to find the actual cause, such as bacterial overgrowth, missing protective bacteria, parasites, or inflammation, and then treating what the results show. Guessing with diets or supplements before testing usually leads to temporary relief instead of lasting results, and it often delays the real fix by months or years. Does the low FODMAP diet actually cure IBS? No, low FODMAP only reduces symptoms by removing foods, it does not identify or fix why your gut cannot tolerate food in the first place. Most women end up with a shrinking list of safe foods and symptoms that return as soon as they eat normally again, which leaves them more restricted and just as symptomatic months later. Should I take probiotics for IBS? Probiotics can help, but taking a random one without knowing what is actually happening in your gut can make symptoms worse. The strain, timing, and condition of your gut all matter before adding more bacteria, and the wrong probiotic can feed an existing overgrowth instead of calming it. 📱 RESOURCES Website: https://www.therootedrn.com Webinar: https://www.theibsfreelife.com/webinar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theibssolution/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/digestivewellness 🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes on why conventional testing keeps missing the root cause of chronic diarrhea and IBS, and what functional medicine finds instead. ABOUT BROOKE KANE, RN Brooke Kane is a Registered Nurse and Functional Medicine Practitioner with over 15 years of clinical experience. After seeing three GI doctors for her own severe IBS and being told each time that everything was normal, she studied functional medicine and healed herself. She has since helped over 500 women find the root cause of chronic diarrhea and urgency and achieve normal bowel function. She is the founder of Rooted Healthcare and the IBS Solution program. #IBS #GutHealth #FunctionalMedicine #ChronicDiarrhea #IBSRelief

  3. Sep 10

    The Real Reason You Have Diarrhea After Gallbladder Removal (It’s NOT What You Think!)

    📌 Watch my webinar on my new IBS-D Freedom Method: https://www.theibsfreelife.com/webinar If your gallbladder is gone and your digestion has never been the same, you were probably told the diarrhea is from bile. Maybe they called it bile acid malabsorption. Maybe they gave you a bile binder and said that was the answer. It is not the answer, and you can spend years trying to slow the diarrhea while the real problem inside your gut keeps getting worse. In this episode, I'm going to show you what actually changes inside your gut after gallbladder removal, why bile binders miss so much of it, and what you need to look for if your digestion has never recovered. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 The Real Reason You Have Diarrhea After Gallbladder Removal (It’s NOT What You Think!) 0:41 What your gallbladder actually did for you 1:13 New symptoms after gallbladder removal 1:41 Why bile acid malabsorption is just a label 2:24 What bile controls beyond digestion 3:14 Janet's story after gallbladder removal 3:53 What her advanced testing actually found 5:13 Why bile acid malabsorption is not your root cause 5:58 Why the diarrhea can start years later 7:10 How fixing the real gut problem changed everything ❓ QUESTIONS ANSWERED Does gallbladder removal cause chronic diarrhea? Yes. Removing the gallbladder changes how bile is released, which can irritate the colon and disrupt the bacteria that normally protect your gut, leading to ongoing diarrhea, urgency, and bloating. Why do bile binders not fix diarrhea after gallbladder removal? Bile binders only address the bile itself. They do nothing for depleted protective bacteria, bacterial overgrowth, yeast, or parasites, which are often the real drivers of ongoing symptoms. Can diarrhea start years after gallbladder surgery? Yes. Some women feel fine at first and then develop worsening urgency, bloating, and diarrhea five to fifteen years later, and it often never gets connected back to the surgery. 📱 RESOURCES Website: https://www.therootedrn.com Webinar: https://www.theibsfreelife.com/webinar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theibssolution/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/digestivewellness 🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes on why conventional testing keeps missing the root cause of chronic diarrhea and IBS, and what functional medicine finds instead. ABOUT BROOKE KANE, RN Brooke Kane is a Registered Nurse and Functional Medicine Practitioner with over 15 years of clinical experience. After seeing three GI doctors for her own severe IBS and being told each time that everything was normal, she studied functional medicine and healed herself. She has since helped over 500 women find the root cause of chronic diarrhea and urgency and achieve normal bowel function. She is the founder of Rooted Healthcare and the IBS Solution program. #IBS #GutHealth #FunctionalMedicine #ChronicDiarrhea #IBSRelief

