{"id":2551,"date":"2023-10-01T00:39:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T00:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drhimanshuyadav.com\/im-a-gut-health-expert-this-is-the-right-way-part-2\/"},"modified":"2023-10-01T00:39:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T00:39:37","slug":"im-a-gut-health-expert-this-is-the-right-way-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drhimanshuyadav.com\/blog\/im-a-gut-health-expert-this-is-the-right-way-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m a gut health expert &#8211; this is the right way part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>She wants you to get to the bottom of your digestive health problems.<\/p>\n<p>A Canadian gut health dietitian has revealed how to tell if you&#8217;re emptying your bowels properly, surprising some social media users.<\/p>\n<p>Roslyn Kent passing by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@plantsfirstnutrition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@plantsfirstnutrition on TikTok<\/a>I shared the test with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@plantsfirstnutrition\/video\/7211315850492546310\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Videos that went viral last week<\/a> It has already been viewed over 1.2 million times.<\/p>\n<p>Kent, 28, begins the clip by explaining that you need to empty your bowels every day and if you don&#8217;t, you&#8217;re probably constipated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This would explain bloating, food sensitivities, fatigue, hormonal imbalances, and all the other chronic symptoms that used to feel &#8216;unexplainable,'&#8221; says Kent. .<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"\/>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption>Gut health dietitian Roslyn Kent shares an at-home test to find out if your bowels are emptying properly.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter \/ @plantsfirstnutrition<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She asked viewers to try a simple at-home test called the &#8220;transit test.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Eat half a cup of corn with dinner and stir in a tablespoon of white sesame seeds with water,&#8221; Kent advises.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Drink it with the same meal and see if it shows up in the bathroom the next morning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kent told the Post that since she was a child, she has used corn to learn how long it takes for food to pass through the body, as her mother is a nurse and her stepfather is an oral surgeon. explained.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The outside of corn is primarily cellulose, and humans cannot digest it,&#8221; Kent wrote in an email Tuesday.  &#8220;This means it can pass through the gastrointestinal tract without changing its structure too much.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption>She recommended the transit test, which involves eating half a cup of corn and a teaspoon of white sesame seeds in water with dinner. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter \/ @plantsfirstnutrition<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/anappleaday.net.au\/testing-stool-transit-time-sesame-seed-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Australian nutritionist Alice Co Cliff<\/a> She recommended the same test in a 2017 post on her website.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sesame seeds (such as corn) remain undigested as they pass through the GIT (gastrointestinal transit), so they can be used to test GIT transit,&#8221; she writes.<\/p>\n<p>According to a 2012 study published in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3271260\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility<\/a>&#8220;Measurement of colonic transit time is the most basic and primary tool in evaluating colonic motility disorders.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Measuring transit time can help identify people with constipation. There are various ways to test for constipation. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption>She said the &#8220;volume&#8221; of your bowel movements tells you &#8220;everything you need to know&#8221; about how much you have been passing from the previous day. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter \/ @plantsfirstnutrition<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One widely used method is radiopaque marker testing. This involves swallowing a capsule and using his X-ray to track how fast the object is moving through his colon. <\/p>\n<p>Normally, unless you are constipated, it takes 30 to 40 hours for anything you take orally to pass through your body. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountsinai.org\/health-library\/tests\/bowel-transit-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According to Mount Sinai. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to passing tests, Kent also revealed that how much you have to wipe after defecating can give clues to your health.<\/p>\n<p>If the residue never seems to go away, the holistic nutritionist said, that means it&#8217;s not being completely eliminated.<\/p>\n<p>She added that the &#8220;volume&#8221; of your bowel movements tells you &#8220;all you need to know&#8221; about how much waste is being passed out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We all want to aim for a large bowel movement every day,&#8221; Kent declared.  &#8220;After you defecate, you should feel satisfied and complete.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption>She also suggested that the amount swabbed can tell you a lot about the status of your bowel movements. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter \/ @plantsfirstnutrition<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption>Kent has more than 49,000 followers on TikTok and posts as @plantsfirstnutrition.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter \/ @plantsfirstnutrition<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the comments section, several users had trouble understanding Kent&#8217;s advice.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Once a week, if I&#8217;m lucky, I drink water, eat fiber, and take my vitamins. \ud83d\ude33,&#8221; one viewer confessed after coming in second place.<\/p>\n<p>another admitted.  &#8220;Every day? I would be happy if I could go once a week.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another joked, &#8220;Just eat a Tim Hortons Farmer&#8217;s Wrap and Double Double and it&#8217;ll all come out in up to 30 minutes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kent told the Post that she suffered from digestive issues when she was younger and was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I adopted a more plant-based diet and worked on stress management, sleep, and low-intensity exercise. My gut health is still in great shape and has been for several years.&#8221; Kent said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now, I&#8217;m helping hundreds of women achieve the same changes through simple diet and lifestyle strategies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>She wants you to get to the bottom of your digestive health problems. 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