Caroline was recommended to me by my brother, who Caroline had diagnosed with gluten intolerance. I was experiencing symptoms of bloating and tiredness and I was diagnosed with a yeast allergy amongst other things such as malabsorption and chronic dehydration. At first I had to cut out a number of food items and drink water, initially this seemed hard, but the results came quickly and I started to feel better within 2 weeks.
At each session I could eat more and more foods until there were only a few items that just did not suit my body, which is understandable once Caroline explains it to you.
As our lifestyles and living situations change, events can affect our bodies in remarkable ways. Since my initial visit, I have seen Caroline twice more with new symptoms and concerns and she has set me back on track with my diet, each time leaving me feeling much improved after each session.
Caroline is easy to talk to and extremely supportive. I cannot thank her enough for how she has helped me over the years.
Leigh, August 2019 – Bloating / Low Energy
I first went to see Caroline in January 2019 after experiencing stomach, skin and energy issues.
My food intolerances had gone from bad to worse, to the point I was becoming scared to eat, everything seemed to have a reaction.
After just 5 visits to Caroline’s clinic, with her knowledge and skill, I now know I am allergic to dairy and intolerant to yeast, sugar and wheat.
Still a work in progress, as she feels there is more she can discover with time.
I will definitely return for further sessions once I have given the new eating regime some time and have further results to share with Caroline.
Thank you.Jane B, July 2019 – Stomach / Skin / Low energy
I have known Caroline for quite a few years now and she has helped me in the past with food intolerances and general well-being advice.
Last year, I felt dreadful, no energy, bad skin. The doctor said I had IBS and I just felt thoroughly unwell. Then in May, I developed very still and very painful joints. They swelled up to the point where I found it difficult to get around and felt like an old person of 90 !!
My digestion was terrible and I developed what the doctor told me was eczema on my hands. The entire palm side of my hands and fingers peeled down a good few layers of skin, leaving them cracked, bleeding and extremely sore. I had to bathe them in creams and ointments everyday just so I could use them without severe pain. I was then diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis, which 1 in 10 people with psoriasis develop and I just happened to be one of the unlucky ones.
The doctor wanted to start me on very strong medication which comes with its own set of side effects and steroid injections. Neither of which I was going to take after reading up about them on the internet.
It was then that I thought I would look Caroline up. Luckily for me, she was just opening her new clinic in Bromsgrove. I was so glad I went along to see her on her open day. I could hardly get up the steps as I was in that much pain and nearly in tears when I got into her office. When I filled in the consultation form she could hardly believe the things I had suffered, numerous operations and illnesses, now the arthritis. I was at my lowest. Caroline put me on a strict eating regime, very plain and boring with lots of water. I didn’t care. I would try anything rather than take those drugs. For 4 weeks I ate what I called ‘cardboard food’, but hey, I started to feel better and the skin on my hands was clearing up. Slowly I was allowed to eat more food that my body could digest and after about 5 – 6 weeks my hands had cleared up completely. I couldn’t believe it.
I have carried on with Caroline’s advice and six months on, I am managing my condition much better. I have lost weight, (about one stone), my joints aren’t as swollen or painful, my digestion is great, no more IBS and people say I look ten years younger !!
If I hadn’t known about Caroline and her clinic, it could have been a very different story. I only take painkillers if my condition flares up, dig deep and live without strong medication.
So to anyone who is thinking of trying something other than drugs, I am living proof that a change in lifestyle and help from Caroline, has turned my life around and I can pursue a relatively normal life as long as I take care of myself. If I hadn’t been for Caroline’s help and kindness, I don’t know where I would be now, but one things for certain, I know I wouldn’t feel this good.
Alison H – Skin / Psoriatic Arthritis / Weight / General Wellbeing
Dear Caroline,
I would like to express my thanks for all you have done for me since my first visit with you in June 2018.
For years I have constantly felt tired, bloated, had very little energy, and would often have palpitations. Helping to run my own business has been demanding and I found it difficult to concentrate.I constantly felt ill with very little energy and every day was just one long battle to get through.
I started to develop regular chest infections and after hospital investigations I was given strong antibiotics and inhalers.It was following a visit to your clinic with my granddaughter that you suggested I come for a consultation.
