Is your gut health impacting your hormones?

Jun 28

The link between our gut and hormones are HUGE, if our gut isn’t working well this will impact on our hormone production and clearance and if our hormones aren’t in balance this will impact the structure of our gut microbiome. Some of the ways this has an impact are:

Low Stomach acid – affects nutrient absorption needed for hormone production
Constipation – impacts how oestrogen leaves the body
Imbalanced gut bacteria – affects nutrient absorption and puts internal stress of the body
Intestinal permeability – affects nutrient absorption and cana results in food sensitivities/inflammation
Mood Chemicals – poor gut health impairs serotonin production as 80% is made in the gut

A happy gut = happy hormones and if either one are off then it will impact the other.

If you are experiencing symptoms like:

- Bloating
- Stomach cramps
- Constipation/diarrhoea
- Nausea
- Fatigue
- Headaches
- Low mood

Then you might want to dig a little deeper to see how happy your gut really is.

Poor gut health can cause havoc with our hormones because it will impair nutrient absorption from food which are the building blocks for hormone production but also it will impact being able to eliminate oestrogen efficiently

Start to look after you gut by:
✨Tuning into your symptoms – keep a journal of any symptoms you experience to help pinpoint what is going on for you
✨Increase fibre – this is food for the happy, beneficial gut microbes that support your health
✨Watch your stress levels – stress diverts energy away from your digestive system and can exacerbate issues