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7 Signs That Signal An Unhealthy Gut And Steps To Support It

When your gut is healthy, it influences everything from digestion to the brain to your immunity. The gut is home to trillions of good and bad bacteria which stay in balance. These are the MICROBIOME. Poor diet is one of the biggest causes of gut issues. While the good bacteria thrive on fiber and plant foods, the bad bacteria and yeast love processed foods and sugar. Studies have shown that even in a short period of time undesirable changes take place in the gut.

Signs of an Unhealthy Gut

Sugar cravings

The microbiome in the gut is really good at manipulating you into eating foods that feed them. So, if your gut has too much yeast, you will end up craving sugar and getting into a cycle of eating sugars and before you realize it, its related complications have taken over your system.

Sugar cravings

Acne and Skin disorders

Your gut is in direct communication with your skin through a Gut-skin axis. Many bacteria are found on the surface of the skin. Hence, it’s better to correct the gut microbiome, rather than applying topical creams.

Acne and Skin disorders

Irregular bowels and bloating

An occasional loose stool, tha’s a sign of bacterial overgrowth pushes out the good bacteria from the gut. It is often seen that people with constipation have a smaller number of good bacteria. The good news is that both diarrhea and constipation can be corrected with probiotics which can help improve digestion. And the extra gas-producing bad strains of bacteria, which create a sense of bloating, too can be corrected.

Irregular bowels and bloating

Autoimmune diseases

It’s common to see that when your gut is healthy, your immune system is healthy. In cases of abnormalities, autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis are developed. It also happens in some people that when some bacteria travel outside the gut to the liver, the immunity is compromised.

Autoimmune diseases

Mood swings and Poor concentration

It’s a known fact that hormones produced by the gut microbiome cause changes in mood and disorders like depression, anxiety, and faulty eating. This in turn affects digestive hormones. The Gut and Brain manifest a strong connection with mental abilities.

The imbalances in hormones and other chemicals also affect cognitive abilities and inflammatory reactions in the brain.

Mood swings and Poor concentration

Obesity

The bacteria in the gut are often overlooked when it comes to factors contributing to obesity. Certain bacterias cause weight gain since they help your body break down and absorb nutrients. Eventually, it all depends on the bacterial diversity of the Gut.

Obesity

Chronic Fatigue

It has been studied that 80% of chronic fatigue people could be diagnosed just by looking at their gut bacteria because particular bacteria grow in the gut of these people.

Chronic Fatigue

5 ways you can support your GUT

Eliminate trigger foods

Eliminate trigger foods

Include fermented foods while cleaning up your dietary habits

Include fermented foods while cleaning up your dietary habits

Be active & exercise regularly

Attempt fasting for lowering the gut burden

Attempt fasting for lowering the gut burden

Control stress to manage imbalances

Control stress to manage imbalances

The blog is contributed by nutritionist Daniyah Irfan

Author Bio: Dt. Daniyah Irfan, BSc Nutrition and PG diploma in Dietetics and Applied Nutrition from Mumbai University. Holistic Nutritionist,  mindful health care expert, Certified life coach, & Nutripreuner. Life member of Indian Dietetic Association Transformed the health of many and now on a mission to educate the new generation towards healthy eating habits for optimum physical and mental wellbeing. Message for everyone: Be ready to do whatever it takes to be a health warrior!

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