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The Hormone–Gut Connection: Why Your Bloat Isn’t Just Food

Gut issues and hormone chaos? Not a coincidence. If you're constantly bloated, gassy, constipated, or breaking out, your gut might be sending up flares about your hormone balance—and vice versa.

Let’s connect the dots between your digestion, hormones, and why that post-lunch bloat might be more than just food-related.

How Your Gut and Hormones Work Together

Your gut does way more than digest food—it also helps regulate estrogen, manage inflammation, and signal your brain. When your gut is off, your hormones struggle. And when your hormones are off? Your gut throws a tantrum.

Key Gut-Hormone Links:

Estrogen Detox: Your liver and gut process estrogen. If your digestion is slow or your microbiome is imbalanced, estrogen can recirculate—leading to estrogen dominance.
Cortisol + Bloat: High stress = high cortisol = slowed digestion, stomach acid changes, and more bloat or IBS-like symptoms.
Progesterone + Motility: Low progesterone (common in stress or PMS) can slow your digestive flow, making constipation worse right before your period.

Signs Your Gut Is Messing with Your Hormones

Bloating or gas that gets worse with your cycle
Constipation before your period
Breakouts along the chin, jaw, or cheeks
Food sensitivities that appeared out of nowhere
Fatigue and brain fog after eating

How to Break the Gut–Hormone Chaos Cycle

1. Support Estrogen Clearance

Healthy estrogen metabolism starts in your liver and gut. DIM supports Phase 1 estrogen processing, while magnesium glycinate helps reduce inflammation and keep things moving.

Not Today, Estrogen includes both—designed to support clear skin, better digestion, and balanced moods.

2. Calm the Cortisol Storm

Cortisol affects your gut lining, motility, and microbiome. Rhodiola and Shilajit help regulate the stress response and support gut resilience, while pregnenolone helps restore adrenal balance.

Cortisol, Who? is your nervous system’s BFF.

3. Eat + Live in Gut-Happy Ways

Eat slowly, chew thoroughly, and don’t multitask while eating
Include prebiotic fiber and fermented foods (if tolerated)
Move daily to stimulate digestion (even 10 minutes counts)
Try magnesium at night for smoother digestion and sleep

You’re Not Crazy—It’s All Connected

That weird bloating, the hormonal acne, the food reactions—they’re not random. When you support your gut and hormones together, everything from your mood to metabolism improves.