The Gutbliss Podcast

On this episode I explain how a healthy vaginal microbiome can help protect you from sexually transmitted diseases caused by viruses like HIV, HPV, and HSV. It's all about creating a healthier host so that we can be more resilient to pathogens - and these methods that our microbes use to defend us apply to STDs as well as diseases like COVID. We'd love to hear from you - send us a text!Thank you for being a part of our community! For the latest in digestive wellness go to https://gutblis...

There are 3 categories of bowel habits: Ironman bowel actions that are so timely and precise you can literally set your clock to their arrival; couch potato bowel actions that are always late and sometimes stand you up altogether and don’t even arrive; in between bowel actions that are generally pretty good but could be better. In this episode I'm going to tell you how to have Ironman BMs.We'd love to hear from you - send us a text!Thank you for being a part of our community! For the la...

For anyone who's ever questioned the need - or the risk - of taking an antibiotic for a non-life threatening infection like Strep, this episode tells you everything you need to know, and provides you with important questions to ask your doctor before committing to a course of antibiotics. We'd love to hear from you - send us a text!Thank you for being a part of our community! For the latest in digestive wellness go to https://gutbliss.com/news/ and follow us on https://www.instagram.com/...

We know that good sleep is essential - but it can also be hard to achieve. I'm going to tell you about an alternative pathway to better sleep that you might not have considered: your digestive tract. In this episode, I'm going to explain how your gut directly impacts melatonin production, and how that in turn affects your sleep. We'd love to hear from you - send us a text!Thank you for being a part of our community! For the latest in digestive wellness go to https://gutbliss.com/ne...

On today’s show, all about B.O. – and its relationship with your gut microbiome! Could using anti-perspirants actually make your armpits stinkier? I'll explain how introducing chemicals into delicate ecosystems like your armpits, in an effort to cleanse, refresh, or “improve” your body’s natural state can backfire and produce the opposite effect: microbial imbalance and more problems. Plus, my best tips for how to smell like a bed of roses - without disrupting your gut bacteria.We'd lov...

On today’s show I’m going to explain why women have so much more bloating and constipation than men. And you might be surprised to learn that the reasons are primarily anatomical, rather than hormonal or food related. If you struggle with constipation, bloat, and back-up, I have lots of tips in this episode for how to get that curvy colon to empty and decompress. And by the way - men can have a voluptuous Venus colon too!We'd love to hear from you - send us a text!Thank you for being a part o...

Parcopresis or psychogenic fecal retention are the technical terms for holding your poo in when you should be pushing it out. It involves difficulty - or sometimes the complete inability - to have a bowel movement in a public toilet, due to an overwhelming fear of perceived scrutiny. People are going to hear what's going on, they're going to smell what's going on, they may even see what's going on, and you’re going to be exposed! In severe cases, the difficulty or inability can occur even in ...

I’m Dr. Robynne Chutkan, gastroenterologist, microbiome expert, and author, and I am here to help you find Gutbliss! I want you to understand what your digestive tract is trying to tell you when it’s bloated, backed up, inflamed, gassy.... Gutbliss isn’t just the absence of those symptoms; it’s the presence of physical and emotional wellbeing that starts in your gut. I have so much useful information to share with you in this podcast – from groundbreaking microbiome research, to how to ...