Why do so many people seem to have IBS and/or food tolerance issues these days?

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I don’t think there’s a single person I know without SOME type of sensitivity or issue surrounding gut health/food intake, including myself.

Is this normal? Because it doesn’t seem like

It should be

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Think its a huge mix of reasons: side effects of medications/antibiotics(also long term). More highly processed food, including babies getting formula. More people surviving being born early, and survive diffrent diseases. And people now talk about their problems/ intolerances, and most do something about it. Unlike older generation that didn't.

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Western foods are fucking horrible for us. The pesticides are horrible for us. Drinking alcohol and shit like that. We don’t really take care of ourselves the way we should. Most of us grow up having fast food and frozen shit and stuff. That’s not healthy at all.

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It’s from all the crap that’s in our foods

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I think anxiety and mental health have a lot to do with gut issues nowadays. 
I had awful gut issues and even joint pain in my late teens and early 20s. I had so many drs appointments, blood work, and X-rays/CT scans. No one could figure out what was going on. At 25 I had a difficult situation happening and decided to go to therapy to cope. It was the best thing I ever did. Within month, my gut and joint pain vanished. Now at 31, still amazing gut and no joint pain!

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Common, yes. Normal? No. I think a big issue is all the crap that’s put into our food, most of us lack nutritional knowledge & everyone’s body is different. People often don’t listen to their bodies when they react negatively to certain foods (most of us aren’t super in tune with our bodies) and genetically speaking we all have different sensitivities & reactions to various foods solely due to our dna, but that also isn’t something that is focused on either. There are various factors in play.

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GMO! Hybrid.

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I’ve recently been exposed to “Blood Type Diets”..which I found really interesting. Apparently certain foods and certain blood types don’t mix well, so to speak. Just check it out haha I think it’s pretty accurate for my own food intolerances/digestive issues being an AB- blood type 😩

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Normal as in common? Yes. Normal as in ok? No. A lot of, if not all, foods in the west (even the “healthy” ones like fruits and vegetables) are processed or altered in some way, shape or form. Unhealthy food affects your digestion, gut, and overall health.

Why do so many people seem to have IBS and/or food tolerance issues these days?

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