Eps 459: 3 Free Ways to Support Bloating in Perimenopause, From a Functional Nutrition Practitioner

Are you eating more protein, taking supplements, training consistently, and still dealing with bloating, gas, constipation, reflux, fatigue, brain fog, or weight that feels harder to manage in perimenopause?

In this solo episode, I break down gut health debt: what can happen when your digestive system is not keeping up with the demands placed on it, even when you are trying to make healthy choices.

We talk about why eating more protein can sometimes bring digestive symptoms to the surface, why “I eat well” does not always mean your body is breaking down and absorbing everything it needs, and why gut health is connected to muscle, recovery, energy, immune health, hormones, metabolism, and healthy aging.

I also share my own gut-testing story, including the clue that made me look more closely at protein digestion and why I call it having a “desert gut.” This episode is not about treating every symptom as a gut problem or buying every supplement marketed online. It is about learning to notice patterns, reduce your digestive workload, and know when testing may help you and your practitioner make more targeted decisions.

You will hear practical starting points to try before expensive testing, including slowing down at meals, chewing thoroughly, considering cooked foods when bloating is high, taking a short walk after meals, and paying attention to how your digestion changes from morning to night.

In This Episode

00:00 Why healthy habits may not be giving your body the return you expect

02:39 More protein, more digestive symptoms, and what that may tell us

04:22 What gut health debt means in perimenopause

08:25 Bloating, constipation, reflux, growing bloat, and other gut signals

09:04 My “desert gut” story and why symptoms do not always begin in your belly

12:26 Protein digestion, nutrient absorption, and the testing clue I found