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without first speaking with your doctor. Now, let's head to the show. Hey everyone, welcome back.

Today, let's answer a number of questions on gut health, most specifically on constipation,

bloating, leaky gut, and parasites. The good news, as I like to always say, is there are many tools in our toolkit to improve

your gut health. And I'm hoping that throughout the discussion, you'll, of course, grab a few

pointers, but also see that there's a lot of overlap with the therapeutics.

And sometimes just a nuanced understanding of how to best apply a given tool.

Let's say supplemental fiber, which can help constipation but can also flare it,

can allow you to use these natural and safe tools as effectively as possible.

Because I've observed that there doesn't seem to be a shortage of tools.

You can go online and buy whatever you want or read about whatever you like.

I think the real myth is knowing how to use these tools effectively.

And as someone who was going to go into orthopedic medicine but decided to divert my path,

given the gut issues I had while I was a pre-med student,

I've been at this for a long time, well over 10 years in clinical practice,

and then really a lifelong dedication to

improving gut health. And so because of that, I'm eager to field your questions. We'll start

off with one by Kendra. She poses the question, I'm dealing with constipation, where I won't go

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