🧈 Why rich meals hurt
High-fat meals trigger a bigger release of bile and slow stomach emptying, which for sensitive guts means cramping, urgency or bloating a few hours later. Portion size matters as much as the food itself.
Gut library / Triggers & flare-ups
🔎 Triggers & flare-ups
Why your gut kicks off, in plain English.
🧅 FODMAPs, translated
FODMAPs are fast-fermenting carbs (onion, garlic, beans, wheat, some fruits) that gas-prone guts struggle with. They are not bad foods. Some guts just process them loudly. Patterns, not panic.
🌙 Late meals, loud guts
Big meals close to bedtime are a classic flare trigger because digestion slows when you lie down. If evenings are your flare window, the radar will spot it.
🧠 The gut-brain phone line
Your gut and brain talk constantly through the vagus nerve. Stress genuinely can flare your belly with zero food involved. That is why the radar sometimes finds no food pattern at all.
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