Your Guide to Strong Digestion With Natural Gut Health Solutions

Summary

Dr. Livinggood provides solutions for various GI issues, explaining that the GI system's main functions are to absorb nutrients and keep toxins out. He outlines a systematic gut healing process: first change the diet to anti-inflammatory, then flush toxins out via cleanses. Next repair gut lining with healing nutrients like collagen and marshmallow root. Finally, repopulate good gut bacteria with soil-based probiotics. He also gives specific nutrient advice for conditions like ulcers and diverticulitis. The goal is to heal and repair normal GI function so there is potentially less need for long-term medications.

Takeaways

• 😃 The main functions of the GI system are to absorb nutrients and keep toxins out.
• 👩‍⚕️ Issues with the GI system can absolutely go away as it is resilient and repairable.
• 🍎 Dietary changes like low-carb or anti-inflammatory diets can help stop fueling GI problems.
• 💧 Flushing the system with juices or cleanses helps remove toxins and irritants.
• 🔨 Repairing the gut lining by adding healing nutrients like collagen and marshmallow root seals the gut.
• 😊 Replenishing good gut bacteria with soil-based probiotics repopulates the microbiome.
• 🌾 Reintroducing eliminated foods slowly checks for sensitivities.
• 💊 Medications only treat symptoms short-term; lifestyle changes aim to heal long-term.
• 🧠 The gut is connected to immune health, inflammation, and even mental health.
• 👶 Probiotics and digestive enzymes can also help kids' digestive issues.

Q & A

What are the main functions of the GI system?

The main functions of the GI system are to absorb proper nutrients, keep toxins out, pull nutrients into the bloodstream, and prevent leaks so that only appropriate substances enter the bloodstream. If the gut lining is damaged, it can cause leaky gut, which leads to inflammation and autoimmune issues.

What is the step-by-step process for repairing gut health?

The step-by-step process is: 1) Stop eating inflammatory foods, 2) Do a juice cleanse to flush out the system, 3) Repair the gut lining with healing nutrients like collagen and marshmallow root, 4) Repopulate healthy gut bacteria with probiotics, 5) Reintroduce eliminated foods slowly to test for sensitivities.

Should you take probiotics if you have SIBO?

No, you should not take probiotics if you have SIBO (small intestine bacterial overgrowth). Probiotics can feed the wrong bacteria with SIBO. It's better to follow a low FODMAP or carnivore diet first to address SIBO symptoms.

What helps strengthen a weak digestive system?

Ways to strengthen a weak digestive system include: chewing food thoroughly, eating slower, taking digestive enzymes to help break down food, taking bile salts if you lack bile, giving the digestive system a break with cleansing.

How can you help soothe ulcers in the stomach?

To help soothe stomach ulcers, aloe vera is recommended rather than apple cider vinegar. ACV would further irritate the ulcers. Aloe vera can provide soothing relief and promote healing of the ulcers.

What causes diverticulitis and how can you treat it?

Diverticulitis is inflammation in the small intestine. It's treated by removing inflammatory foods, cleansing, taking anti-inflammatory nutrients like omega-3s and turmeric, repairing the gut lining with marshmallow root and glutamine, adding digestive enzymes and probiotics.

How can you calm down irritable bowel syndrome?

Ways to help calm IBS include cleansing/fasting to give the digestive system a break, avoiding carbs/grains which can further irritate, staying hydrated with electrolytes and fluids, doing a collagen cleanse to provide easily digestible protein for repair.

Can children take probiotics and digestive enzymes?

Yes, children can take probiotics and enzymes but the dosage should be reduced proportionally to their size compared to an adult. About 25 billion CFUs of soil-based probiotics per day is recommended for kids.

Why get off reflux medications if possible?

Reflux medications like PPIs are only studied short-term so potential long-term side effects are unknown. PPIs have been linked to kidney damage over time. It's ideal to heal the root cause through diet and natural agents so drugs are no longer needed.

What foods are most likely to cause digestive issues?

Carbohydrates, dairy, gluten, and certain plant foods high in lectins are most likely to cause digestive issues in sensitive people. An elimination diet that removes trigger foods can help identify personal sensitivities.

