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🧠 ‘Gut lag’ is when your gut transit time is slow and this can be caused by a number of conditions but it can lead to a number of symptoms like constipation / bloating and nausea.

😅 Equally if your gut transit time is too quick then this can lead to symptoms also and in some cases nutritional deficiencies.

‼️ But using sweet corn to identify this isn’t overly accurate. Because foods move through the gut at different speeds and may even be faster / slow depending on what else you eat that food with.

‼️ The time stated in this video is also inaccurate as we know a normal digestion can vary much more widely.

🙋‍♀️ I do consider gut transit time with my clients but I do this by actually first checking if they have any symptoms which suggest they have an issue. Then from this they would see their GP for testing any conditions that may cause such issues. Sometimes the GP needs to do an onward referral to a GI doctor but it’s pretty rare.

😩 And it’s very rare to find cases of malabsorption due to a gut being too fast. Even in IBS where it can seem like food is going straight through you, there’s really not link to nutritional deficiencies which does indicate that people are absorbing sufficient micronutrients from their diet.

🙏 Do not do this test if you are prone to health anxiety as it will only make matters worse BUT do see your doctor if you have symptoms.

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🤨 If you have a successful career, the chances are that it is demanding on your time and mental health.

😊 And you know what? For many people that is absolutely fine! They LOVE their career.

😩 But having IBS makes it really hard. It’s unlikely something that people in these positions feel they can share because at the end of the day, there is no one else that’s going to do their job and in many cases their performance is always under scrutiny.

🙋‍♀️ What I see with clients in this position is that they have sort of ‘coped’ with IBS for years – hiding their bloating, medicating, skipping meals to get by. But when they reach a certain point, something breaks. They can’t go on anymore – perhaps they see their career ahead getting more demanding and have no capacity to make changes to accommodate their uncontrolled gut or perhaps they fear making mistakes in their job.

😩 But at this point they feel stuck. They know that changing their IBS will take time and they are already full to capacity.

🙋‍♀️ But this is where working with someone really brings value. Because any plan for IBS control should fit nicely into your life now and also in the future. And the irony is that when your gut is controlled, you have more time, more energy and make less mistakes.

🥳 So I’m very pleased to share this story with you but I’m doing so because it’s one we hear over and over again. There’s no need to feel stuck if you relate to this – you just need someone to guide you.

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I adore Taylor Swift ❤️ but her comment on BBC Radio 2 this morning needs a little fact-checking…

👉 Sourdough bread is not gluten free.

It is lower in certain carbs called fructans, which can cause bloating and gut symptoms — especially if you have IBS.

That’s because the fermentation process breaks down many of these carbs, making sourdough easier to digest than regular bread.

But gluten is a protein, not a carbohydrate — and it’s still very much present in sourdough.

So if you’ve got coeliac disease or a gluten allergy, sourdough isn’t safe for you.

Even small comments like this can cause big confusion — especially when they come from someone as influential as Taylor 💛

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Each week I do enquiry calls and speak to people who ‘aren’t sure’ 🤔 if they have IBS or not despite having seen a doctor 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️—sometimes multiple doctors.

Yes ✅ they have done tests.

But they don’t know which tests exactly 🧪 were done and the doctor has just said ‘it is probably IBS.’

This leaves the individual unsure of what the next steps are ➡️ Do they need more tests? 📝 Do they need to see a specialist? 🏥 Is it IBS or not?

Now the truth is that when I review most people’s history (their onset, symptoms, family history, lifestyle and what tests have been done) — they do have IBS and we are able to make that clear diagnosis 🔍.

But if you don’t have a diagnosis, it kind of leaves you ‘hanging’ there 😟.

Some people even end up waiting ⏳ months, if not years, to see a specialist in the hope of getting a new diagnosis but end up being told it is IBS anyway… when they could have spent that time tackling the problem 💪.

And the larger issue I now see is that ‘probably’ comment 🙄, which provides a lack of confidence, coupled with an individual trying to manage their IBS alone, leaves them to believe that they do not have IBS because nothing has worked. They then waste even more time looking down alternative routes 🔄 or thinking they have SIBO 🦠.

👉 To check if you have IBS or not, check out my blog: https://theibsdietitian.com/blog/how-to-get-an-ibs-diagnosis

This blog provides all the tests 🧾 and the criteria needed for diagnosis — you can take notes 🖊️ and check with your GP.

If you are on the Take Control course 📘 — you can simply download the GP letter from me and take it with you.

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