The Gut Show

Nausea is not necessarily an IBS symptom but it is something that many with IBS deal with, and by extension attribute to their gut issues. During this episode, I explain why nausea is not necessarily a symptom of IBS but can instead be attributed to other factors in our life. I explain the relationship between anxiety, chronic pain, poor nutrition and other issues that can show up as nausea in our day to day life. In this episode, we cover: What is nausea? The relationship between pain and nausea Why does anxiety make me feel sick? Skipping meals is not good for your digestion Hydration and other stomach issues when it comes to nausea How can you combat nausea? Join The GUT Community: The Facebook group for those with IBS and digestive health conditions to connect, encourage one another, and dive deeper into the topics we cover on The Gut Show. Join here: facebook.com/groups/thegutcommunity Connect with Erin & the Gutivate team IG: @erinjudge.rd or @gutivate Website: www.gutivate.com Schedule a consult: bit.ly/jnwconsultcall FREE: IBS Fundamentals Mini Course https://www.ibsmastermethod.com/ibs-fundamentals-sign-up Start taking control of your IBS with the MASTER Method Foundations Course bit.ly/mmfoundations Track your symptoms & understand your body better My Gut Journal is a 90 day gut tracker to build awareness in your mind & body. Get yours at www.gutivate.com/store/mygutjournal

Can gut health impact mental health? The short answer is yes! During this episode I cover everything you need to know about the gut brain connection and why this impacts your day to day life. I share how gut health impacts things like your central nervous system, the impact of stress and gut issues, why depression and anxiety can be rooted in your gut and why a happy gut leads to a happy self! In this episode, we cover: What is the gut brain connection? How stress impacts your gut health Developing depression, anxiety and chronic inflammation Gut bacteria and brain chemicals Visceral hypersensitivity and IBS Brain health and your gut health are connected Regulating your nervous system What if you could develop vital skills to help manage intrusive IBS symptoms in only 10 minutes a day? How would your life change? Today's episode is sponsored by Mahana, an app that teaches you skills to manage your IBS and decrease symptom severity. Through the app, you'll get short daily lessons and experiment with new skills, unlock tools to support your symptom management, and learn to make small changes to improve everyday patterns. Get started now and download the app at mahanatx.com/TheGutShow Join The GUT Community: The Facebook group for those with IBS and digestive health conditions to connect, encourage one another, and dive deeper into the topics we cover on The Gut Show. Join here: facebook.com/groups/thegutcommunity Connect with Erin & the Gutivate team IG: @erinjudge.rd or @gutivate Website: www.gutivate.com Schedule a consult: bit.ly/jnwconsultcall FREE: IBS Fundamentals Mini Course https://www.ibsmastermethod.com/ibs-fundamentals-sign-up Start taking control of your IBS with the MASTER Method Foundations Course bit.ly/mmfoundations Track your symptoms & understand your body better My Gut Journal is a 90 day gut tracker to build awareness in your mind & body. Get yours at www.gutivate.com/store/mygutjournal

If you're menstruating and wondering why your poop is different during your period, this episode is for you! If you're still learning about your cycle, that's ok too! Consider this additional education. In today's episode, I'll share how hormone shifts during your menstrual cycle cause changes in your poop throughout the month. We'll even discuss how changes in our habits, based on how we feel, can affect our poop. As always, my goal is to educate and empower you to understand your body more so you can make the best decision for you! What the menstrual cycle actually is Explanation of menstrual cycle phases The impact of heightened progesterone in luteal phase Symptoms you may experience at the start of your period How the estrogen drop at the beginning of ovulation can impact your gut What may cause diarrhea and urgency during your period Mood related changes and PMS Some habit changes during your cycle that can contribute to symptoms How symptoms of PCOS or endometriosis can overlap with IBS and other digestive issues Blog post mentioned: https://gutivate.com/blog/period Join The GUT Community: The Facebook group for those with IBS and digestive health conditions to connect, encourage one another, and dive deeper into the topics we cover on The Gut Show. Join here: facebook.com/groups/thegutcommunity Connect with Erin & the Gutivate team IG: @erinjudge.rd or @gutivate Website: www.gutivate.com Schedule a consult: bit.ly/jnwconsultcall FREE: IBS Fundamentals Mini Course https://www.ibsmastermethod.com/ibs-fundamentals-sign-up Start taking control of your IBS with the MASTER Method Foundations Course bit.ly/mmfoundations Track your symptoms & understand your body better My Gut Journal is a 90 day gut tracker to build awareness in your mind & body. Get yours at www.gutivate.com/store/mygutjournal

