A client came in because his acid reflux had got bad enough to affect his sleep. His assessment showed a fuller picture than he'd been thinking about. This is something we see more often than you'd think — gut symptoms and metabolic health are more connected than most people realise, and the thing that finally gets a man to act isn't always the thing most worth addressing.
Most people troubleshooting bloating or IBS start by questioning what they eat. But in clinical practice, there's something that gets missed almost every time — it's not just what you eat, it's the state your body is in when that food arrives. Digestion starts before the first bite. Here's what that actually means.