Some paths are not chosen – they choose you. Even as a child, my health posed daily puzzles: I was noticeably underweight, although I ate well and often, had a constantly elevated body temperature, a bloated stomach, chronic digestive complaints, joint pain jumping from one joint to another, iron deficiency, migraines, fatigue – and as a young adult, therapy-resistant acne as well.

Numerous examinations, many visits to doctors – yet no clear diagnosis. A colonoscopy showed only a “non-specific inflammation” of the large intestine. I was advised to take antibiotics – for life. Also, the way to a psychiatrist. But no one asked: Could this non-specific inflammation in the gut be the common denominator and thus the cause of all these symptoms?

Some paths are not chosen – they choose you. Even as a child, my health posed daily puzzles: I was noticeably underweight, although I ate well and often, had a constantly elevated body temperature, a bloated stomach, chronic digestive complaints, joint pain jumping from one joint to another, iron deficiency, migraines, fatigue syndrome – and as a young adult, therapy-resistant acne as well.

Numerous examinations, many visits to doctors – yet no clear diagnosis. A colonoscopy showed only a “non-specific inflammation” of the colon. I was advised to take antibiotics – for life. Also I was suggested to see a psychiatrist. But no one asked: Could this non-specific inflammation in the gut be the common denominator and thus the cause of all these symptoms?
I was young, but I already felt then: the answer did not lie in symptom suppression but in understanding the whole.

After years of following every straw and every unlikely possibility to get well, I fortunately did visit the recommended psychiatrist and found in him my highly respected mentor, who accompanied me as a friend for many years – until his death. He himself believed that the causes of my complaints were not on the psychological level but on the physical level and ignited in me the idea – although I was already a trained legal expert at the time – to study medicine myself.

These personal experiences became the starting point of my current path. I truly studied medicine later in life – via the “second educational path” – with the burning desire to really explore and understand the connections between digestion, immune system, metabolism, and psyche. And ultimately, incredibly, I found the right diagnosis myself during my studies. I will never forget that moment: I was sitting in a lecture on “Functional Pathology” and the professor listed my symptoms – I really felt as if she was talking about me. She was also so kind as to answer all my questions after the lecture.

An intolerance or perhaps a true allergy to gluten was the answer at that time. Just two weeks of a gluten-free diet – and a multitude of my symptoms disappeared! What no doctor had been able to explain to me before, I had discovered myself.
And that is exactly what drives me today: I want to be the doctor for my patients that I long wished for myself – one who listens, takes time, thinks holistically, and wants to get to the root of the causes.

In my private practice, I combine scientifically based conventional medicine with established methods of complementary medicine, with your gut health at the centre according to the principles of F.X. Mayr.
Because: Health is not a state, but a process. And every person brings their own story – just as I do myself.
I am happy to accompany you on your unique path to health, vitality, and joy of life!