THE BETTER BELLY PODCAST - Natural Constipation Remedies, Acid Reflux, Hormones, Gut Health, Functional Medicine

Have you ever been told by a doctor that, because you've been relying on laxatives for "too long," you'll never poop on your own again?
Have you gone weeks trying to get off laxatives, but you're body never started pooping on it's own again, and you're right back on them just to feel normal in your body again?
Have you tried fiber, magnesium, water, and probiotics, but still can't have a bowel movement without laxatives?
If you said yes to ANY of these questions, then this episode is for you!
In today's episode, I'm teaching you the truth about laxative dependency: you are NOT stuck on laxatives for forever!! After seeing dozens of clients poop again on their own after depending on laxatives for 5, 10, 20, or 30+ years, I'm revealing exactly what we did to get them pooping again - even when their doctor said it'd never happen.
Today, I'll be breaking down:
Why laxative addiction is not the end of your bowel movement story
What's actually keeping you from pooping (hint: it's not laxative abuse or overuse)
Why quitting cold turkey, or just adding more fiber and magnesium, isn't resolving your laxative dependency
What it actually takes to heal your body from laxative dependency, even after years, or decades, of relying on laxatives just to go

If you're exhausted from feeling controlled by laxatives and the need to poop, or you're worried about what years of dependency might have done to your gut, then this episode is for you!

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Laxative Dependency Myth
02:09 - Personal Breakthrough Story
04:24 - Clear Constipation Challenge
06:01 - Another Client Success
07:42 - Why Laxatives Seem Necessary
10:42 - Five Layers Explained
11:13 - Fixing Digestion Layer
13:17 - Results and Proof Points
15:53 - More Resources and Episodes
17:44 - Join the Waitlist Offer
18:49 - Final Encouragement and Wrap


EPISODES MENTIONED:
178// Why Constipation Medicine Isn't Helping You + What to Do When Laxatives, Probiotics, Water, and Fiber Aren't Healing Your Constipation


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Have you been dealing with constipation for so long it feels like you may never part ways with it?
Have you tried MiraLax, fiber, magnesium, probiotics, colonics, even acupuncture and surgery, but still can't go without help?
Have you sat through colonoscopy after colonoscopy, only to be told everything looks "normal," even though you know something is wrong?
If you said yes to ANY of these questions, then this episode is for you!
In today's episode, I'm sharing five stories from clients I've worked with who'd been severely constipated, most of them for decades, so that you can see it's possible to get lasting relief - even if nothing else has worked for you (yet!).
Today, I'm breaking down:
The specific method all of my students used to help them get relief, whether they were in their 20's or 60's; single, married, had multiple kids, or an empty nester; working, stay at home mom, or retired; male or female
How quickly each student got fast constipation relief (it was way faster than they ever imagined!)
Why natural constipation remedies like fiber, magnesium, and probiotics kept failing every single one of them
How you can relieve severe constipation that's lasted for years - for good!

If you're tired of trying every natural constipation remedy out there and still getting little to no relief, then this episode is for you!

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Constipation Breaking Point
00:32 - What You'll Learn Today
01:42 - Podcast Welcome Disclaimer
02:52 - Client Stories Overview
04:08 - Challenge And Method Setup
06:11 - Anitra Six Year Case
08:05 - Eric Thirty Year Turnaround
10:11 - T Fast Relief In Twenties
12:02 - Jamie From MiraLAX To Daily
14:10 - Helaine Post Surgery Progress
15:48 - Join Clear Constipation Challenge
17:10 - Wrap Up Next Episode Teaser


EPISODES MENTIONED:
117// End Six Years of Constipation in One Month [Testimonial – Anitra]
100// End Bloating, Constipation, and Food Confusion [Testimonial - Rachel]
130// Feel Like a Digestive Nightmare? Achieve No Bloat, No Pain, and No Constipation in 6 months with My Client Helaine
158// How She Ended a Decade of Chronic Constipation in 1 Month [Testimonial - Ti]
183// Relieve 30+ Years of Constipation, Headaches, Fatigue, Insomnia, And Anxiety in ONE Week [Testimonial - Eric]