  4. Sep 3

    A “Normal” Stool Test Is MEANINGLESS Until You Check These 7 Markers

    📌 Watch my webinar on my new IBS-D Freedom Method: https://www.theibsfreelife.com/webinar Your doctor removed the polyp and said they will check again in a few years. That is the moment things go wrong. A polyp is not the problem. It is a warning that something has been going wrong in your gut for years, quietly building until your colon tissue finally reacted to it. In this episode, I'm going to show you what colon polyps are actually warning you about and what you need to do instead of just waiting for the next colonoscopy. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 A “Normal” Stool Test Is MEANINGLESS Until You Check These 7 Markers 0:33 What your doctor actually sees during a colonoscopy 1:07 The smoke alarm problem with polyp removal 1:57 A client with polyps, diarrhea, and a normal report 2:34 What her deeper testing actually found 3:12 Why a colonoscopy can miss a sick gut 4:24 How your gut environment creates polyps over time 5:13 When polyps and chronic diarrhea are connected 6:05 What proper gut testing actually looks for 7:28 What to do after polyps are removed ❓ QUESTIONS ANSWERED What does it mean if a colonoscopy finds polyps? Finding a polyp means your colon tissue has already changed in response to years of stress inside the gut. Removing the polyp treats the visible result, not the underlying cause that created it, which means the same conditions can easily produce another one. Can gut bacteria cause colon polyps? Yes, an imbalance of harmful bacteria, chronic inflammation, and poor waste clearance in the gut can irritate colon tissue over time and contribute to polyp formation. Standard colonoscopy testing does not check for any of this, so the root cause often goes completely unnoticed. Why do I still have diarrhea after a normal colonoscopy? A colonoscopy only checks for structural problems like polyps, tumors, or ulcers that a camera can see. It cannot detect bacterial imbalance, inflammation, or poor digestion, which are common causes of ongoing diarrhea and urgency even when your scope results look completely fine. 📱 RESOURCES Website: https://www.therootedrn.com Webinar: https://www.theibsfreelife.com/webinar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theibssolution/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/digestivewellness 🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes on why conventional testing keeps missing the root cause of chronic diarrhea and IBS, and what functional medicine finds instead. ABOUT BROOKE KANE, RN Brooke Kane is a Registered Nurse and Functional Medicine Practitioner with over 15 years of clinical experience. After seeing three GI doctors for her own severe IBS and being told each time that everything was normal, she studied functional medicine and healed herself. She has since helped over 500 women find the root cause of chronic diarrhea and urgency and achieve normal bowel function. She is the founder of Rooted Healthcare and the IBS Solution program. #IBS #GutHealth #FunctionalMedicine #ChronicDiarrhea #IBSRelief

  5. Aug 27

    A “Normal” Stool Test Is MEANINGLESS Until You Check These 7 Markers

    📌 Watch my webinar on my new IBS-D Freedom Method: https://www.theibsfreelife.com/register-yt If your stool test did not check these seven things, you still do not have the full picture. Even good functional medicine testing usually misses most of this. And even great data is useless in the hands of someone who does not know how to read it. In this episode, I'm going to walk you through the seven things a real comprehensive gut test needs to cover for chronic diarrhea and IBS, and why the right practitioner matters just as much as the right test. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 A “Normal” Stool Test Is MEANINGLESS Until You Check These 7 Markers 1:11 What a basic doctor stool test actually checks 2:05 Why advanced functional medicine testing is the Wild West 2:59 Short chain fatty acids and your gut lining 3:53 Why your good bacteria count is not enough 4:43 The full range of bad bacteria most tests skip 5:34 Gut pH and why supplements stop working 6:33 Gut lining damage and leaky gut 7:33 Toxin recirculation and why you stay stuck 8:47 What to ask before trusting your test results ❓ QUESTIONS ANSWERED Q: Can chronic diarrhea really be fixed in 12 weeks? A: It is possible when the root cause is fully identified, but only if your testing covers all seven key markers and the person reading it knows how to interpret them. Skipping even one piece, like short chain fatty acids or toxin recirculation, can keep the cycle going no matter how much time passes. Q: Why do stool tests come back normal when I still have diarrhea? A: Basic doctor stool tests only screen for a handful of things like blood, mucus, and parasites, so a normal result often just means they did not look far enough. Even advanced functional medicine tests frequently miss two or three of the seven markers that actually explain chronic diarrhea. Q: Why did supplements make my IBS worse instead of better? A: If your gut pH is off or your gut lining is inflamed, supplements and probiotics cannot survive or work the way they should. The order of treatment matters, and starting with the wrong intervention can genuinely make symptoms worse before they get better. 📱 RESOURCES  Website: https://www.therootedrn.com/ Webinar: https://www.theibsfreelife.com/register-yt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theibssolution/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/digestivewellness 🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes on why conventional testing keeps missing the root cause of chronic diarrhea and IBS, and what functional medicine finds instead. ABOUT BROOKE KANE, RN Brooke Kane is a Registered Nurse and Functional Medicine Practitioner with over 15 years of clinical experience. After seeing three GI doctors for her own severe IBS and being told each time that everything was normal, she studied functional medicine and healed herself. She has since helped over 500 women find the root cause of chronic diarrhea and urgency and achieve normal bowel function. She is the founder of Rooted Healthcare and the IBS Solution program. #IBS #GutHealth #FunctionalMedicine #ChronicDiarrhea #IBSRelief

  6. Aug 20

    IBS Supplements Making You Worse? Here's Why.

