08/03/2026
𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐲 𝐠𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝.
“𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘵?”🤨
“𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘴...” 🙄
“𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥, 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘵?”🤦♀️
*𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳.”🤬
At the time, I wasn't looking for sympathy. I was looking for answers.
But after hearing versions of these comments over and over, I started wondering if everyone else was right.
Maybe this really 𝘸𝘢𝘴 just something I had to live with.
Maybe I 𝘸𝘢𝘴 overreacting.
Looking back, that was one of the hardest parts of my gut journey. Not just the bloating, the constipation, or wondering whether I'd regret eating something. It was slowly losing confidence in what I knew my body was trying to tell me.
Years later, after becoming a Registered Dietitian and specializing as a gut health coach, I still see this happen all the time.
Women come to me feeling frustrated because they've been told everything looks "normal," yet they still don't feel well. They're eating healthily, trying supplements, avoiding foods, and doing everything they can think of, but instead of getting answers, they often end up questioning themselves.
If there's one thing I wish every woman knew, it's this:
𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲.
They may not always have one simple explanation, but that doesn't mean they're imaginary or something you just have to accept because you're in your 40s or 50s.
That's a big part of why I do this work today. I don't want women to spend years doubting themselves the way I did.
I'm curious, what's the most unhelpful thing someone has ever said to you about your gut symptoms?