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Does your constipation get better and worse throughout the month, but you can't figure out the rhyme or reason?
Or do your bowel movements stop as soon as you get close to your period?
Have you tried fiber, magnesium, probiotics, and "eating more veggies," but you're still backed up until your period suddenly hits? And wonder how you can get yourself pooping whether or not you're having a period?
Or, were your bowel movements normal most of your life, but you've entered perimenopause or menopause, and suddenly you can't poop?
If you said yes to ANY of these questions, then this episode is for you!
In today's episode, I'm teaching you the connection between your hormones and your bowel movements so that you can get an idea on if your hormones are why your constipation gets better or worse seemingly randomly.
That's why today, I'm breaking down:
Signs that your hormones are driving your bowel movements
What the "Goldilocks Zone" of estrogen and progesterone is, and why getting stuck outside it wrecks your bowel movements
What it means if you get constipated before your period
What you need to do first so your period, your poops, and your perimenopause symptoms can all get better

If you're tired of feeling like your body is working against you every single month, then this episode is for you!

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Constipation Cycle Clues
01:26 - Podcast Welcome Setup
02:34 - Constipation Series Challenge
03:43 - Goldilocks Hormone Zone
07:08 - Gut Hormone Link Story
10:18 - Follicular Phase Basics
12:46 - Ovulation Constipation Spike
15:16 - Luteal Progesterone Effects
19:52 - Period Poops Prostaglandins
24:24 - Perimenopause Menopause Shifts
29:14 - Five Root Causes Plug
31:15 - Wrap Up Next Steps

EPISODES MENTIONED:
319// The Push-Release Method ™ : #1 Constipation Natural Remedy

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*This episode was first published at BetterBellyTherapies.com/336

Have you ever searched "can constipation cause headaches" at eleven at night with a raging headache because, after years of it, you'd finally started to wonder if these two were connected?
Are you exhausted in a way that sleep doesn't fix? And when you brought it up, your doctor checked your thyroid, your iron, and told you everything looked normal — but never once asked about your gut?
Do you get full after four bites, or nauseous for no reason, or get heartburn that comes out of nowhere, or that tightness in your chest where you can't quite get a full breath, and someone told you it was anxiety?
If you said yes to ANY of those questions, then this episode is for you.
In today's episode, I'm walking you through eight symptoms that show up alongside chronic constipation so that you can stop treating them as eight separate problems and start getting relief from potentially all of them.
Today, I'll be sharing:
Can constipation cause headaches and migraines — what a study of forty-three thousand people found, and what is the most prominently considered connection
Can constipation cause nausea, heartburn, or losing your appetite — including the experiment that proved that pressure in your bowel can cause symptoms elsewhere in your body
Can constipation cause back pain — and the main connector between the two
Can constipation make you tired, anxious, or short of breath — the fatigue, the air hunger, the chest tightness that I rarely hear people talk about connected ot the gut

If you're tired of being told everything looks fine while you feel terrible, and you want to get rid of as many symptoms as possible as fast as possible, then this episode is for you.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Constipation Symptom Clues
01:57 - Welcome and Episode Roadmap
03:17 - Client Story and Comorbidities
05:39 - Migraines and Serotonin Link
13:50 - Nausea and Balloon Study
18:17 - Acid Reflux Connection
21:11 - Back Pain and Anatomy
27:20 - Fatigue and Gut Sleep Hormones
34:16 - Air Hunger and Diaphragm
35:14 - Anxiety and Gut Causes
36:24 - Hormones Teaser and Challenge
38:38 - Wrap Up and Next Steps