    📌 Watch my webinar on my new IBS-D Freedom Method: www.theibsfreelife.com/webinar Feeling worse on a gut supplement is actually great news. Your body is telling you exactly what is going on, and once you know how to read the signal, you can finally stop guessing. Most women assume a bad reaction means the supplement failed. It usually means the opposite. It means something in your gut is finally being disturbed after years of sitting untouched, and that disturbance is often the first real sign of progress. In this episode, I'm going to break down the three real reasons IBS supplements backfire and what each one actually means for your gut. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS  0:00 IBS Supplements Making You Worse? Here's Why. 0:44 Why your best efforts can still backfire  1:24 What is already living in your gut  1:53 The squatter problem no one explains  2:37 Why antimicrobials can feel like demolition  4:01 Deborah's story with the wrong protocol timing  5:33 Why probiotics often make things worse first  7:00 What die off actually feels like  7:56 Why women quit right before they feel relief  8:23 Melissa's turnaround and what changed ❓ QUESTIONS ANSWERED  Why do gut supplements make IBS symptoms worse before they get better?  Supplements often disturb overgrown bacteria, yeast, or parasites that have been sitting in your gut for years, and disturbing them can cause a temporary die off reaction with more gas, bloating, or urgency before things calm down.  Should I stop taking a supplement if it makes my diarrhea worse?  Not automatically. Getting worse can mean the timing, dosage, or protocol order needs adjusting rather than meaning the supplement itself is wrong for you, so it is worth reviewing the sequence before quitting.  Why do probiotics sometimes make bloating and diarrhea worse?  Most probiotics do not survive stomach acid, and if they do reach the gut while it is still inflamed and overcrowded, adding more bacteria can increase bloating and cramping instead of easing it until the underlying overgrowth is addressed. 📱 RESOURCES  Website: www.therootedrn.com  Webinar: www.theibsfreelife.com/registration-yt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theibssolution/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/digestivewellness 🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes on why conventional testing keeps missing the root cause of chronic diarrhea and IBS, and what functional medicine finds instead. ABOUT BROOKE KANE, RN  Brooke Kane is a Registered Nurse and Functional Medicine Practitioner with over 15 years of clinical experience. After seeing three GI doctors for her own severe IBS and being told each time that everything was normal, she studied functional medicine and healed herself. She has since helped over 500 women find the root cause of chronic diarrhea and urgency and achieve normal bowel function. She is the founder of Rooted Healthcare and the IBS Solution program. #IBS #GutHealth #FunctionalMedicine #ChronicDiarrhea #IBSRelief

  7. Aug 20

    The IBS Solution Reviews: What My Clients Actually Say

    📌 Watch my webinar on my new IBS-D Freedom Method: www.theibsfreelife.com/webinar You were told your labs are normal. You still can't leave the house without checking where the bathroom is. Real client stories show what actually changes when someone finally looks for the cause instead of just naming the symptom. These are not hype stories. They are what happens when we stop stopping at a label and start asking why the symptoms are there in the first place. In this episode, I'm going to share real client reviews and case studies that show what happens when we stop treating IBS as the final answer and start testing for the root cause of chronic diarrhea and urgency. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS  0:00 The IBS Solution Reviews: What My Clients Actually Say 0:47 Living in fear of the next diarrhea episode  1:36 Why everything looks normal but you still feel awful  2:06 What stool testing actually finds  3:23 Grocery stores, banks, and getting your life back  4:21 Leslie's story, told it was IBS then IBD  5:00 The moment that made her finally get help  5:49 What changed in three days, two weeks, eight weeks  6:12 Chasing symptoms versus finding the cause  6:45 What to do if this sounds like you ❓ QUESTIONS ANSWERED  Can functional medicine testing help IBS when regular labs come back normal?  Yes, functional stool testing looks for infections, bacterial overgrowth, yeast, and digestive dysfunction that standard GI testing does not check for. Many women get a normal colonoscopy and blood panel and are told there is nothing more to do, when a deeper look at gut function often finds a clear, treatable cause.  How long does it take to see improvement in chronic diarrhea symptoms?  Some clients notice urgent bathroom trips easing within days, with bloating and food tolerance continuing to improve over the following weeks. Full results usually build over eight to twelve weeks as the underlying imbalance is corrected rather than just managed.  Is IBS really the end of the road for treatment?  No, an IBS diagnosis should be the starting point for finding what is actually driving your symptoms, not the final answer. It is a description of symptoms, not an explanation, and there is almost always more to uncover underneath it. 📱 RESOURCES  Website: www.therootedrn.com  Webinar: www.theibsfreelife.com/registration-yt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theibssolution/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/digestivewellness 🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes on why conventional testing keeps missing the root cause of chronic diarrhea and IBS, and what functional medicine finds instead. ABOUT BROOKE KANE, RN  Brooke Kane is a Registered Nurse and Functional Medicine Practitioner with over 15 years of clinical experience. After seeing three GI doctors for her own severe IBS and being told each time that everything was normal, she studied functional medicine and healed herself. She has since helped over 500 women find the root cause of chronic diarrhea and urgency and achieve normal bowel function. She is the founder of Rooted Healthcare and the IBS Solution program. #IBS #GutHealth #FunctionalMedicine #ChronicDiarrhea #IBSRelief