Welcome to this bonus episode of the Gut Show! We're covering what the color of your poop actually means. During the show, I talk about what your poop actually is and what it contains, the importance and impact of bile, and finally what all the colors are trying to say about your poop. It's really helpful to take the time to look back at the poop before you flush the toilet and to see what might be going on because our poop tells us a lot about our health! In this episode, we cover: What is poop? Does what we eat impact the color? The different colors in your poop What does the color mean? Is black stool and red stool bad? Can you poop orange? Join The GUT Community: The Facebook group for those with IBS and digestive health conditions to connect, encourage one another, and dive deeper into the topics we cover on The Gut Show. Join here: facebook.com/groups/thegutcommunity Connect with Erin & the Gutivate team IG: @erinjudge.rd or @gutivate Website: www.gutivate.com Schedule a consult: bit.ly/jnwconsultcall FREE: IBS Fundamentals Mini Course https://www.ibsmastermethod.com/ibs-fundamentals-sign-up Start taking control of your IBS with the MASTER Method Foundations Course bit.ly/mmfoundations Track your symptoms & understand your body better My Gut Journal is a 90 day gut tracker to build awareness in your mind & body. Get yours at www.gutivate.com/store/mygutjournal

Welcome to Season Four of The Gut Show podcast! Today, we're talking about what makes poop "normal" and what poop is actually made of. I'll share how it is made in the body starting with the food you eat and then moving through the digestive processes, including the small and large intestines before you eliminate it from your body. We'll also touch on what makes poop brown and what can cause an issue with forming stool. Even more interesting, I'll share how stool is stored and when it's released, what happens when you sit down on the toilet and all the different forms your poop can take. Finally, we'll discuss what it could mean if you're pooping too much OR not enough. Basically, you have been enrolled in POOP 101 today! I hope you learn something new about yourself and you come away with a greater understanding of your health. In this episode, we cover: What is normal poop? How does my food turn into poop? Is it true that you aren't what you eat, you are what you ABSORB? Why are my poops different colors? What if I have an issue forming stool? How is stool stored? What happens when I finally sit down on the toilet to poop? What does it mean if my stool is not passing easily? What's the best posture for pooping effectively? The seven different forms of poop – who knew? What if you're not pooping enough OR too much? Join The GUT Community: The Facebook group for those with IBS and digestive health conditions to connect, encourage one another, and dive deeper into the topics we cover on The Gut Show. Join here: facebook.com/groups/thegutcommunity Connect with Erin & the Gutivate team IG: @erinjudge.rd or @gutivate Website: www.gutivate.com Schedule a consult: bit.ly/jnwconsultcall FREE: IBS Fundamentals Mini Course https://www.ibsmastermethod.com/ibs-fundamentals-sign-up Start taking control of your IBS with the MASTER Method Foundations Course bit.ly/mmfoundations Track your symptoms & understand your body better My Gut Journal is a 90 day gut tracker to build awareness in your mind & body. Get yours at www.gutivate.com/store/mygutjournal

We're wrapping up the season with one final episode! During this season I had the opportunity to talk to some amazing experts who specialize in gut health, who have helped me open my eyes to new perspectives and the way gut issues are treated across the region. In today's episode, I really wanted to take a step back and start at the beginning, and really share with you my own story and why I feel like these conversations with these experts have changed my own life. I talk about when my symptoms with IBS first began, my feeling of shame and insecurity, the relationship between IBS and nutrition and what I would tell myself as a little girl when I first started to experience these symptoms. In this episode, we cover: My own story with IBS [1:58] Chronic constipation, pain and insecurity [5:17] Pushing through the pain and developing a mental toughness [11:03] Dealing with an IBS flareup[14:16] Learning about nutrition and facing disordered eating behaviour [18:00] Researching IBS and pairing it with my intuition [22:42] Hindsight is 2020 [25:49] What if you could develop skills to help manage IBS symptoms in only 10 minutes per day? Today's episode is sponsored by Mahana Therapeutics, who has made cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) more accessible through their app, Mahana IBS. This is a new app that offers evidence-based CBT to reduce the severity of IBS symptoms - until the end of June 2022 this is available at no-cost for eligible patients. Get started now and download the app at mahanatx.com/TheGutShow. Join The GUT Community: The Facebook group for those with IBS and digestive health conditions to connect, encourage one another, and dive deeper into the topics we cover on The Gut Show. Join here: facebook.com/groups/thegutcommunity Connect with Erin & the Gutivate team IG: @erinjudge.rd or @gutivate Website: www.gutivate.com Schedule a consult: bit.ly/jnwconsultcall FREE: IBS Fundamentals Mini Course https://www.ibsmastermethod.com/ibs-fundamentals-sign-up Start taking control of your IBS with the MASTER Method Foundations Course bit.ly/mmfoundations Track your symptoms & understand your body better My Gut Journal is a 90 day gut tracker to build awareness in your mind & body. Get yours at www.gutivate.com/store/mygutjournal