Outlines

00:00

😀 Main function and issues of the GI system

The main function of the GI system is to absorb proper nutrients and keep toxins out. If the gut lining is loose, it lets in things that shouldn't get in, leading to inflammation and autoimmune issues. If it's too sealed up, it prevents nutrients from getting absorbed. This relates to the concept of leaky gut syndrome.

05:02

😊 How to rebuild the digestive system

Recommendations for rebuilding digestive health: 1) Switch to an anti-inflammatory or low-carb diet to stop fueling the fire 2) Flush out the system with juice cleanses, saltwater, etc. 3) Use healing nutrients like marshmallow root and collagen to repair lining 4) Repopulate good bacteria with probiotics 5) Reintroduce eliminated foods slowly to check for sensitivities

10:04

🤔 Tips for common GI issues like ulcers and diverticulitis

For ulcers, aloe vera can help soothe instead of ACV which would burn. For diverticulitis inflammation, omega oils, turmeric, glutamine, glycine, marshmallow can help repair the tract along with enzymes and probiotics. Weak digestion requires proper chewing, slower eating, and digestive enzymes to break down foods.

Keywords

💡leaky gut

Leaky gut refers to increased intestinal permeability, where the tight junctions between cells in the gut lining become loose, allowing substances like toxins, microbes, and undigested food particles to enter the bloodstream. This can trigger inflammation and autoimmune issues. The video explains that a healthy gut with proper sealing keeps nutrients in and toxins out.

💡inflammation

Inflammation refers to the body's immune response. The video links gut health issues like leaky gut to increased inflammation and autoimmune problems. It recommends an anti-inflammatory diet to help calm gut inflammation.

💡microbiome

The microbiome consists of the bacteria, viruses, fungi and other microbes that live in the gut. The video explains the gut hosts more microbe cells than human cells. An unhealthy gut can damage the balance of good vs bad microbes. Probiotics help restore the microbiome.

💡digestive enzymes

Digestive enzymes like amylase, protease and lipase help break down carbohydrates, proteins and fats. The video recommends digestive enzymes to help improve digestion, especially if someone has a weaker digestive system.

💡probiotics

Probiotics are live microorganisms that provide health benefits when consumed. The video recommends soil-based probiotics to help digestive issues by improving the gut microbiome. But cautions they may not help with SIBO.

💡SIBO

SIBO stands for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, which is when harmful bacteria build up abnormally in the small intestine. The video explains probiotics may feed SIBO so a specific diet like low FODMAP or carnivore is better.

💡colitis

Colitis refers to inflammation of the colon or large intestine. The video covers colitis as one of the digestive conditions that the gut healing plan can help remedy.

💡Crohn's

Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract. The video mentions Crohn's as an example of an autoimmune gut condition.

💡diverticulitis

Diverticulitis is inflammation or infection of diverticula or small pouches that can form in the intestinal wall. The video gives specific supplement recommendations like glutamine and marshmallow root to help remedy diverticulitis.

💡reflux

Reflux refers to the backflow of stomach contents up into the esophagus, causing heartburn. The video discusses concerns with long-term use of reflux medications in kids and natural healing approaches.

Highlights

The main function of the GI system is to absorb proper nutrients and keep toxins out.

Issues with the GI system can go away as it is a resilient and repairable organ.

Signs of an unhealthy gut include immune issues, joint inflammation, and GI diagnoses.

To rebuild the digestive system, stop fueling the problem with inflammatory foods, flush toxins out, repair gut lining, repopulate good bacteria, and replenish enzymes.

Probiotics help in most GI cases, except with SIBO where they can feed the wrong bacteria.

For a weak digestive system, chew food thoroughly, eat slower, use digestive enzymes, and consider bile salts.

For ulcers, aloe vera can help soothe, and a gut reset to eliminate allergen foods may help with resulting food allergies.

For diverticulitis inflammation, anti-inflammatory nutrients like omegas and turmeric can help heal the gut.

For gallbladder issues, adding ox bile and bile salts can help with fat digestion.

To strengthen weak intestines, give the system a break with cleansing juices or collagen.

For diarrhea, try a collagen cleanse instead of carb loading which can make things worse.

Kids can use a proportional child dose of adult gut supplements like GI Support and soil-based probiotics.

For child reflux, work on healing root causes long-term instead of relying only on meds that have risks.

This video gives digestives system healing resources to reduce need for long-term medication use.

