Digestive Problems

Hi Maria, you're body wants organic nutritious foods. It is sending you a clear message that whatever you were eating before was not wholesome food. Cut out all greasy spicy foods and eat wholesome natural food. Eat a little bit at a time as well. Don't get a huge plate of anything because you'll get indigestion and won't be able to eat it.

Hi Maria

I had the heartburn/acid reflux for months. It has eased a lot now. Ginger tea is meant to be good. I have a good diet too but I found it best to eat a lot of smaller portions. It is definitely a menopause symptoms I'm afraid x

Hi Maria yes I ended up with gastritis about 10 years ago which was very painful so I had to give up any wine I am okay with food for the most part but any wine will set off my stomach really bad. Also I became very gassy at times too

Hi Maria,

Digestive problems and health anxiety seem to be my worst two menopause symptoms. I've had issues with my digestion for the past few years..mostly an uncomfortable feeling in my stomach and when I eat it felt like the food was ust sitting in my stomach and taking forever to digest. Nausea and belching as well. I was positive that I had slow digestion and not enough stomach acid because I had read that low stomach acid can be a problem during menopause.

I saw a gastroenterologist 6 months ago and he said that a large percentage of his patients are women from age 45 to 55. I had a gastric emptying test done and it turns out my stomach is emptying faster than average! Then we did colonoscopy and endoscopy. All looked well on visual but stomach and small bowel biopsies showed chronic gastritis.

So now I take an acid blocker twice a day....don't know if I can say the name here but it's not one of the more potent ones. What is working the best for me is a huge diet change. No added or refined sugars, low carb and when I eat carbs they are complex carbs like quinoa, brown rice and while grains. I don't eat spicy foods, tomato products or caffeine of any kind. I do occasionally have some dark chocolate...I would die without chocolate! Also smaller, more frequent portions and eating more slowly, and no eating within 3 hours before bed. I can't go without my tea so I only drink camomile vanilla tea or ginger tea. These changes have helped tremendously and I have to say my digestive issues are about 80% better! The periods of acid flare ups are becoming much less frequent.

Sorry about the long post and maybe too much info but I just want you to know that you aren't alone and offer some helpful tips.

Take care!

Tanya