Digestion changes
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When your gut stops doing what it usually does: new bloating, more gas, a shift in how often or how easily you go. It's often one of the first ways people notice something's changed.
You might notice
- your usual loo routine has shifted
- new bloating, gas or tummy rumbles
- foods you used to be fine with now bother you
- your gut seems to follow your cycle
- a stomach that reacts to stress
Who can help
- Dr. Michelle Cárdenas, ND · Naturopathic Doctor (ND)Profile →
- Dr. Megan Ross · Naturopathic Doctor (ND) · Functional Medicine PractitionerProfile →
- Dr. Jenny Curto · Naturopathic Doctor (ND) · Licensed AcupuncturistProfile →
A naturopathic or integrative doctor can help look for what's behind it, and a nutrition practitioner can help with the day to day.
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Where it can overlap
- Bloating
Digestion changes can overlap with bloating. Woo exploration
- Constipation
Digestion changes can overlap with constipation. Woo exploration
- Diarrhoea
Digestion changes can overlap with diarrhoea. Woo exploration
- Brain + nervous system
Digestion changes can respond to stress and emotion via brain + nervous system. Associated
- Food intolerances
Digestion changes may be worth exploring alongside food intolerances. Associated
- Hormones + cycle
Digestion changes can shift across the menstrual cycle hormones + cycle. Associated
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- IBS
Digestion changes may be worth exploring alongside IBS. Associated
Established: well documented · Associated: linked, not a cause · Emerging: early research · Woo exploration: worth exploring, not yet sourced. A link isn't a cause.
Keep exploring
4 sources · how we checked
Everything on this page was researched from clinical guidance, government health sources and published reviews first, then single studies. Where a connection is only worth exploring, it says so.
- Definition & Facts for Irritable Bowel Syndrome National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), NIH · 2017 · Government health source
- Food intolerance NHS · 2026 · Government health source
- The gut-brain connection Harvard Health Publishing, Harvard Medical School · 2023 · Academic medical centre
- Gastrointestinal symptoms before and during menses in healthy women BMC Women's Health (PubMed-indexed) · 2014 · Peer-reviewed paper
A note from Woo: Body Map is here to help you explore and ask better questions. It isn't a diagnostic tool or a substitute for medical care. Relationships shown here represent areas that may be associated or worth exploring, not a diagnosis or statement of cause.
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