Improve Gut Health

Evidence-based gut health articles, resources, and practical protocols.

Latest articles

• The Improving Gut Health Editorial Team (2026-10-19) — Meet the editorial byline behind improveguthealth.org — a pen name for a process, not a single person. How articles are researched, written, and reviewed.
• Defecation Straining: How to Prevent Dizziness and Fainting (2026-10-14) — Positioning, breathing technique, and the hydration-and-fiber protocol that stops the straining that triggers vasovagal episodes on the toilet.
• Managing GLP-1 Bloating and GI Side Effects (2026-10-14) — The meal-timing, hydration, supplement, and lifestyle protocol that resolves bloating, nausea, and constipation in most GLP-1 users.
• Erythritol vs Xylitol: Gut Tolerance Compared (2026-10-14) — Both are low-calorie sweeteners, but erythritol is far better tolerated by sensitive guts. Here's the head-to-head, plus what to try if erythritol bothers you.
• Foods That Feed Recovered Gut Flora: A Meal Plan (2026-10-14) — The 30-plant-foods-per-week protocol plus daily fermented foods, with a 7-day sample menu for the gut-recovery phase.
• GLP-1 and SIBO: The Mechanism Explained (2026-10-14) — Why slowed motility from GLP-1 drugs creates the conditions for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth — and who is most at risk.
• How to Test for Histamine Intolerance at Home (2026-10-14) — The elimination + challenge protocol for histamine intolerance, plus what labs to ask for, how to interpret them, and when to push for a clinician's workup.
• Low-FODMAP Sweetener Alternatives That Actually Work (2026-10-14) — Stevia, allulose, monk fruit, glucose, sucrose, and maple syrup — the safe sweetener toolkit for a low-FODMAP diet.
• Vasovagal Syncope and the Gut: The Complete Guide (2026-10-14) — Fainting or near-fainting tied to bowel movements, eating, or abdominal pressure usually has one root cause — vagal overreaction. Here's the full mechanism, diagnosis, and what actually works.
• Low-Histamine Diet vs. Probiotics: Which Works First? (2026-10-14) — Sequencing diet and probiotics for histamine intolerance — what to start with, what to expect from each, and when to layer them in.