Your diagnosis was that I had a dairy/gluten intolerance and adrenal fatigue and to follow a very restrictive diet. I always thought that I had a good diet of fruit and veg but I realised there was far more to understand.
With your advice and support, I am now starting to feel much better, able to achieve more and focus on what I am doing. I do not know what state I would be in if I had not met you and cannot thank you enough for all you have done for me and my family.
We started our journey around 6 years ago or so we thought.
My son, Mason, at the age of 8, was having horrible stomach aches. We thought it would go away but after continuing for quite a while we visited the doctor who said he was growing !!After a while we went back to the doctors as it had not gone and we had to cope with numerous days off.
We eventually, after some pushing, got sent to a paediatric doctor who prescribed medicine that had awful side effects and caused stomach upsets which produced toilet issues in public.
But still had no real help until a friend said to remove dairy, which I did and the effect it had was wonderful. However, it came back so we got sent to another doctor who was no help at all and I totally lost my faith in them. Watching your child suffer is horrible.
We were so totally lost and struggling to help him then a friend recommended Caroline and at first I was sceptical but the fact that it was a natural remedy was what attracted me.
So we went to see Caroline and have not looked back since. We have found this has probably been a thing since birth as he had eczema and asthma as a child but it took Caroline to link it all.
My son has done monthly visits for 6 months and the difference is amazing. He is dairy free, gluten free, low sugar and avoids certain foods.
I would highly recommend this natural choice to anyone.
Thank you so much for making my son’s life a lot happier.Mason’s Mum – stomach
Where to begin, well I was always that ‘poorly’ child growing up if there was something going round I got it. I was plagued with ear-aches, throat infections, tonsillitis, tummy troubles and regular visits to the doctors. Then at university I was diagnosed as having IBS after having had food poisoning. As the years progressed, I kept food diaries, trying to watch what I ate and having tried a collection of medications the symptoms persisted. In 2009 I was further diagnosed as having Rheumatoid Arthritis and preceded down a path of numerous medications and all their side effects and medications to control the side effects. I literally accepted to learn to live a life filled with pain and a lack of mobility.
In 2016 it all came to a head. I spent a summer struggling in discomfort and doubled over in pain almost calling an ambulance for myself, when my sister suggested she’d heard of someone that had helped a friend with Crohn’s disease through diet and had worked with other people with rheumatoid arthritis. So I contacted Bromsgrove Allergy & Nutrition and made an appointment with Caroline Sproule. Caroline put me completely at ease and by the end of my first appointment everything became clear all my illnesses over the years made sense. I was gluten, yeast, dairy and soya intolerant and suffering from Candida Albicans.
I left Caroline’s office with a very short list of foods I could eat, at this point I was slightly shocked about how little I could eat but completely relieved that I now had an explanation and was being taken seriously. Caroline told me that the first 3 weeks would be tough and she was right I got sore throat, earache and felt generally lousy but by the time of my next appointment, (at 3 weeks) I had come through it and I was starting to feel better. When tested I had a few more foods added to my list and my Candida levels were dropping. Again Caroline explained the next three weeks would be tough and she would see me again then, (at 6weeks). I went and stuck religiously to my list of foods and yes there were days that I wasn’t great but I was in this for the long haul.
By 6 weeks I felt amazing. I was revitalised, full of energy and had lost weight. My next appointment went well with my Candida levels dropping and gaining a few more foods to my list. We continued this process until my Candida levels were down to normal I had never felt so good. I went from having to warm my joints up just to start a day to being able to walk up a mountain on my own! When the hospital did blood tests the rheumatoid arthritis markers were not present in the blood and I am now pain free after years of suffering!!
All this time and all those medications when all I had needed was to eat the right diet for me, I will be forever indebted to Caroline.
Something that most people don’t know about me is that for 14 years I had tried to start a family and we endured three unfortunate losses.
When I first visited Caroline she told me I would need to wait a year I said, “no, I wasn’t willing to wait that long” as I was already 42, but Caroline explained that my body was currently too toxic and needed time to start to heal, and it would take at least 3 months to start to see this change. So we set off on this journey knowing it was my health that we had to fix.
