Does Your Brain & Gut Need A Repair?

Are you experiencing any of the following?

 
 

Gastrointestinal symptoms

  • Diarrhoea

  • Constipation

  • Bloating, belching, flatulence

  • Acid Reflux, GERD

  • Dyspepsia/indigestion, nausea

  • SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth)

  • IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)

  • Food intolerances and allergies

  • Candida overgrowth

  • Parasites

Brain symptoms

  • Unexplained brain fog

  • Depression and anxiety

  • Fatigue

  • Inability to concentrate

  • Lack of motivation

  • Chronic stress -an inability to deal with regular/normal daily stressors

  • Irritability and mood swings

  • Tiredness and sleep problems

  • Frequent migraines

  • Cravings eg. sugar, nicotine, alcohol or coffee

 
 

Your gut has its own nervous system

  • Scientists name this the enteric nervous system (ENS) that can regulate gastrointestinal activity independently of the central nervous system (CNS) and comprises 200-600 million nerve cells that line the gastrointestinal tract from the oesophagus to the rectum.

  • If you've ever felt butterflies in your stomach when you're anxious, you've noticed a difference in your bowel movements before work or a job interview, or nausea you're likely to get messages from your second brain.

  • This is a demonstration of how the gastrointestinal system is responsive to emotions such as fear, anxiety, depression, excitement—all of these feelings (and others) may trigger symptoms in the gut.

  • An irritated intestine can send signals to the brain just like a depressed brain can send signals to the intestine. As a consequence, the discomfort in your stomach or your gut can be the root cause of brain health issues or the other way around: anxiety, stress, or depression can cause your gastrointestinal problems.

95% of your serotonin is in your gut

Any changes in your serotonin level affect both your intestine and your brain.

So, it's no surprise that food, medications, and antibiotics can damage one's mood.

 This is particularly true in cases where a person has a gastrointestinal upset with no identifiable cause. In the situation of such functional GI disorders, it is difficult to try to heal the impaired intestine function without recognizing the effect of stress and emotion.

It is difficult to heal the impaired intestine function without recognizing the effect of stress and emotions.

 
 
“Anything that affects the gut always affects the brain.”
— Charles Major, MD