EPISODES MENTIONED:
131// 4 Steps to End Acid Reflux and Constipation at the SAME TIME
90// Fascia 101: The Hidden Force Behind Bloating and Constipation
193// 5 Causes of Anxiety that Are In Your Gut (Not Your Mind)
46// The Gut-Breath Connection: How asthma, heart palpitations, constipation, IBS, and acid reflux are ALL connected
129// Is Your Diaphragm Causing Your Constipation? 3 Quick Tests
200// How to End 20+ Years of Constipation and Acid Reflux in 3 Months
249// She Beat Her Bloat, Constipation, and Acid Reflux in One Month
297// How I Reversed My Constipation, Acid Reflux, and IBS (in 7 Steps)
242// How He Ended 40+ Years of Diarrhea, Bloating, and Acid Reflux (Don's Testimonial)
From Constipation, Bloating, and Fatigue to Energy and Freedom [Addy]

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*This episode was first published at BetterBellyTherapies.com/335

Are you constipated even though you eat fiber, drink water, take magnesium, and eat cleaner than everyone you know?
Have you been handed a diagnosis like slow transit constipation, IBS-C, dyssynergic defecation, or chronic idiopathic constipation - and still don't have a treatment that actually works?
Are you bloated, gassy, maybe even pooping every day, but still never feel like you never fully empty?
If you said yes to ANY of these questions, then this episode is for you!
In today's episode, I'm teaching you the 5 Toxin Trap — the five root causes I've been testing and treating in my clinic for the last 8 years — so that you can stop praying you'll poop every day and actually reverse it.
Today, I'll be breaking down:
Why the constipation subtypes diagnoses aren't helping anyone heal
Why fiber fails at least 14% of people with constipation, which is 2.2 million Americans
The 5 Toxin Trap keeping you stuck with constipation: low stomach acid and bile, electrolytes, pathogens like H. pylori, candida, parasites, SIBO and C. diff, food sensitivities, and poor detox
What actually drives gut motility, and how to return yours so you can poop daily without ANY supplements or cramming water down your throat

If you're tired of taking fiber, magnesium, probiotics, or coffee just to go, then this episode is for you!


TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Constipation Despite Doing Everything
01:36 - Podcast Welcome And Disclaimer
02:46 - Series Setup And Research Links
03:33 - Why Fiber Fails Millions
04:25 - Alison Story And Mission
07:55 - Constipation Labels Dont Help
12:19 - Audio Cut And Key Numbers
13:55 - Introducing Five Toxin Trap
16:50 - Trap One Low Acid And Bile
19:59 - Trap Two Minerals And Metals
23:09 - Trap Three Hidden Pathogens
29:20 - Trap Four Food Sensitivities
30:07 - Trap Five Detox And Fascia
31:55 - Clear Your Constipation Challenge
35:46 - Wrap Up And Call To Action


EPISODES MENTIONED:
298// Low Stomach Acid Explained: A Real Root Cause of Acid Reflux, Candida, Constipation, and SIBO
241// Gallbladder Disease Symptoms and How to Naturally Treat Gallstones and Avoid Gallbladder Surgery
232// The Salt Episode: Is Sodium Deficiency Causing Your Bloating and Constipation?
233// H. Pylori: Symptoms of H. Pylori, How to Interpret H. Pylori Test Results, and Why H. Pylori Treatments Fail
234// Symptoms of Candida Overgrowth, How to Test for Candida, and Why the Candida Diet and Candida Cleanses Don't Work 😱(+ What to Do Instead!)
235// SIBO Symptoms, SIBO Testing, and Why SIBO Treatments Fail
236// Parasite Symptoms, Parasite Tests, and Why Parasite Cleanses Fail
237// C. Diff. Infection Symptoms, How C. Diff. is Spread, and Why Chronic C. Diff. is Missed
35// Get Rid of Abdominal Pain, Joint Pain, and Fatigue, Lose 10 lbs., and Feel Better Than Ever [Client Testimonial – Dessie]
113// Crush Abdominal Pain & Get 90% of Your Energy Back [Dessie Pt. 2]
279// Why Going Low FODMAP, Paleo, or Gluten-Free Isn’t Healing Your Gut
118// LIVER: The #1 Thing You Can Do to Ease Bloating and PMS
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*This episode was first published at BetterBellyTherapies.com/334