See the gut reset video for a deeper walkthrough of the 6 steps to heal your digestive system.

Transcripts

if you have questions about what to do

for your GI problem digestive distress

just supporting maybe your stomach in

the GI track if you're struggling with

issues there you have questions on what

should you do what should you not do

what do you need to look out for what

are some of the natural remedies to help

this all-important organ system the

second brain is what it's called then

this video is for you it's Dr living

good what's up so many questions that

I'm staring at in front of me from our

large following about Health in general

so I'm going to break this down for you

what does it do how do you start

remedying it giving you the resources in

a whole different list of of different

GI issues that I've got questions on

we're going to Rapid Fire and give you

solutions for them main function of the

GI system this is literally the first

question I've someone had it is to very

simply absorb the proper nutrients keep

the toxins out it is pulling things into

your bloodstream and so if your ceiling

of the gut is loose you are not leaky

and you were letting things in that

should not get in that leads to

autoimmune related issues and

inflammation and a lot of digestive

distress if it's sealed up then it will

allow in the nutrients and keep out the

toxins so this is a concept of leaky gut

but that's what the GI system does can

the issues with it go away that answer

is unequivocally yes it is a very

resilient and repairable organ some

issues take longer than others obviously

it's not meant to be medical advice

contact your doctor if you have a spefic

specific condition but what can you do

to support normal digestive function

well the signs of an unhealthy gut are

immune related issues autoimmune related

problems joint and inflammation problems

and then of course any specific GI

diagnosis there is your main culprits of

I'm thinking gut R away now secondarily

I would look at any skin related issues

is either either liver or gut related

problems because that's the backup organ

if your main filters of your gutted

liver aren't working your skin takes the

hit now how can I rebuild that digestive

system Dr living good well I like a

systematic approach and so it's like a

building that's on fire that's your guts

whether you're dealing with a reflux a

colitis a diverticulitis a Crohn's an

all sort of colitis discomfort heartburn

a lot of them are the on fire analogy

kind of works could be that you're just

slowed down and backed up we'll get to

that in a moment but let's say the house

is on fire so we call in often times the

fire department and they hose it down

and they take axes and break through the

door and you're left with this destroyed

house but the fire is out and so that's

often times what's going on when we're

using an acid reflux strug or we're

using some kind of medication or some

kind of just put the fire out Tums just

to put the fire out at all costs but

what happens is then you're left with

this broken down and damaged building so

we need to repair the building so step

number one is we want to put out the

sources of of the fire of course so

that's going to be the foods that we're

eating so I'd recommend right away with

Digestive Health that you switch to at

least a low carb or anti-inflammatory

approach anti-inflammatory is usually

very effective for the gut if you have

extreme issues with the gut you might

consider even what's called fod Maps

cutting out specific starches on top of

that or even a carnivore approach for a

bit of time because it's really going to

change the acid makeup of the the

stomach and the gut itself and you can

really see some quick changes by making

those so dietary changes stop fueling

the problem okay so we're removing all

of those then we want to start flushing

everything out and so I like simple

juice cleanses they're really flushing

things out you can add in simple things

like saltwater flushes or some prune

juice if you need to get the system

moving a bit more so some juicing for a

few days right that's step two then we

start to really repair everything and

there's some great nutrients you can put

in if you have ulcers you you could put

in aloe vera if you have gut lining

issues and leaky gut problems you could

put in marshmallow root glycine or other

great amino acids and collagens to help

heal the gut and seal it back up so we

want to work on repairing those and

there's some nutrients that we'll talk

about in a bit in order to seal that gut

up then we want to repopulate and

rebuild the environment of the gut there

are more friends living in your gut in

the form of bacteria than you have cells

in your body so it is a big Community

inside your gut well that takes damage

when there's lots of storms AKA bad

foods and medications and toxins that

really destroy the city of your good

friendly probiotics and so rebuilding

the microbiome is very important so

taking a proper probiotic in most gut

cases not all sibo would be an exclusion

to help build that up also digestive

enzymes want to replenish those and

replace those and build those back up

once you've gone through that process so

really just dial in your nutrition do a

couple days of cleansing start putting

in gut healers depending on your

specific problem which we'll talk about

in a bit consider some probiotics and

