Constantly Constipated?

You might be laughing or totally turned off by the subject line of today’s blog, but this is a REAL problem that most of my clients face (and maybe you do too but it’s too embarrassing to talk about).

Nothing is TMI in my line of work.

Sometimes I start talking about poop even before I’m on a first name basis with people.  It’s one of the hottest topics of conversations in ALL of my consultations and client sessions.

Maybe that sounds gross, but your poop has so much to say about what’s going on with your gut and your health.  If you don’t have kids, just ask any parent out there about how they monitor their infant’s health and food tolerances – by what’s left in their diapers 😛

Talking about your bathroom habits, it’s often seen an inappropriate, but what you might not be talking about could be giving you the best insight as to what’s going on with your health.

In 2011, the Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology reported that over $800 million dollars were spent per year on prescription laxatives. That doesn’t even count over-the-counter ones!

According to the National Digestive Disease Clearinghouse, There are approximately two million doctor visits each year for constipation complaints and Americans spend $725 million on laxatives each year.

You shouldn’t have to pay to go poop and it shouldn’t be a pain in the ass (pun intended!).

It’s a born birthright.  Do you think our neanderthal ancestors had this much trouble in the bathroom department?  I don’t think so.  

Never knowing when your next bowel movement will happen can leave you on edge all day- making you feel heavy, bloated and down right sick to your stomach.

Or there’s the alternative –  I talk to some people who have every bathroom in the city mapped out because they never know when that sinking feeling is going to hit and they’ll have to make a run for it.

I’ve had clients who have lived with this fear and struggled for years until we started looking at what it means to be constantly constipated or dealing with diarrhea.

In this week’s video and blog I talk more about what really causes constipation or diarrhea and what you can do to get back on the regular poop train.

Let’s be honest, thinking about your bowel movements is not how you want to spend your time.  Wouldn’t it be nice to not have to worry about it, to know exactly when and what to expect, and to have a regular schedule you can count on?

Some people I talk to will go days without a bowel movement and others are literally limiting their life in fear of when they might abruptly need a bathroom.

As gross as it might seem to talk about, bowel movements are a critical component to our health as they are a major part of our detoxification process.  Poop is how we move unwanted toxins and particles out of the body.  

A normal bowel movement routine should consist of at least 1-2 movements per day.  

Any less or significantly more indicates that there is a more serious problem going on…

Some of the most common causes of constipation can include:

• Dehydration
• Lack of dietary fiber
• Food sensitivities, intolerances and gut inflammation
• Imbalance in gut flora – overgrowth of bad gut bugs and/or not enough good ones
• Hormone imbalances: estrogen to progesterone ratio, hypothyroidism
• Autoimmune conditions such as Hashimoto’s, Celiacs, Crohn’s and Colitis

Some of the most common causes of diarrhea can include:

• Bacterias such as Salmonella or Clostridium Difficile
• Parasites such as Giardia and Entamoeba histolytica

• Food sensitivities, intolerances and gut inflammation
• Laxative abuse and over the counter or prescription medications
• Imbalance in gut flora – overgrowth of bad gut bugs and/or not enough good ones
• Autoimmune conditions such as Hashimoto’s, Celiacs, Crohn’s and Colitis

In any case what constipation and diarrhea all boils down to mostly is gut health – an unhealthy gut leads to…

• Imbalances in gut flora (good vs bad bacteria’s)
• Inflammation and food sensitivities/intolerances
• Autoimmune conditions
• Increased susceptibility to parasite, bacteria and yeast overgrowth

When I work with clients to rebuild their gut health, their issues around regular bowel movements are instantly solved in a matter of just days or a few weeks.

So how do you rebuild gut health to get back on a regular poop schedule?

Healing the gut requires a 3 step approach:

1. Removing inflammatory and pathogenic foods
2. Implementing supplements and foods that restore gut integrity
3. Identifying and eradicating any gut invaders (parasites, bacteria and yeast overgrowth)

This is EXACTLY why I created my GET YOUR GUT IN GEAR PROGRAM!

This gut health rebuilding group program will help you learn to restore optimal gut function for improved overall health, hormone balance and elevated happiness so that you can do things like:

• Live a fully functioning and limitless life
• Boost your energy
• Get rid of belly bloat for good
• Help to heal your thyroid, adrenals and leaky gut

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