01/09/2026
A lot of digestive issues don’t start with “bad foods.” They start with not eating enough for long enough.
Digestion is an energy-demanding process. When calories stay low, your body has to make choices. And digestion is one of the first systems to get dialed down. Stomach acid drops. Enzymes lag. Motility slows. Then symptoms show up — bloating, constipation, reflux — and people assume something is wrong with their gut.
Nothing is broken.
The system is conserving.
This is why dieting harder often makes digestion worse, not better. And why cutting more foods out rarely solves the problem long-term.
If your digestion has felt slower, heavier, or more sensitive after periods of restriction, that’s feedback — not failure. The fix usually isn’t more control. It’s more support.
If you want help rebuilding digestion after dieting without swinging to the other extreme, that’s exactly what we work through in 1:1 coaching. Link’s in the bio.