digestive enzymes and helpers to digest

your food now you can reintroduce some

of the foods that you initially cut out

and those foods will tell you are you

sensitive do you have some indigestion

was there disruption in your energy what

you feel how you do when you introduce

those Foods back in that's how you go

about actually repairing the gut overall

kind of a step-by-step process now there

certainly are certain foods that just

might not ever agree with you and I get

a lot of questions on Le and they've

been demonized out there and certainly

there are people that are sensitive to

those Foods just like there's people

that are sensitive to Dairy and gluten

and there's different things that are

going to set different people off that's

why I like to take the approach of

either low carb or an anti-inflammatory

approach you're really cutting out all

sources often times of these major

disrupting food groups by trimming a lot

of of those things down and you could

get very trimmed down and remove all the

plantbased foods which tend to cause

problems or dairies and just go

carnivore right go all the way down and

strip most all of it out allow your

digestive system to work on that and

heal from it and then add those back in

so it's not that I have the opinion of

lectin should be avoided for everybody

but they could be sensitive but by which

diet approach you choose first you're

eliminating a lot of other food sources

that you might be suspect of lectin

could be one of those Dairy could be one

of those certainly gluten more so

carbohydrates as one of those could be

inflaming your system so the more ex

stream you go in the beginning then at

the end you can start adding those Foods

back in and find out for you without

having to do a food sensitivity test

which ones are you sensitive to so

there's my take on the lectin question

side of it so a lot of people gone

through that process which I call a gut

reset it's anywhere from a 28 day to an

advanced gut reset it's more of a 60-day

inside our members area as where we

really break this process down I also

have another video on uh my channel here

that breaks down a gut reset but people

want to know once I start to pick an

eating plan that eliminates foods go

through doing some cleansing adding in

some of those good healing nutrients

what foods do I add in first I like to e

the easy ones first like vegetables

fruits ones that you're typically not

seeing as many sensitivities to I don't

go like real heavy Foods I'm not jumping

straight to dairy or straight to gluten

I start with those easier food groups

first and then work my way up to ones

that I know I'm going to be more

sensitive

to now do probiotics help in this GI

journey in this gut resetting they

absolutely do except if you have more of

like a sibo small intestine bacteria

overgrowth problem you could be adding

probiotics in and feeding the wrong

bacteria so sometimes these bacteria can

get imbalanced where one group of

bacteria that we don't want run in the

streets are run in the streets and so we

need to level these communities out and

have the right types and so sometimes

sibo comes with that out of balance so

if you pick more of a fodmaps or a

carnivore eating approach first that

would be the best dietary approach to

address sibo related symptoms that would

be the case that I would not add

probiotics in other than that most of

the times probiotics are going to be a

great option to help from anything from

heartburn and indigestion all the way

down to constipation in the lower GI

track moving through the digestive

system now what is good for a weak

Digest system we're not chewing it up

maybe from your esophagus all the way

down so with those obviously we want to

make sure we are properly chewing our

food and slowing down we eat way too

fast then we eat way too much lowering

consumption slowing down the meal and

the meal times very important and then

using digestive enzymes these are the

specific enzymes that break down there's

enzymes for carbohydrates proteins fats

all of these are needed to break down

the different food groups so taking

digestive enzymes very important if you

have a weak digestive tract another

helpful tool might be bile salts and Ox

bile and this is going to if you don't

have a gallbladder if you aren't

producing enough bile this is what's

breaking fats down in your system can

really cause a lot of indigestion

bloating and you're just not properly

digesting fats in your system so I would

look at adding those in to help with

that weaker digestive ability what is

good for the related health issues of

bloating I have a whole video on

bloating you can check that one out I

think you'll have find a lot of helpful

tips for that I'll put that in the

resource link down below for those of

you that are dealing with bloating go to

that one ulcers someone had asked a

question that their son ulcers and so

they end up with a lot of food allergies

what can be done I really like aloe vera

for this purpose this would be the only

time I would not recommend using ACV you

don't want to add in O if you could put

ACV on a cut it would burn same thing

with ulcers in the stomach so I'll go

more aloe in that scenario that is found

in my greens powder so that may be a

great option to take it in and if there

is a lot of food allergies I would

consider this gut reset process we

really cutting out a lot of allergen

