J.20/ Boost Your Gut Wellbeing
Do you know what foods make your gut happy and help improve your microbiome? What foods should you avoid that can harm gut health? What symptoms should you look out for an unhappy gut? Keep reading if you’d like to find out
Gut health is different for everyone, not one person has the same microbiome, therefore we need to treat each person as an individual and find out what may help them. Signs of gut issues can be seen as bloating, IBS style symptoms such as diarrhoea and constipation, pain, food sensitivity and more. In some circumstances I do suggest specific gut testing to find the exact cause of the issue as it may be something more sinister such as a parasite. In other circumstances I use a detailed food diary and comprehensive case taking to help me find the cause.
These are basic diet guide lines and are not to be confused with specific treatment for improving your gut health. Some foods will improve your gut microbiome (your gut bacteria), foods such as garlic, onion, legumes, yoghurt, sauerkraut, will all help to feed your gut microbiome. It’s important to choose high quality foods so your body is getting the best chance it can. Other foods that can help improve your gut bacteria are a variety of fruit and vegetables and fibre containing foods such as oats, chia seeds, brown rice etc. As always make sure you are hydrated as this will help reduce the chance of being constipated and help with regular stools.
There are some foods, lifestyle choices and medications that will negatively impact your gut health. Foods that are very processed and are high in sugar will cause chaos for your gut bacteria and it’s best to have these foods sparingly, drinking alcohol and smoking will also be harmful for your microbiome. In addition there are some medications which will also decrease your good gut bacteria, in any of these cases you may want to consider a good quality probiotic to help improve your gut microbiome diversity.
My treatment plans vary person to person as we are all individuals but some base line areas I like to consider are usually a gut healing powder, not only will it start healing the gut but will also reduce inflammation, help with symptom control and help aid digestion. Another supplement I like to pair with this is a probiotic as this will add in all the good gut bacteria my client might be missing. For a more detailed and personalised treatment plan for yourself it’s best to book in an appointment click here to book.
