The Healthy Gut

The Healthy Gut

Presented by Rebecca Coomes, The Healthy Gut Podcast discusses all aspects of gut health, with a particular focus on Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth. It features interviews with a wide range of leading gut specialists, and real-life stories of people who have treated their gut to transform their health. Whether you’re a person with SIBO or other digestive health issues, a parent, partner or friend caring for someone experiencing issues, or you just want to learn more about gut health in general, this series is packed full of information that you can apply to your own health today. Rebecca Coomes is a nutritionist, author, and presenter who transformed her life after healing her gut. © Rebecca Coomes and The Healthy Gut. All rights reserved. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thehealthygut. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

March 24, 2026 59 mins

Naturopath Jade Walkers joins Rebecca Coomes on The Healthy Gut Podcast to discuss the connection between SIBO and Endometriosis, how to identify which condition you have and why your gut health can have a huge impact on the severity of your endometriosis symptoms. 


What You'll Learn:

  • The strong overlap between SIBO and endometriosis, and how many women experience both conditions together rather than in isolation
  • Why endo...
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Osteopath Dr Meg Withers shares the role the pelvic floor muscles play in SIBO and how bodywork can be beneficial for symptom management for both conditions.


In today’s episode


  • Pelvic tightness: what causes it, what you can do about it, and how this can impact the function of the gut
  • How your position on the toilet can impact your ability to poo (and what you can use from your home)
  • Guidelines for toilet positioning (and wh...
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Naturopath, nutritionist and herbalist Sandra Tenge joins Rebecca Coomes on The Healthy Gut Podcast to discuss why your gut health can impact your weight and what you can do about it. Commonly, people with SIBO either experience undesired weight loss or gains, which can be incredibly frustrating. Sandra discusses why having a healthy gut equals having a healthy weight and what you can do if you don't currently experience this.


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Rebecca is joined by Dr Nirala Jacobi, creator of the SIBO Bi Phasic Diet. Dr Jacobi has just released an updated version of the diet protocol which they discuss. They review what’s new and the broader range of foods that SIBO patients can now enjoy.


IN TODAY’S EPISODE


  • The role of the diet in the overall scheme of SIBO treatment and recovery. Can diet alone cause or treat SIBO?
  • An overview of the updates made to the Bi Pha...
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Rebecca is joined by Dr Allison Siebecker to answer the big question: is SIBO real? Dr Siebecker is passionate about improving practitioner and patient education and shares her exciting news about her brand new programs as well as the news that hydrogen sulphide SIBO testing is now available in the US. 


IN TODAY’S EPISODE

  • Is SIBO real?
  • What can you do if your doctor does not believe in SIBO or want to test you for it?&nbs...
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On today’s podcast, Rebecca celebrates her 100th episode of The Healthy Gut Podcast. She explores what is a SIBO diet (and what it isn’t) and the various diets that can be followed by a SIBO patient. She also discusses why some people shouldn’t follow a SIBO diet and what you should do with your nutrition after your SIBO treatment. 


IN TODAY’S EPISODE

  • What is a SIBO diet?
  • What diets have been designed specifically for SIB...
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Rebecca is joined by Lezahlee Patrick who shares what life was like with SIBO, before and after treatment and coaching sessions with Rebecca. Lezahlee signed up for 1:1 SIBO Coaching Sessions with Rebecca as she felt she needed extra support to help her feel great again. Today, Lezahlee is vastly improved from where she was and shares her story with SIBO in the hope it gives others motivation and inspiration to keep working at thei...

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For many SIBO patients, relapse is a common occurrence. In fact, 66% of all SIBO patients will experience at least one relapse in their lifetime. Today, Rebecca discusses why SIBO relapse occurs, what causes it and what you can do about it to either prevent it, or prolong the period between relapses.


IN TODAY’S EPISODE

  • Why do 66% of all SIBO patients relapse with SIBO?
  • What are the common causes of a relapse?
  • What can be done t...
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Today, I’m joined by Sandra Tenge, a naturopath, nutritionist and herbalist. We discuss the differences between SIBO food intolerances, food sensitivities and food allergies. For many SIBOers, they can feel nervous when it comes to reintroducing foods after following a restricted SIBO diet, so we delve into the best way to approach that and more. 


IN TODAY’S EPISODE

  • What is the difference between a SIBO food intolerance,...
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September 14, 2020 25 mins

Want to learn to live well with SIBO and beyond? In today’s episode, I’m joined by some of my members of the 5 week challenge program who talk about what it was like to complete the program and how it helped them. 