producing Foods you're going about

adding in some repair steps and then you

could reintroduce those foods to see if

it helped

diverticulitis is as we're moving down

from sort of the stomach and the ulcers

to weak digestion now we get down into

the small intestine where things are

inflamed things aren't feeling well uh

obviously some bloating could be in that

area too it's an itis that's

inflammation this gut healing process is

exactly what I would recommend so pick

your food diet type get a lot of the

irritants out do some cleansing then

let's add in some of the nutrients now

I'd be looking at omegas plus turmeric I

would be looking at El

glutamine potentially some glycine some

other amino acids so collagen would be a

good source Al glutamine helps to repair

that digestive tract marshmallow root is

a great healer and Soother aloe vera can

help soothe in that regard and so those

nutrients to help with that

diverticulitis plus I would be adding in

digestive enzymes and probiotics moving

continue down the gallbladder we touched

on that adding in Ox bile adding in bile

salts very important all of those

nutrients including the marshmallow the

enzymes the ox bile those are all found

in my GI support supplement you can

check that one out below how can I

strengthen my weak intestines so moving

further down things have weakened

they're not working you're not getting

the motility that you're looking for

sometimes I just give the system a break

that's why I like that cleansing maybe

using the saltwater flush which has

broken down in the guide or just doing

green juice or just doing collagen going

and giving the body a break from

processing and chewing up food all day

long it might not have ever gotten a

break in your whole lifetime so I like

doing that to help that out um I do like

coffee to help stimulate a little

digestive system moving warm water warm

tea I like that to help the motility of

things as well colon on the

other direction if we're working our way

all the way down to the the bottom of

the digestive system if it is you

everything is sped up quite a bit I do

still like the the cleansing then I

would consider a collagen cleanse okay

where you're just loading up on collagen

to repair the system okay I like it cuz

you're cutting down your eating okay

slowing the whole system down to try to

get that thing to calm down I don't love

the carb loading rice and bread that's

normally recommended cuz it's a whole

bunch of carbs but I understand if

you're really suffering with spacit

colon uh in that regard obviously you

want you don't want to be losing too

many fluids so you want to keep a lot of

hydration in I like electrolytes I like

lots of fluid I like salt and then I

like doing a potential collagen cleanse

with that now when it comes to kids and

what they do helping that GI track from

indigestion heartburn gas issues

constipation I do like the GI support

kids can use it as well you would just

look at an adult dose as four capsules

if the kid is a quarter of the size size

of you they would only take a quarter of

the dose which would be one capsule so

they can still absolutely do that

probiotics kids can use those powdered

form of it so the dose can be varied

very easily my kids use these almost

every day 25 billion cfus of soil based

probiotics is what I would recommend on

a daily basis for gut health soil base

allows them to move past the acid in the

stomach because those elements and those

bacteria that live in the soil are very

resilient of course they get in contact

with all types of different

environmental factors but it can make it

past your stomach and get into that

small intestine to get you the most

benefit so 25 billion cfus per day if

it's a child they would just go

proportional to the adult if they're

half the size a quarter the size that's

how much they would use okay and then

finally last question was about just

reflux for a child and being on some of

these medications so long term I'm not

telling you to take your meds or not

take your meds but just know that a lot

of the drugs for Digestive Health such

as reflux such as AC Crohn's or Al of

colitis they they really only get

studied for a shorter amount of time

right four weeks 6 weeks 8 weeks less

minimal long-term studies so we don't

know what they're meant to do or what

they do to do the body longer term so I

think it's always the goal that you can

be working with your doctor on

controlling your condition but you want

it healed and that's what I like this

video to give you resources of things

that you can add in to help a normal

functioning digestive system and if we

can get it functioning more normal maybe

you have less symptoms maybe then there

is a need for Less medications to be

done because like the acid reflex drugs

over a period of time they've been shown

ppis to cause kidney damage so things to

be aware of that if we can heal your

acid reflux because you made better food

choices if you could take that action

and heal that then that'd be a better

route that you wouldn't have to rely on

to toxin the rest of your life but it's

focusing on putting the right things in

a lot of resources in this video a lot

of resources for you below to check out

keep the questions coming I'll keep the

answers coming and I will point you over

to the gut reset video as a next step to

go dig into these six steps even deeper

check it out