Do you know about the gut-brain connection?

Question

Anxiety & depression is multifaceted in nature, but the research I’m doing lately shows how intricately connected the gut and brain really is. There’s even anxiety-induced IBS! Diet is so important especially when it comes to mental health.

Answer

Yes the GI system is the second brain. I’m a clinical dietitian and I work with a lot of people with serious GI disorders and often times they are brought on by stress, trauma and so forth. I have patients who continue to get parts of their intestines resected due to gastroparesis (food doesn’t move along the GI tract), but this is likely a direct result of mental health issues and disordered eating. Unfortunately it is a struggle communicating this with the doctors in the hospital because they have to address the physical ailments and do not have a protocol otherwise. And some of these patients end up on permanent tube feeding of specialized formula that continues to hurt them so they keep turning it off, losing more weight, and are constantly readmitted to hospital. It is a vicious cycle.

Answer

Just learned about it a few months ago!
Cut out sugar, caffeine and trying to drink more water and eat more vegetables, also taking a probiotic everyday.
Totally lowered my anxiety!!

Do you know about the gut-brain connection?

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