What influences the gut?

Everything from poor dietary choices to jumping hemispheres can affect your intestinal wellbeing. Which of these are most relevant to you? 1

Routine Changes

Schedule disruptions and new environments can negatively influence the gut’s normal flora balance, often after being exposed to unfamiliar foods. One may also experience appetite loss, or the need for rushed eating, causing confusion in the gut and triggering symptomatic response.2,3

Travel

Traveling commonly leads to exposure to pathogenic bacteria or a case of travelers’ diarrhea. Pathogenic bacteria and parasites are commonly passed through food, water and surfaces, leading to an uncomfortable increase of stool production. 4

Nutrition

An imbalanced diet is one of the main causes of recurring intestinal discomfort in both adults and children. Food lacking in vitamins, minerals and fibre may be negatively affecting your overall gut health. 5

Stress

Excessive stress may result in a significant loss of appetite, in turn affecting normal digestion by slowing it down. Stress can also trigger more intense gastrointestinal issues, including diarrhea, constipation, cramping and gas retention. 6,7

Antibiotics and Drugs

Prescription medications, including antibiotics, usually slow the growth of good gut bacteria, which may result in intestinal discomfort and an imbalance that can be difficult to bounce back from without help. 8

Stay Informed

Traveling Could Negatively Impact Your Gut Flora
  • Gut Health
There are a few gut disorders that can occur whilst traveling; and there are ways of preventing them. Learning about why these digestive issues occur may change the way you travel for good. 1
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How Stress Affects the Gut: Our Second Brain
  • Gut Health
Science has long explored the relationship between the gut and brain, and has repeatedly found it to be quite codependent. Unfortunately, stress and abdominal pain seem to go hand in hand 9
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Improper Nutrition Usually Leads to Gut Disorders
  • Gut Health
You are what you eat, and gut disorder thrives under a lousy diet. A traditional food pyramid may help us understand the role that our diet plays in the proper functioning of the body. 1,10
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What are You Doing to Protect Your Gut from Antibiotics?
  • Gut Health
Antibiotics help you fight infection, but they can wreck havoc on even the strongest gut. Using probiotics and prebiotics can help protect your gut from antibiotic-related gut disorders. 1
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How a Change in Season Affects the Body
  • Gut Health
If the change in season brings about anxiety, irritability, or various gastric disorders, one should consider taking the necessary precautions to delay or prevent the onset of these conditions. 1
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