There's a growing trend in the fitness industry regarding the way people view physical exercise. Movement is a mental health tool that helps people to connect mindfully to health and wellness without needing to focus on vanity metrics like weight loss. In today's episode, my guest is Barb Puzanovova, a non-diet trainer who is focused on inspiring people to rethink their relationship with exercise. During our conversation Barb shares why movement is about how you feel versus how you look, why it is important to remove the diet component of working out, what joyful movement is and how you can incorporate it in day to day moments and ways movement can improve your relationship with your mind and body. In this episode, we cover: Barb shares her journey to becoming a personal trainer [0:22] Why it is important to remove the diet component of working out [11:30] What joyful movement actually means [22:30] Digestive issues and physical movement [34:07] How to overcome fears related to exercise and injury [42:01] Ways movement can improve your relationship with your mind and body [50:47] What if you could develop skills to help manage IBS symptoms in only 10 minutes per day? Today's episode is sponsored by Mahana Therapeutics, who has made cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) more accessible through their app, Mahana IBS. This is a new app that offers evidence-based CBT to reduce the severity of IBS symptoms - until the end of June 2022 this is available at no-cost for eligible patients. Get started now and download the app at mahanatx.com/TheGutShow. About our guest: Barb Puzanovova (she/her), aka The Non-Diet Trainer, is a Health at Every Size (HAES), fat positive ACE-certified Personal Trainer, Behavior Change Specialist, and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. Due to her own story of recovering from an eating disorder, she empowers people to step off the scale and into their life so they can move their body with less rules and more joy. She lives her best queer life with her partner Danny and her pittie mama Betsy in Nashville, TN. Connect with Barb: Instagram: @nondiet_trainer Email: thenondiettrainer@gmail.com Website: https://thenondiettrainer.com Sign up for the JMP10 Fall 2022 waitlist: https://thenondiettrainer.ck.page/09ec3635cf Join The GUT Community: The Facebook group for those with IBS and digestive health conditions to connect, encourage one another, and dive deeper into the topics we cover on The Gut Show. Join here: facebook.com/groups/thegutcommunity Connect with Erin & the Gutivate team IG: @erinjudge.rd or @gutivate Website: www.gutivate.com Schedule a consult: bit.ly/jnwconsultcall FREE: IBS Fundamentals Mini Course https://www.ibsmastermethod.com/ibs-fundamentals-sign-up Start taking control of your IBS with the MASTER Method Foundations Course bit.ly/mmfoundations Track your symptoms & understand your body better My Gut Journal is a 90 day gut tracker to build awareness in your mind & body. Get yours at www.gutivate.com/store/mygutjournal

