Bad Belly Buggies

This weeks episode is on chronic pelvic pain & the importance of gut health. Gut health has SUCH an unknown impact on pelvic pain & your life in general, listen to this episode to unlock some powerful belly bumpin! At one point, the #1 secret to health & healing is revealed shhh!!! Check out www.instagram.com/sassyspeculum to see the visual aids I discuss. You can also follow @SassySpeculum on TikTok. And contact me at www.beatingheartdoula.com/sassyspeculum Sign up for Better Help today to get TEN percent off your first month! www.betterhelp.com/sassyspeculum Resources: New insights about CPP: Grinberg K, Sela Y, Nissanholtz-Gannot R. New Insights about Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CPPS). Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17(9):3005. Published 2020 Apr 26. doi:10.3390/ijerph17093005 Bull MJ, Plummer NT. Part 1: The Human Gut Microbiome in Health and Disease. Integr Med (Encinitas). 2014;13(6):17-22. Furman D, Campisi J, Verdin E, et al. Chronic inflammation in the etiology of disease across the life span. Nat Med. 2019;25(12):1822-1832. doi:10.1038/s41591-019-0675-0 Bloat: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/21740-bloated-stomach Estrobolome: https://www.mariongluckclinic.com/blog/hormones-and-gut-health-the-estrobolome-and-hormone-balance.html Estrogen-Gut-Microbiome Axis: Baker JM, Al-Nakkash L, Herbst-Kralovetz MM. Estrogen-gut microbiome axis: Physiological and clinical implications. Maturitas. 2017;103:45-53. doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2017.06.025 Somatization: https://keltymentalhealth.ca/somatization Gut-Brain-Axis: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/the-brain-gut-connection Schwertner A., et al. Efficacy of Melatonin in the Treatment of Endometriosis: A Phase II Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial. PAIN. 2013;154:874-881. Windstar, K. Pelvic Pain. Lecture presented: Chronic Pelvic Pain at the National University of Natural Medicine; October, 11th 2021; Portland, OR.