Gut Health for Women: What They Don’t Tell You About Bloating, IBS & More

If you’re feeling constantly bloated, confused about what to eat, googling “gut health foods” at 1am, or wondering if you really need to cut out gluten — this one’s for you.

Let’s face it, we’ve been here before — juice cleanses, cabbage soup diets, detox teas, fat-free everything. The 90s and early 2000s were a battlefield of bad wellness advice dressed up in low-rise jeans. Now, the new obsession sounds a little more scientific — “gut microbiome”, “diversity”, “probiotic strain-specificity” — but is big wellness just repackaging our insecurities all over again?

From what I’m seeing, not much has changed. We’re still being sold “de-bloating” supplements like they’re magic pills. Probiotics are the new silver bullet. And suddenly, everyone’s selling a gut “cleanse”.

With all that noise… how do you know if what you’re dealing with is actually IBS? A food intolerance? Or just a stressed-out gut from your corporate job and trying to dodge red flags as a 30-something woman in the London dating scene?

Girl, I got you.

With a PhD in the topic and years spent working in the gut health industry, I’m here to help you filter through the hype. Because with only 2% of health and nutrition content online being accurate (facts - so 98% of the time it’s complete BS), let’s get into what the science really says — and what you can actually do to support your gut.

To keep reading, head over to Dr. Emily Prpa’s Substack and dive into the full post.

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N.B. This content is for educational purposes only and isn’t a substitute for medical advice.