Within the functional space of IBS, doctors visits tend to be really tense, and they tend to be filled with more negativity than positivity for patients and their experiences.One really big point of concern within the IBS community is the the relationship between GI provider and patient when dealing with digestive disorders like IBS and IBD. Getting help seems like a massive task, and accessing professional help and expert resources seems more impossible than winning the lottery. In today's episode, my guest Jennifer Fijor, is a nurse practitioner who works in the GI space and is passionate about breaking down barriers between patients and gut specialists. During our conversation Jennifer shares why there might have been tense relationships in the past with certain providers, some ways that you can advocate for better care yourself and how to best prepare for appointments to get the most out of your time. In this episode, we cover: Getting into gastroenterology and digestive disease as a nurse practitioner Why do patients have such poor experience with healthcare providers? The barriers of limited facetime and tight schedules Advocating for better care and how to talk about symptoms Finding alternative providers and help When to ask for referrals and the role diet plays Ensuring communication between different providers What if you could develop skills to help manage IBS symptoms in only 10 minutes per day? Today's episode is sponsored by Mahana Therapeutics, who has made cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) more accessible through their app, Mahana IBS. This is a new app that offers evidence-based CBT to reduce the severity of IBS symptoms - until the end of June 2022 this is available at no-cost for eligible patients. Get started now and download the app at mahanatx.com/TheGutShow. About our guest: Jennifer Fijor MSN, RN, FNP-BC is originally from Chicago, and moved out to Seattle approximately four years ago. The mountains, hiking, and activities brought her to the Pacific Northwest, and she is completely in love with it. She has been in G.I. for nearly 14 years, and started as a G.I. tech, continued to work as a G.I. nurse, then parlayed that into a nurse practitioner role. She has always been in love with G.I. for some strange reason, and she thinks it's because everyone in G.I. has a very odd sense of humor and she fits right in. You can find her on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok at @gutgalz She also has an IBS journal which can be helpful for patients who struggle with IBS and would like to discuss symptoms with their providers. Link: https://amzn.to/3rQBs0u Join The GUT Community: The Facebook group for those with IBS and digestive health conditions to connect, encourage one another, and dive deeper into the topics we cover on The Gut Show. Join here: facebook.com/groups/thegutcommunity Connect with Erin & the Gutivate team IG: @erinjudge.rd or @gutivate Website: www.gutivate.com Schedule a consult: bit.ly/jnwconsultcall FREE: IBS Fundamentals Mini Course https://www.ibsmastermethod.com/ibs-fundamentals-sign-up Start taking control of your IBS with the MASTER Method Foundations Course bit.ly/mmfoundations Track your symptoms & understand your body better My Gut Journal is a 90 day gut tracker to build awareness in your mind & body. Get yours at www.gutivate.com/store/mygutjournal

Oftentimes the word IBS and IBD are thrown out there interchangeably with no real context or understanding. In reality, while there are many similarities between the two, there are also differences, and this extends to the way IBS and IBD are treated. In today's episode, I am talking to Neha Shah, a registered dietician, a certified nutrition support clinician, and a certified health education specialist that has been specializing in gastroenterology, gastrointestinal and liver health for the past 15 years. Neha is an expert in the field, and she breaks down some things to think about with these conditions from a medical side, but also from a practical nutrition application side. During our conversation, Neha talks about how she became a specialist in gastroenterology and digestive disease, the difference between IBD and IBS, the role food plays in managing inflammation, and what treatments are available for patients. In this episode, we cover: Neha's journey to getting into gastroenterology and digestive disease There is a science behind nutrients and the GI tract The difference between IBD and IBS Is remission in IBD possible? Similarities between IBS & IBD and the role food plays Diet misconceptions regarding IBS and IBD Approaches to treatment and management for IBS and IBD What role do fiber and other diets play? Today's episode is sponsored by Seed. Their signature product, the DS-01™ Daily Synbiotic, is a combination of science-backed probiotic strains and prebiotics that work in synergy to promote healthy digestion, ease of bloating, glowing skin, and more. You can learn more about Seed and the Daily Synbiotic at www.seed.com. Use my code erinjudge15 for 15% off your first month's supply. About our guest: Neha D. Shah MPH, RD, CNSC, CHES is a Registered Dietitian, a Certified Nutrition Support Clinician, and a Certified Health Education Specialist that has been specializing in gastrointestinal and liver health for the past 15 years. Neha was previously at Stanford Health Care, where she began her career specializing in nutrition for GI surgery, and then later, came into the Digestive Health Center there to inaugurate and build Nutrition Services for both the GI and Liver programs. There, she has counseled on all diagnoses, including celiac disease, gastroparesis, IBS, IBD, pancreatitis, fatty liver, and cirrhosis. With a physician, she also co-led the development of the outpatient Nutrition Support and Intestinal Rehabilitation programs. She also served as the Intestinal Transplant dietitian for the Intestinal Transplant program. Neha is now at UCSF, specializing in IBD and owns a private practice, Neha Shah Nutrition. In addition to patient care, Neha provides her expertise to GI research studies and has authored over 20 publications related to nutrition in inflammatory bowel disease and other GI nutrition related topics. Her purpose to contribute is to move nutrition care forward. Neha aims to empower her patients to implement nutrition strategies to resolve symptoms, expand variety, and restore a healthy relationship with the diet. Her interactions with her patients throughout the years has given her the skills, expertise and the knowledge to counsel for any nutrition concern related to GI and liver health. Website: www.nehashahnutrition.com Facebook/Instagram/Twitter: @nehagastrord Resource for IBD: Crohn's and Colitis Foundation www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org Resource for IBS: International Foundation for Gastrointestinal Disorders www.iffgd.org Join The GUT Community: The Facebook group for those with IBS and digestive health conditions to connect, encourage one another, and dive deeper into the topics we cover on The Gut Show. Join here: facebook.com/groups/thegutcommunity Connect with Erin & the Gutivate team IG: @erinjudge.rd or @gutivate Website: www.gutivate.com Schedule a consult: bit.ly/jnwconsultcall FREE: IBS Fundamentals Mini Course https://www.ibsmastermethod.com/ibs-fundamentals-sign-up Start taking control of your IBS with the MASTER Method Foundations Course bit.ly/mmfoundations Track your symptoms & understand your body better My Gut Journal is a 90 day gut tracker to build awareness in your mind & body. Get yours at www.gutivate.com/store/mygutjournal

