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EPISODE · Jun 18, 2026 · 30 MIN

5 Years of Acid Reflux & Stomach Pain, Gone: The Root Cause Her Doctors Kept Missing

from The Health Detective Podcast by Functional Diagnostic Nutrition · host Reed Davis

If you have lived with acid reflux, heartburn, bloating, or stomach pain that will not go away, even after PPIs, elimination diets, and round after round of doctor visits, this conversation is for you. For over five years, Jessica Washington cycled through the ER, a PPI, a SIBO label, and increasingly restrictive diets, with no real answers. Her H. pylori test even came back negative, something that happens far more often than most people are told. Everything changed when she ran functional labs with a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition practitioner and finally saw what was driving her symptoms. Host Michele Scarlet and Jessica, now an FDN practitioner and founder of The Gut Healing Ninja, get into: Why upper-gut symptoms like reflux and gastritis often start outside the stomach Why a negative H. pylori test does not always mean you are in the clear What a GI Map reveals that standard testing misses The gut-brain connection and the invisible weight of managing symptoms daily How addressing root causes gave Jessica her health, energy, and family back Find Jessica, The Gut Healing Ninja: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theguthealingninja Website: https://theguthealingninja.com FDN grads and trainees, this one is for you. Ready to turn your certification into a practice that actually fills up? Our Business Builder Challenge kicks off July 13th, built to give you the structure, accountability, and momentum to start landing clients. Want in? Registration Opens Soon! This content is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Always consult a licensed healthcare provider before making changes to your health routine.

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In this episode of The Health Detective Podcast, host Michele Scarlet talks with Functional Diagnostic Nutrition practitioner Jessica Washington, founder of The Gut Healing Ninja, about the real root causes behind chronic acid reflux, heartburn, bloating, nausea, and stomach pain. After five years of failed PPIs, restrictive low FODMAP diets, a SIBO label, and an H. pylori test that came back negative, Jessica finally got answers through functional lab work, including the GI Map. The conversation covers why upper-gut symptoms like reflux and gastritis often start outside the stomach, why a negative H. pylori test does not always mean you are in the clear, what standard testing misses, and the gut-brain connection that keeps so many people stuck in symptom-management mode. If you have been searching for the root cause of your reflux or heartburn, or you are a health coach or practitioner curious about functional lab testing and the FDN approach, this episode is for you.

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