IN TODAY’S EPISODE

  • What prompted them to join the Living Well with SIBO: 5 Week Challenge?
  • What are their reasons for signing up and joining the program?
  • What are the key highlights that they take away from doin...
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Want to learn more about your microbiome? The Gut and Microbiome Rescue Summit is on now! This free online event hosted by Shivan Sarna is running between 7 September to 13 September to help SIBOers like you understand the importance and function of your microbiome and learn some cutting-edge developments from leading researchers. You can sign up to start watching the summit here >


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In today’s episode, Dr Michael Ruscio joins Rebecca as they discuss the Elemental Diet and his new formula, Elemental Heal. 


IN TODAY’S EPISODE

  • What is the Elemental Heal and why did Dr Ruscio create his own formula?
  • How does the Elemental Diet work and why is it a predigested formula?
  • Why does Dr Ruscio combine a partial and full Elemental Diet approach with his patients? 
  • When to consider using the Elemental Diet?
  • Wha...
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People who suffer from gut health complaints are more likely to experience skin issues. Jennifer Fugo, a functional clinical nutritionist, joins Rebecca to discuss how to care for and protect our skin and gut.


IN TODAY’S EPISODE

  • Why does poorgut health often correlate to skin disturbances?
  • What are the most common skin disturbances we can see that are linked to poor gut health?
  • What to treat first: the gut or the skin?
  • What is l...
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In this episode, Rebecca Coomes talks to her naturopath Natalie Cruttenden, the woman she credits for helping her regain her health and vitality after not only identifying SIBO as the cause of her long term digestive issues but also through the use of natural SIBO treatments. 


IN TODAY’S EPISODE

  • How can we treat SIBO naturally?
  • What is the naturopathic approach to treating SIBO?
  • What are the different herbs available for t...
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This week, Rebecca will guide you on how to heal your gut and live well with SIBO through her new program, Living Well with SIBO: 5-Week Challenge.


IN TODAY’S EPISODE

  • How do we live well with SIBO?
  • What are the 5 key pillars to health?
  • Why is awareness important in the SIBO journey?
  • How do we test for SIBO? 
  • What are the types of SIBO treatment?
  • Why is nutrition not the only thing we should be focusing on when it comes to SI...
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Did you know that in naturopathy, the gut is the center of all health? Rebecca is joined by Katherine Maslen, a naturopath and nutritionist who shares her 7 steps to gut health.


IN TODAY’S EPISODE

  • Why the gut is the centre of all health?
  • What happens when a person is ready to make the shift in their health?
  • What are the 7 steps to improving gut health? 
  • What are the risks if we just treat the gut in isolation, particularly ...
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Naturopathic Physician Dr Jason Wysocki joins Rebecca on today’s episode to discuss The Elemental Diet --- what is it, why it is used as a SIBO treatment, why it’s so important to prepare for it and much more.


IN TODAY’S EPISODE

  • What is an Elemental Diet?
  • What isn’t an Elemental Diet? 
  • Is the brand important when choosing an Elemental Diet?
  • How to choose between a commercially made Elemental Diet or a homemade version?
  • How ...
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In today’s episode, Fertility Awareness Educator Lisa Hendrickson-Jack is joined by Rebecca to discuss SIBO and fertility --- what are the vital signs and is it safe to get pregnant when you have SIBO.


IN TODAY’S EPISODE

  • What are the vital signs of fertility?
  • Why is charting female cycles important?
  • What do you look for when you start charting? 
  • What are some of the things that you look at when you aren't charting?
  • How do yo...
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Rebecca is joined by naturopathic physician, Dr Lisa Shaver to discuss gluten sensitivity, coeliac disease and food intolerances.


IN TODAY’S EPISODE

  • What are the different types of SIBO diets?
  • Are these diets treating SIBO or are they just helping people to feel better?
  • What do we do if gluten is an issue?
  • What is the difference between coeliac disease and non-coeliac gluten sensitivity? 
  • What is a wheat allergy?
  • How do you ...
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Rebecca is joined by leading SIBO practitioner, Dr Nirala Jacobi and dietician Heidi Turner to discuss their new Histamine SIBO Bi Phasic Diet. Histamine intolerance is common amongst the SIBO community so it is important to understand why we can develop an intolerance, what the common symptoms are, and what we can do about it.


IN TODAY’S EPISODE

  • What are histamines?
  • Why are they required in the body?
  • What are the common sympto...
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