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Everything you need to know about gut health

By Vitable

Your gut is the gateway to health. It is a highly complex system that we interact with continuously from eating and drinking to performing bodily functions, every single day.

Your gut health is the gateway to your overall health. It is where the external meets the internal environment and beings at your mouth and ends at your rectum. It is a highly complex system that we interact with continuously from eating and drinking to performing bodily functions, every single day.

The gastrointestinal system is highly susceptible to damage from toxins, food choices, medications, alcohol, stress and more. This could be the reason gut conditions have become more common in the general population. Diet choices and lifestyle practices can help you balance and restore your gut health thus supporting overall internal harmony and contributing to optimal health.

Diet and lifestyle choices have an impact on your gut health. 

Symptoms of digestive dysfunction

As you may know, digestive dysfunction can be uncomfortable and debilitating with symptoms such as gas and bloating regularly becoming normal. These symptoms are not normal and with a healthy digestive function, you should not experience these symptoms regularly. Such symptoms are your body’s signs indicating your gastrointestinal system is not functioning properly. Other common signs and symptoms include:

• Bloating
• Gas
• Constipation or diarrhea
• Skin conditions
• Allergies and intolerances
• Food sensitivities
• Headaches
• Fatigue
• Low energy
• Mood swings
• Inability to focus
• Anxiety and stress
• Muscle aches and pains
• Abdominal pain

The gut microbiota

The term to describe the dynamic community of microorganisms in the gut is ‘microbiota’. It includes bacteria, fungi, viruses, archaea and protozoans, providing the individual with an abundance of cells and genes, existing on and in the body. Approximately 95% of these microorganisms can be found in the gastrointestinal tract.

Within the gut microbiota, there are around a thousand species of bacteria, which all play a different role in the body. Some of these bacteria are beneficial and others are harmful. When there are more harmful bacteria than beneficial, this creates an imbalance, and this is when dysbiosis may occur.

Dysbiosis indicates poor gut health and may not only contribute to a number of digestive symptoms but may also compromise your entire body function. From nutrient absorption from foods to energy levels, weight management, mental health, skin conditions and the way our immune system functions. Here are some of the ways the gut and other body systems are interconnected.

1. The gut and immune system

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