9 Signs of an Unhealthy Gut — and What You Can Do About It

Signs of a Healthy Gut

Your gastrointestinal tract starts with your mouth and ends with the anus.

Its job is to take in food, digest it, absorb nutrients, and expel the remaining waste.

But how do you know if its working?

These daily bowel movements should be free of symptoms like diarrhea, constipation, and loose stools.

In other words, the gut justworks.

The very first step in healing the gut is to identify and remove the offending foods.

Addressing your lifestyle habits can also help.

Balancing other aspects of health can restore your gut to optimal functioning, says Parrish.

She believes that eating well should be simple, pleasurable, and sustainable.

She’s a student of herbal medicine and women’s integrative and functional medicine.