A little TLC for YOUR TUM!

Learn to love your gut and supercharge your mind and body

WORDS: KAREN EVENNETT.

Bloating, constipation and reflux. If those three words feel frustratingly familiar to you, join the club. ‘They’re some of the most common gut issues I see among women over the age of 45,’ says gut health scientist Dr Megan Rossi. ‘They can affect your quality of life, but in most cases they’re manageable – with the right diet and lifestyle strategies.’ Start by knowing what to rule out. Gut symptoms can be a red flag for some serious conditions, including coeliac disease, inflammatory bowel disease and cancer. Is it IBS? One in 10 adults has IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), says Dr Rossi. ‘Structurally speaking, there is nothing wrong, but your gut is not behaving in an ideal way – instead of regular bowel habits, you may be experiencing mostly diarrhoea,…

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Woman's Weekly (Digital) - 1 Issue, 18-Mar-2025

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