  8. Aug 13

    Why So Many Women With IBS Also Have Anxiety

    📌 Watch my webinar on my new IBS-D Freedom Method: www.theibsfreelife.com/webinar If your anxiety shows up even when you are already home, safe, with a bathroom ten feet away, it is not just fear of an accident. Something else is going on. Most women are never told what it actually is. Most of your serotonin, the chemical that keeps you calm, is made in your gut, not your brain. If your gut has been inflamed and overgrown for years, that production line breaks down, and your nervous system starts reading a chemical shortage as danger. That is the real reason so many women with IBS also carry constant anxiety. In this episode, I'm going to explain the gut brain loop behind IBS related anxiety and why therapy, medication, and breathing exercises alone rarely fix it. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS  0:00 Why So Many Women With IBS Also Have Anxiety 0:37 Why doctors label it anxiety and stop looking  1:29 Why IBS isn't a real diagnosis  2:11 What a standard gut workup actually checks  3:04 The serotonin connection nobody explains  3:56 Why low FODMAP, probiotics, and Imodium don't fix anxiety  5:53 The inflammation and anxiety loop explained  6:08 Sandy's story after 37 years of anxiety  7:34 Why supplements alone won't break the cycle  7:55 The test most doctors never order ❓ QUESTIONS ANSWERED  Why do people with IBS often have anxiety?  Because chronic gut inflammation and bacterial or yeast overgrowth disrupt serotonin production, and most serotonin is made in the gut, not the brain. This creates a constant low level nervous system alert that feels like anxiety even without a specific trigger. Can fixing gut health reduce anxiety?  Yes, addressing the underlying gut inflammation and overgrowth can restore serotonin production and calm the nervous system, often reducing anxiety within weeks. This also frequently improves bowel formation and consistency at the same time. Why doesn't therapy or medication fully resolve IBS related anxiety?  Because those tools work on the nervous system, not on the gut inflammation and overgrowth driving the chemical shortage in the first place. Without addressing the root cause in the gut, the anxiety tends to return once the calming effect wears off. 📱 RESOURCES  Website: www.therootedrn.com  Webinar: www.theibsfreelife.com/registration-yt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theibssolution/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/digestivewellness 🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes on why conventional testing keeps missing the root cause of chronic diarrhea and IBS, and what functional medicine finds instead. ABOUT BROOKE KANE, RN  Brooke Kane is a Registered Nurse and Functional Medicine Practitioner with over 15 years of clinical experience. After seeing three GI doctors for her own severe IBS and being told each time that everything was normal, she studied functional medicine and healed herself. She has since helped over 500 women find the root cause of chronic diarrhea and urgency and achieve normal bowel function. She is the founder of Rooted Healthcare and the IBS Solution program. #IBS #GutHealth #FunctionalMedicine #ChronicDiarrhea #IBSRelief

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If you have chronic diarrhea that won't stop no matter what you eat, you're in the right place.  This Podcast is for women who have been told their IBS is something they just have to manage, who have done the colonoscopies, the low FODMAP diet, the probiotics, and still run to the bathroom every day.  Brooke Kane is a registered nurse and functional medicine practitioner who has helped over 500 women find the actual root cause of their urgent diarrhea and get rid of it. Not manage it. Get rid of it.  On this Podcast you will learn why your tests keep coming back normal, why food is not the problem, and what advanced testing actually shows when someone finally looks in the right place. Real cases. Real answers. No more guessing.  New episodes every week. 

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