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Dr. Jill is Your Functional Medicine Expert! She uses functional medicine help you find answers to the cause of your illness and the nutritional and biochemical imbalances that may be making you feel ill. Functional medicine is personalized medicine that deals with root cause of disease instead of just treating symptoms. Dr Jill will search for underlying triggers that are contributing to your illness through cutting edge lab testing and tailor the intervention to your specific needs as an individual. She may use diet, supplements, lifestyle changes or medication to treat your illness but will seek the most gentle way to help your body restore balance along with the least invasive treatment possible. She seeks to promote wellness and create hope, health and healing by working with you!
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jill Carnahananswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Anesthesia: Yes, you could have an anesthesiologist involved if you arranged this with the physician ordering the test.
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Addison's: Yes, there are varying degrees of adrenal insufficiency and hypoadrenia. Addison's disease is complete failure of the adrenal glands and requires rep... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Routine + melatonin: Many things like anxiety and change in environment can affect sleep. Try melatonin 3-6mg 1 hour before bedtime. Here are some more helpful hints! ... Read More
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Melatonin: Melatonin is effective at restoring your circadian rhythm - recommend taking 3-6mg 1 hour prior to your desired bedtime. If you are going to bed at s... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Rice: Grains that are generally considered gluten-free are rice, amaranth, millet and quinoa.
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Processing of foods: There is good reason to suspect a multitude of causes. One is the dramatic increase in processed foods containing genetically modified soy and corn a... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Gluten-free diet: If you truly have the diagnosis of celiac disease, you must adhere to a life-long gluten-free diet. Studies show 30% increase in all-cause mortality ... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Yes: Stomach pain & endless vomiting is certainly a sign that there is something abnormal going on. Although you say it is unrelated, crohn's disease is c... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Hypoglycemia: Eating too many carbohydrates and not enough protein & fat at bedtime may result in elevated blood sugar, which causes Insulin to rise. The patient m... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Yes, there is evidence that industrialized wheat in most processed foods has a higher percentage of gluten than heirloom varieties from a century ago.... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Yes and no: Millet is generally safe but spelt is not for a gluten-free diet. However, many patients also have food sensitivities of other gluten-free grains. B... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Yes!: There are many clearinghouse websites with gluten-free guides and information. Some of the best ones are http://www.Celiac.Org/, http://www.Celiac.C... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:
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Leaky Gut: There is a connection between autoimmune disease and leaky gut. Often patients are sensitive to gluten as well. For more information on this topic, ... Read More
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A 20-year-old member asked:
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PCOS: Polycystic ovarian syndrome is diagnosed when a patient presents with cysts on ovaries, evidence of excess androgens (excessive hair growth or acne) a... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Bloating: As long as no "red flag" signs, such as blood in stool, inability to pass stool, severe pain, or nausea, then this is likely bloating. Bloating is ca... Read More
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Infection: Mucous in the stool is usually a sign of inflammation or infection. It would be wise to have your blood counts checked for signs of infection and a s... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Hormone levels: Depending on your age, this could be a sign of menopause. I recommend you have your hormone levels evaluated by a doctor. Decrease in estrogens, hig... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Lifestyle Changes: I agree that you must not let BP run high due to end organ damage that can occur. However, there are many lifestyle changes such as a paleo-mediterra... Read More
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Infection: Reiter's syndrome is often triggered by a microbial infection. You will get the most relief if the trigger can be identified and treated. Recommend ... Read More
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Contain wheat: Wheat thins contain wheat so if you have a gluten allergy, you should avoid them.
