Building Resilience IBS Isn’t Just in Your Gut — It’s in Your Nervous System
If you’ve ever struggled with IBS, you know it’s about more than digestion. It’s the discomfort, unpredictability, anxiety, and sometimes even shame that come along with it. And while food lists and symptom trackers may help a little, they rarely get to the root of the problem.
In this episode of Building Resilience, Leah explores IBS from a nervous system perspective. She unpacks the fascinating connection between the gut and the brain, why stress makes symptoms worse, and how your body’s protective “alarm system” may be keeping you stuck in flare cycles.
We’ll explore:
- Why IBS is a functional disorder (your gut looks fine, but it’s not working as it should)
- How the “second brain” in your gut constantly communicates with your actual brain
- The role stress plays in digestion, inflammation, and the microbiome
- The protection loop that keeps symptoms alive long after the threat has passed
- Practical ways to expand your safety zone and support your nervous system in healing
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