Take the Gut Health Quiz

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  Do you experience indigestion / heartburn?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 2.
  Do you burp or belch?

  • A.
    Always
  • B.
    Sometimes
  • C.
    Never
• 3.
  Do you get bloating or a feeling of fullness during or shortly after a meal?

  • A.
    Always
  • B.
    Sometimes
  • C.
    Never
• 4.
  Do you have bad breath?

  • A.
    Always
  • B.
    Sometimes
  • C.
    Never
• 5.
  Do you have a loss of appetite or nausea?

  • A.
    Always
  • B.
    Sometimes
  • C.
    Never
• 6.
  Do you have a history of anaemia (low iron)?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 7.
  Do you experience bloating for several hours after eating food?

  • A.
    Always
  • B.
    Sometimes
  • C.
    Never
• 8.
  Do you have abdominal cramps or aches?

  • A.
    Always
  • B.
    Sometimes
  • C.
    Never
• 9.
  How often do you experience nausea or vomiting?

  • A.
    Always
  • B.
    Sometimes
  • C.
    Never
• 10.
  Do you have excessive gas or flatulence?

  • A.
    Always
  • B.
    Sometimes
  • C.
    Never
• 11.
  Do you have diarrhoea (loose, watery or frequent bowel motions)

  • A.
    Always
  • B.
    Sometimes
  • C.
    Never
• 12.
  Do you have constipation (need to strain, or hard, dry or small stools)

  • A.
    Always
  • B.
    Sometimes
  • C.
    Never
• 13.
  Do you alternate between diarrhoea and constipation?

  • A.
    Always
  • B.
    Sometimes
  • C.
    Never
• 14.
  Do you have undigested food in the stools?

  • A.
    Always
  • B.
    Sometimes
  • C.
    Never
• 15.
  Do certain foods make your abdominal symptoms worse?

  • A.
    Always
  • B.
    Sometimes
  • C.
    Never
• 16.
  Do you have lower abdominal pain, cramping and/or spasms?

  • A.
    Always
  • B.
    Sometimes
  • C.
    Never
• 17.
  Do you have lower abdominal pain relieved by passing gas or stool?

  • A.
    Always
  • B.
    Sometimes
  • C.
    Never
• 18.
  Do you have excessive gas and bloating?

  • A.
    Always
  • B.
    Sometimes
  • C.
    Never
• 19.
  Do you have upper abdominal pain or pain under the ribs?

  • A.
    Always
  • B.
    Sometimes
  • C.
    Never
• 20.
  Do fatty foods cause you indigestion or nausea?

  • A.
    Always
  • B.
    Sometimes
  • C.
    Never
• 21.
  Do you have unexplained itchy skin?

  • A.
    Always
  • B.
    Sometimes
  • C.
    Never
• 22.
  Do you have fluid retention or oedema?

  • A.
    Always
  • B.
    Sometimes
  • C.
    Never
• 23.
  Do you have any thyroid issues?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 24.
  Do you suffer from hayfever or allergies?

  • A.
    Always
  • B.
    Sometimes
  • C.
    Never
• 25.
  Do you have any skin conditions like eczema, acne, rosacea or psoriasis?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 26.
  Do you suffer from low moods or anxiousness?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
• 27.
  Do you have painful, heavy or irregular periods?

  • A.
    Always
  • B.
    Sometimes
  • C.
    Never
  • D.
    Not applicable
• 28.
  Have you had an autoimmune disease diagnosis?

  • A.
    Yes
  • B.
    No
  • C.
    Unsure

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  Upper digestion is struggling

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  Your gut is gently trying to tell you it's struggling to breakdown the food you put in it. If you are getting reflux or indigestion after you eat, this is your body overcompensating for the low acidity in your stomach. If you take an antacid medication to lower the acid further this can also be perpetuating the problem.Stomach acid and enzymes are important for the digestion of the food we eat and the nutrients we absorb. A lack of them can cause can mean that food leaves the stomach not properly broken down and the ferments in the small intestine causing bloating, burping, nutrient deficiencies or bad breath. The acidity in the stomach is also vital as a protective barrier for incoming bacteria and pathogens. A healthy stomach will disable the pathogens stopping them from entering the digestion further to cause disruption to the gut microbiome (good bugs) and your immune system. Leaving yourself with low stomach acid can lead to greater infections and increased gut symptoms. If your stomach acid continues to struggle you are likely to end up with an unbalanced gut microbiome (bacteria) leading to all sorts of inflammation, autoimmune conditions and digestive discomfort. Other long term problems for stomach acid issues are nutrient deficiencies . These deficiencies can leave you struggling for energy, your immune system compromised and many more health conditions.
• 2.
  Heard of leaky gut? 

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  Have you heard the term leaky gut? A more correct term is Increased intestinal permeability . The cells that line our digestive system act like gates leading from the inside of the digestion into our internal body. These gateways are supposed to be closed and represent their name as 'tight junctions'. Though many things like stress, medications, alcohol, antibiotics, sugar and gluten cause these gates to stay open and become leaky and inflamed. Once this happens it open's up our body to inflammation, allergies and lowered immunity, or after a while auto-immune conditions. Healing the gut lining and repairing the gates is always the first step in not just gut health, but also in any conditions that involve inflammation, hormone imbalances, sinus congestion, food intolerances, hay-fever, skin conditions and auto-immune conditions like crohns, ulcerative colitis, thyroid, eczema and many, many more.
• 3.
  The bugs (microbiome) are out of balance

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  The complex eco system that lives inside your digestive system is likely to be out of balance. These bugs are called the microbiome and the in-balance is dysbiosis.Dysbiosis in the gut means when you eat foods and they enter into your small intestine or colon, the wrong bacteria in the wrong place will ferment the foods presenting you with an option of symptoms including bloating, stomach pains, nausea, aches, vomiting, diarrhoea and or constipation. Gut dysbiosis can be very challenging to get treated correctly. Using harsh antimicrobials and antibiotics have not been found to fix the problem, more often than not making it worse by depleting the gut from many of our healthy species.There are many bacterial species which have also been found through research to be associated to the presentations of different autoimmune conditions including Klebsiella with Ankylosing Spondylitis, Prevotella with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Mycobacteria with Psoriasis. If you feel you have an imbalance you need to look after it as soon as possible otherwise you will find your symptoms increasing and the journey to wellness even longer.
• 4.
  The liver is errr sluggish

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  Yes! The liver, gallbladder and pancreas are integral parts of a healthy digestive system. Everything that goes into our mouth will at some point pass through the liver for detoxification. If you have a sluggish digestion in the morning, feel pain under the ribs with fatty foods or nausea your liver is likely to be struggling. The liver and intestine both play vital roles in breaking down histamine and hormones for clearance from the body. So it makes sense that periods / hormones, allergies and sensitivity to food and chemicals start to show up as signs of poorer health when these systems need some TLC.