Series 4, Episode 6 — The gut–brain connection (why stress affects your gut)

Understanding Your Gut is a patient-education podcast series for people experiencing common digestive symptoms, including:bloating abdominal discomfort constipation diarrhoea food-related gut symptoms IBS and functional bowel symptoms The series is designed to explain gut symptoms in a simple, reassuring and evidence-based way.Each episode is approximately 10 minutes long and focuses on helping patients understand:How the gut works why symptoms happen How food, stress, routine and gut sensitivity interact When symptoms are common and manageable and when medical review is important Topics Covered in this episode: -👉 Brain ↔ gut communication 👉 Stress = sensitivity + movement changes 👉 Symptoms are real, not “in your head”