Many doctors and experts recommend those suffering with IBS and other gut disorders to adopt a low FODMAP diet. These diets are often restrictive and lack a lot of flavour which many people find difficult to deal with. However, as more research goes into IBS there are warriors out there making diet a little more manageable. In today's episode, I am talking to special guest Ketan Vakil, fellow IBS warrior and founder of Gourmend. After dealing with stomach issues the majority of his life, he had to amend his diet to help heal his stomach but didn't want to sacrifice flavour! His company has developed low FODMAP alternatives with signature spices and flavours. During our conversation, Ketan shares how his cultural background and love for cooking influenced the way he approached his low FODMAP Diet. He talks about living with IBS, the connection between diet and your gut and what he hopes to see happen in the future for the low FODMAP world. In this episode, we cover: Ketan shares his journey to being diagnosed with IBS and starting his own food company Educating audiences on alternatives to high FODMAP foods How the products are developed at Gourmend Stigma and challenges around low FODMAP alternatives High quality ingredients are more expensive Seasonal produce The future of Gourmend What if you could develop skills to help manage IBS symptoms in only 10 minutes per day? Today's episode is sponsored by Mahana Therapeutics, who has made cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) more accessible through their app, Mahana IBS. This is a new app that offers evidence-based CBT to reduce the severity of IBS symptoms - until the end of June 2022 this is available at no-cost for eligible patients. Get started now and download the app at mahanatx.com/TheGutShow. About our guest: Gourmend was started by Ketan Vakil, who suffered from perplexing stomach issues since he was a teenager. It took years of doctor visits and testing, but he finally identified the problem: Ketan was having trouble digesting foods high in FODMAPs. What he needed was a diet that was low in these short-chain carbohydrates to put his gut problems behind him. Easier said than done. Part of a multicultural family, living in one of the best food cities in the world, Ketan was no stranger to cooking and eating rich, flavorful foods. But sticking to a low FODMAP diet meant cutting out garlic, onions, honey, legumes and other ingredients that were the base of many recipes that he loved. For a foodie, this was sad news to swallow. So Ketan set out to create his own ingredients that were low in FODMAPs but high in flavor—and reclaim the gourmet tastes he craved. By teaming up with experienced dietitians and organic farmers, he found FODMAP-friendly ingredients he could use to cook his favorite recipes again. But, as you now know, they were too delicious to keep to himself. Today Gourmend is working to bring the freshest, most flavorful cooking essentials to the table—ingredients that are gentle on the stomach without sacrificing a bit of gourmet taste. Links: Gourmend: https://www.gourmendfoods.com/ Low FODMAP Pantry Starter Kit: https://www.gourmendfoods.com/collections/low-fodmap-bundles/products/ultimate-low-fodmap-starter-kit Low FODMAP Diet Cooking Guide: https://www.gourmendfoods.com/pages/low-fodmap-diet-complete-guide-cooking-eating Join The GUT Community: The Facebook group for those with IBS and digestive health conditions to connect, encourage one another, and dive deeper into the topics we cover on The Gut Show. Join here: facebook.com/groups/thegutcommunity Connect with Erin & the Gutivate team IG: @erinjudge.rd or @gutivate Website: www.gutivate.com Schedule a consult: bit.ly/jnwconsultcall FREE: IBS Fundamentals Mini Course https://www.ibsmastermethod.com/ibs-fundamentals-sign-up Start taking control of your IBS with the MASTER Method Foundations Course bit.ly/mmfoundations Track your symptoms & understand your body better My Gut Journal is a 90 day gut tracker to build awareness in your mind & body. Get yours at www.gutivate.com/store/mygutjournal