Almost a year after we first met I had the pleasure of phoning Caroline to tell her I was pregnant! Caroline went on to guide me and regularly test me throughout my pregnancy to ensure I was a healthy host. My beautiful daughter Iona was born this summer, happy and healthy and I am continuing to feel amazing.
When I look back I’m so glad I made that call at the end of summer 2016 because that is where I got to meet Caroline my Fairy Godmother and I will be eternally grateful to her for helping me achieve my Happy Ever After!
On the 11th February 2010 I went to see Caroline after a recommendation from a family member. I had been suffering with terrible bowel problems, mood swings, depression, low motivation and many others; all of which led me to go to the first appointment to see if there were any changes I could make to my diet to improve the situation.
My first appointment was very informative and Caroline soon explained why I had been feeling the way I had and the diagnosis also explained a lot of my other symptoms which I had tried to overlook or I used other reasons to explain them. The upshot was I was suffering with a severe case of Candida overgrowth in the bowel, which because it had gone untreated for so long had started to affect my internal organs and my reproductive cycle.
Caroline immediately put me on a detox diet to starve the Candida and I took a supplement to build up the good bacteria in my bowels in order to fight off the fungus. By my second appointment my Candida levels had started to drop and my liver and kidneys were functioning a lot better. I then started a course of supplements to destroy the Candida and flush out my liver. Both of these supplements worked wonders and I soon started to feel 100% better, most of my old symptoms had disappeared and I also had my first monthly cycle for 6 months.
By my third appointment all my symptoms had disappeared and my Candida levels were well under control and almost at a normal level. I am now able to eat all foods in moderation and feel so much more positive about food in general and have a better understanding of what I am eating and how it will affect my body and what its nutritional value is.
Finally I have just found out the wonderful news that I am 14 weeks pregnant after 5 years of trying for a baby with my husband. I can’t thank Caroline enough for all her help and support over the last 5 months.
Julie – a very happy mother-to-be
Dear Caroline,
On behalf of my husband, Dennis, I wanted to say a “BIG thank you” to you for sorting out his special dietary needs.
I must admit I was a bit sceptical before our first visit to you, but it didn’t take me long to realise what a special and knowledgeable person you are.
Just to remind you of our first visit to you myself and Dennis came to speak to you to explain that for as long as we could remember he has suffered with stomach cramps, bloating and daily diarrhoea problems making life very difficult sometimes. After endless visits to the doctor he was told he had IBS and given pain tablets. We tried hard to work out what specific foods would set him off, but were never successful in identifying them. However you did it after chatting to him for just 20 minutes. You arranged a can eat, and can’t eat diet and after the first two weeks he was pain free, bloating free, stomach cramps free, pain tablets free and feeling much better.
Now after 3 sessions with you re-testing him, he has been able to re-introduce various foods again after each visit. It had been a hard slog to find suitable foods for him, but really worth it. He is now living a normal life.
We would both like to say how patient and professional you are, in fact a life saver and we will never be able to THANK YOU enough for the help, advice and testing you have done for him.
A few months ago whilst chatting to a friend with regard to the problems I was having with my bowels, she suggested I make an appointment to see Caroline Sproule as she knew someone who had benefitted from her treatment. I was also suffering from migraines.
I met Caroline, who is a warm and friendly person, and it was soon discovered that my liver wasn’t working properly.
After a while, under Caroline’s guidance, I have recovered really well and would advise anyone with problems to make an appointment. I feel fitter and have also not had a migraine since starting the course and I have also lost weight !!
Thank you Caroline for sorting me out.
Dear Caroline.
I was at the end of my tether. I was itching all over my back, head, face, eyes, eyebrows. It was very severe itching. I wanted to claw at the itching in spite of many visits to my doctor. I had used creams, medication and body washes. In fact, all sorts of things but I was still itching. After waiting for ages, I got an appointment at the Skin Clinic. They were no help to me.
Then, when I was walking through Bromsgove one day I spotted Bromsgrove allergy & Nutrition and decided to enquire. Caroline explained the treatment to me. I have to say that I was highly sceptical but desperation urged me on. It took a while but I am pleased to report that all the itching has gone.
If, like me, you are thinking of treatment, then I would recommend Caroline Sproule to you. You just need to trust in what she tells you.
With many thanks from Chris T.