Feeling Bloated and Constipated? A New Way to Look At Poop!

Are you feeling bloated, constipated, and generally uncomfortable by the end of the day?  Are you eating a variety of foods including whole grains, veggies, and protein?  Has your doctor prescribed medication to ease these symptoms?  The answers may just lie right in your pantry!  In the Standard American Diet (SAD—ironic, right?), we eat many foods that can irritate our digestive system.  Just Google some simple words that your doctor doesn’t mention like leaky gut and SIBO, just to name a couple.  If your gut is irritated you will have bloating, indigestion, constipation, and acid reflux! Doctors are quick to write a prescription to alleviate the symptom but what about eliminating the problem?  Acid reflux is a symptom of an underlying problem as is bloating and other gut issues.  It turns out that you may have an allergy to certain types of foods.  For many people, wheat and/or gluten can cause many of the above issues.  You may be thinking—gluten—that’s hocus pocus!  That’s what I thought until I read many of the recent studies that suggest the wheat of today is not the wheat of our forefathers.  This wheat has been changed thru genetic modification that it no longer resembles digestible food—hence the problems with bloating, constipation, and indigestion!  Try an experiment with your nutrition to see if you gain any positive results.  For myself and many of my clients, I suggest the elimination of bread and cereals.  While you may be thinking, there is no way I can stop eating bread—that’s crazy!  There are many varieties of breads that I suggest to my clients and some only take a minute to make in the microwave!  All without using wheat flour!  Making small steps towards feeling good is about progress, not perfection.  With taking these steps, in turn, I would presume your will lose weight in the process.  How’s that for feeling successful with your nutrition—feeling good and losing weight! 

Lisa Walsh is a Sports Nutrition Specialist and Certified Personal Trainer.  She can be found on Facebook and Smart Fitness By Lisa.  For all your fitness and nutritional needs including individual and corporate consultations, contact Lisa at SmartFitnessBylisa@comcast.net