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10 Early Signs You Have an Unhealthy Gut

by Emily Pham

The gut is the last part of your digestive tract. It is a significant part of your body as it not only absorbs nutrients in food but also excretes food grains. The gut is also considered as another brain as its nerves and microbes can connect directly with your mind and communicate about everything including hunger and mood.

A healthy gut is when good and bad bacteria in the gut are balanced, as well as the amount of acid secreted by the stomach and enzymes released from pancreas and liver are correctly enough for the gut to process and digest the food. If your gut is healthy, the food is used effectively to feed your body. It contributes to the health of your body and mind.

In contrast, if you have an unhealthy gut, it must be a huge problem. So, be serious about the health condition of your gut and be careful with ten early signs that you have a weak stomach below. The earlier you recognize the problem, the more accessible, timelier and more useful you solve it.

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  1. Stress, Anxiety, and Depression

As mentioned above, the nerves in your gut launch communication directly with your brain as they share the same tissues. Your gut tissues will release feel-good neurotransmitters to make you feel good when it’s healthy. When the bad and good bacteria are balanced, you would also feel mentally healthy. Likewise, any bad mood you have can result from a severe health condition in your gut. Therefore, if you have any symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression, you may have an unhealthy gut. Have your health check to find out the problem soon.

  1. Frequent Sickness

The Gut Health Project pointed out that over 75% of the immune system is gathered in your gut. Therefore, frequent infections can be a sign of an unhealthy gut. If you frequently get sick, it means that your immune system is weakened and your gastrointestinal tract may get the illness. The healthy bacteria in your gut produce healthy mucus to capture and eliminate unhealthy viruses, bacteria, and toxins out of your body. It allows you to get the right nutrients like essential vitamins and minerals to reinforce your immune system.

However, when you have an unhealthy gut, harmful mucus will let the wrong bugs grow well and prevent your body from absorbing proper nutrients, which leads to frequent infections of your body. If you get a constant illness that can’t be cured by casual treatment, your gut may have some problems.

  1. Skin Problems

Unhealthy gut can cause many skin problems such as eczema, rosacea, acne, dandruff or itchy, flaky skin. When you eat rotten food, the symptoms are expressed through not only your digestive system but also your skin, like eczema, for instance. Some studies in the Journal of Dermatology showed that many gastrointestinal symptoms including bloating, acid reflux, bad breath, or constipation would be presented through skin problems such as acne, dermatitis, or rosacea.

As a result of a study, 54% of acne patients concurrently suffer from small intestine bacteria overgrowth (SIBO) which is ten times higher than the standard rate. To balance your gut and reduce skin problems related to the unhealthy gut, take a probiotic supplement after consulting your doctor.

  1. Stubborn Weight

If you cannot lose your weight no matter how hard you try, you may have an unhealthy gut. The balance of good and bad bacteria in the gut of overweight or obese people is unlike other people who have a healthy weight. That balance is set right from your birth and it will fix your weight in each stage of your life. But when overweight people can lose their weight, the gut will be more balanced. To assist the weight loss attempt, you can take a safe probiotics supplement to keep your gut bacteria balanced.

  1. Autoimmune Diseases

When your immune system recognizes its healthy cells as non-native cells and attacks them, it leads to the break down in the whole immune system and causes inflammation. It’s called autoimmune conditions. When the immune system is attacking its cells, we’re putting under risk. Harmful bacteria are let grow up and cause diseases. Autoimmune diseases include lupus, arthritis, rheumatoid, Crohn’s, ulcerative colitis, and around other 80 diseases.

  1. Acid Reflux

Unhealthy gut frequently causes relentless acid reflux. It can be the reason why you can hardly cure constant heartburn. The growth of harmful bacteria in your belly often causes bloating, burping and acid reflux. Using acid-reducing medications may make the condition worse as the acid in the stomach usually helps kill these dangerous bacteria. So, you will let these harmful bacteria thrive and make the problem more serious when neutralizing the acid in your stomach.

  1. Yeast Infections

If your immune system in your gut is imbalanced, yeast can break out. The imbalanced condition of your intestine may show that your digestive system is in trouble. Moreover, you may be infected with fungal skin; you may get constant exhaustion and even fibromyalgia. If you get these infections and symptoms, it means that your gut is unhealthy. Yeast may multiply and damage your gut immunity.

  1. Lack of Energy

If you feel tired, lack of energy, powerless, even when you eat well, have enough rest and sleep, you may get some problems in your gut. When the balance in your stomach is lost, bad bacteria grow up and prevent you from absorbing essential nutrients from foods to transmit into energy for your body, and you will always feel tired, exhausted and lack of power. Also, when your gut is unhealthy, it’s leaky. Toxins and harmful chemicals are allowed to break into your body through the gut wall and affect the energy levels of your body badly. So, if you feel your body is out of energy for no reason, the problem may come from inside.

  1. High Cholesterol and Triglycerides

Live Science claims that microbes in your gut can affect the health of your heart as the fat levels in your blood can be influenced by 34 microorganisms existing in your gut. Some researchers also investigate the relationships between bacteria in the stomach and HDL, a type of cholesterol.

  1. Asthma

Another early sign of an unhealthy gut is asthma. According to an article in Time, the condition of asthma is caused by your natural imbalance of the bacteria in your gut. The advice of Dr. Hyman is that you make your abdomen balanced to cure asthma. When the right balance is maintained, you can get rid of this uncomfortable condition.

Recommended Tips For A Healthy Gut

  • Choose nutrient-rich, fresh and clean foods to avoid bad factors such as toxins, chemicals, harmful bacteria, etc. that threaten your gut health.
  • Wash or process the foods carefully to kill harmful bacteria and wash out unhealthy chemicals.
  • Consume less sugar as this food can help unhealthy bacteria grow by feeding them.
  • Chew the food thoroughly to feed the good bacteria in your gut and promote healthy digestion.
  • Drink enough water and consume more probiotics every day to keep your gut healthy and maintain the balance. Water is the most critical factor in your body, which makes up 75% of the body. If you don’t drink enough water, many functions of your body will be affected, including your gut. Probiotics are also an essential nutrient as it improves your immunity, helps remove harmful bacteria, and makes your body healthy and active.
  • Drink 1 – 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar to increase the amount of stomach acid to assist the digestive process.
  • Detoxify your gut gently to remove bad factors that can cause inflammation and infections in your belly.

The article showed you ten early signs of an unhealthy gut. If you get any symptoms above, let’s have a health check to find out the problem. If you ignore these problems, the condition may get worse and more difficult to be cured. The gut is a vital digestive part, so, be serious about your gut health to maintain a healthy and happy life.

About the Author

This guest post is by Emily Pham, a blogger with many years of experience in searching for the best natural home remedies for beauty and health issues. All content provided is for informational and educational purposes. We recommend you consult a healthcare professional to determine which method is appropriate for you.

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