I have a patient. We'll call her M. M is an adorable little girl who I have been seeing on and off since infancy. M's mom called me up one day when M was about 3 years old, and said that she had to bring her in. She hadn't had a bowel movement in two weeks. "TWO WEEKS? !" I exclaimed. That's an awfully long time for ANYone! Mom explained that usually prune juice did the trick but it didn't seem to be working. I was concerned that there might be a bowel obstruction but since M wasn't showing any physical signs of distress, I thought it would be best to get her adjusted.
When she came in, I found multiple subluxations in her pelvis, low back, and upper neck. This justified her presenting symptoms: the nerves in the low back and pelvis control the lower digestive tract and elimination while the upper neck dominates overall visceral functioning with it's relationship to the vagus nerve. So, as I always do with my patients, I found it, fixed it, left it alone, and let her body take over the healing process as it was designed to do. I warned Mom that if things did not change soon, a medical response would be required, and I sent them on their way.
Within a half hour, I got a text from Mom... M went to the bathroom as soon as they got home. Afterwards, she proclaimed, "Pooping's FUN, Mommy!!!" and proceeded to play "Chiropractor" by pretending to adjust Mom. Perhaps we have a future Chiropractor on our hands?
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