The Gutbliss Podcast

Oct 23 2024 25 ep. 19 mins 15
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If you’re on a quest for stool Nirvana and more interested in microbes than medication – you’ve come to the right place! Join gastroenterologist and author Dr Robynne Chutkan for a fascinating road trip down your digestive super highway. From groundbreaking microbiome research, to how to deal with common GI problems like heartburn and constipation, to the latest on emerging conditions like SIBO and leaky gut – the Gutbliss podcast is your source for all things gut related. https://gutbliss.com/

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The Future of Probiotics: Viral Illnesses, Psychobiotics, & More!

Oct 23 2024 34 mins  
What should you be looking for when you choose a probiotic, and how do you know if the bacteria are viable and ready to go to work in your gut? Plus, current and future indications, including viral illnesses, psychobiotics, and live biotherapeutics. We'd love to hear from you - send us a text!Thank you for being a part of our community! For the latest in digestive wellness go to ht

Potholes in Your Colon: Could it be Diverticulosis?

Oct 16 2024 19 mins  
Diverticulosis is the direct result of a diet that’s too low in fiber. When your colon has to contract more vigorously to expel small, hard stool that’s characteristic of a low-fiber diet, it causes a lot of pressure in the wall of your colon. This leads to small bulges, which eventually become diverticulosis. I’m seeing more and more patients in their twenties and thirties w

Of All the Gall: Must Know Info About Your Gallbladder

Oct 09 2024 24 mins  
The gallbladder is often described as a nonessential organ, but our digestive system is carefully and thoughtfully designed, and there are no spare parts that can be removed without consequences - because every part of the GI tract serves a purpose. Can you live without your gallbladder? Absolutely, but there is a very good chance that you could end up more symptomatic after surger

Listener Q&A: Reflux, Skid Marks, Pulsatile Abdominal Mass

Oct 02 2024 19 mins  
What to do about reflux symptoms at night; fecal staining in your underwear; and a pulsatile abdominal mass. You've got questions - I've got answers on the 1st Gutbliss Podcast listener Q&A. If you have a question or a gut health story that you'd like to share, I would love to hear from you. You can reach me through the contact page at Gutbliss.com. We'd love to hear from you -

Battling Crohn's with Food - and Winning!

Sep 25 2024 49 mins  
On today's show, we're talking about the role of diet and lifestyle in treating autoimmune diseases. Janet is my guest for this episode. She's been a nurse practitioner for 27 years, but today she's here to talk about her experience as a patient with Crohn's disease, and how she got her autoimmune disease into remission using food as medicine.We'd love to hear from you - send us a

Is it a Parasite: Uninvited Guests

Sep 18 2024 26 mins  
Parasites are a lot more common than most people realize, affecting a huge number of people worldwide. The good news is that many parasitic infections are asymptomatic, or the symptoms are short-lived and resolve on their own without any treatment. The bad news is that parasites like Giardia and several others can leave you with long-term symptoms like bloating, nausea, burping, an

Top 10 Reasons You're Bloated

Sep 11 2024 21 mins  
If you want to banish your bloat, you need to figure out the specific reason WHY you’re bloated, so that you can apply a specific solution. And keep in mind, there could be multiple reasons – and multiple solutions. Bloating is one of the commonest problems I deal with as a gastroenterologist, and the most important thing for you to know, is that there is no one size fits all a

Autism: What's the Gut Got to Do With It?

Sep 04 2024 28 mins  
Multiple scientific studies have made a connection between the gut microbiome and the brain in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Although the line connecting the two is not a straight one, there's really nothing to be lost - and potentially a lot to be gained - from changing the diet in a way that can improve the diversity and composition of the microbiome in ASD. Learn which changes

Gut First Theory: Parkinson's Disease & the Gut

Aug 28 2024 21 mins  
It turns out Parkinson’s isn’t just a brain disease; it's also a gut disease. And the changes in the gut can occur before the changes in the brain, leading to what we now call the “gut first” theory of Parkinson's. If you’re eating the wrong foods, you can develop changes in your gut microbiome that lead to neuro-inflammation in the brain, and ultimately, diseases like Pa

Gut-Brain: The 2nd Brain in Your Gut

Aug 21 2024 14 mins  
Gut feelings and butterflies in the stomach are real sensations rooted in physiology: many of the neurotransmitters that our brain uses are actually made in our gut, and our digestive tract is home to about 500 million nerve cells. We call this 2nd brain in our gut the enteric nervous system. Your gut influences your stress levels, anxiety, mood, and behavior. And your brain influe