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Functional medicine: Conventional gastroenterology is great at diagnosing serious diseases like inflammatory bowel disease and cancer. However, if you are having function... Read More
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Hormone levels: You are more prone to yeast infections when hormones fluctuate and when immune system is depressed. Often women find they get them right before their... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Gluten-sensitivity is a different disease than celiac disease. A patient can be sensitive to gluten if IgA and/or igg are elevated to gliadin or deam... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Websites: There are many clearinghouse websites with gluten-free guides and information. Some of the best ones are http://www.Celiac.Org/, http://www.Celiac.Com... Read More
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Yes: Yes! i suggest finding a functional medicine physician who offers igg food sensitivity testing or mrt testing, both of which can tell you foods that ... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Yes: There is a sizeable body of scientific evidence showing that grains, as well as legumes, contain anti-nutrients that may increase intestinal permeabil... Read More
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Blood test and biops: Conventional medicine diagnoses celiac disease based on a positive serum ttg IgA and a biopsy showing villious atrophy in the gut. However, some expe... Read More
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A 25-year-old member asked:
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Artemesia: Several anti-parasite medicines have been derived from the active ingredient in artemesia (wormword) - this herb may be effective to prevent chronic i... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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Histamine?: Many patients with celiac with have bacterial overgrowth in the gut as well. Fermented foods, such as vinegar and wine may contribute to excess hista... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Allergen?: If you are only having symptoms at night on a routine basis, then it is time to evaluate your bedroom for allergens... Do you have pets? Do they slee... Read More
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Functional Medicine: You need to find a functional medicine expert in your area to determine if there are microbial imbalances or leaky gut leading to inflammation. They ... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Here is some more information on other diseases associated with celiac disease http://doccarnahan.Blogspot.Com/2012/08/celiac-disease-gluten-intoleran... Read More
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Yes!: Paleo diet works well for gastrointestinal issues. I suggest checking out this quick start guide http://doccarnahan.Blogspot.Com/2013/02/a-quick-star... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Probably not: While I do not recommend having someone walk on your back (you may incur bruising or rib subluxation), you are unlikley to have long-term or serious d... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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Yes: It is not uncommon for patient's who have celiac disease to also have concurrent microbial imbalances in the gut, like yeast overgrowth, bacterial dys... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Check hormone levels: If you have thyroiditis you may be dosed too high with thyroid hormone or may be experiencing acute thyroiditis with elevated levels of thyroid hormon... Read More
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Yes: Yes - many people don't realize that food allergies can be a cause of breakouts and acne. Cleaning up the diet will often clear up your skin as well... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Shea butter: Try using a paraben/phthalate-free cream or lotion at night that contains natural oils, like grape seed, jojoba, or olive oil with shea butter. Apply... Read More
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Supportive herbs: Menopause may be more difficult in women who have higher levels of stress and depletion of adrenal hormones. While this is a complex issue that requir... Read More
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Bedtime routine: Anxiety can cause insomnia. I'd suggest prior to bedtime avoiding any stimulating activity such as computer time, television, etc.... Instead try to ... Read More
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Support immune syste: Try salt water gargles twice daily, increase fluids to the amount of ounces = to half your weight in pounds, make sure you are getting adequate sleep ... Read More
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Iberogast: If you truly have delayed gastric emptying or gastroparesis, the german homeopathic formula iberogast has been shown to be an effective natural treatm... Read More
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Paleo Diet: Paleo diet is especially helpful for autoimmune disease and gastrointestinal disorders. Here's a quick start guide... http://doccarnahan.blogspot.com... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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MSG: Msg is a food additive which enhances flavor of many foods. It does not contain gluten but many foods that contain msg may contain gluten. Best to c... Read More
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Within 24 hours: Most of the time symptoms of food poisoning will occur within 24-48 hours of ingestion.
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Very careful: If you truly have celiac disease then very small amounts of gluten will trigger increase in zonulin in the gut which causes increased intestinal perme... Read More
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Yes: Yes, absolutely. There are some patients given initial diagnosis of either ulcerative colitis or crohn's disease that later turn out to have celiac d... Read More
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Functional medicine: Check here for the best trained functional medicine doctors in your area - http://www.Functionalmedicine.Org/
for physicians trained in integrative ... Read More
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Functional medicine: Yes, you need to identify and treat the underlying imbalances in the immune system and gut. Often psoriasis may be a manifestation of leaky gut and u... Read More
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Further testing: You need to find an expert in functional medicine who can do more specific testing for microbial balance and inflammation in the gut. . You might tr... Read More
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Aug 19, 2013
Dr. Carnahan is an extremely caring and skilled physician. She provides high quality information to patients here on HealthTap, and her practice is unique for its focus on Functional and Integrative/...Read More
Sep 12, 2015
I have followed Dr. Jill Carnahan's blog and she gives amazing information and obviously has tremendous insight into very complex disorders.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Carnahan is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you! You are one of the few doctors that actually answers My questions. Good communication
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Education & Training
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Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, IL
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Awards
Top Doctor, Third Place, Boulder Region, CO - Summer
2013
Most Influential, Third Place, Boulder Region, CO - Summer
2013
Thought Leader, Third Place, Boulder Region, CO - Summer
2013
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