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Sensitive Tummies: 5 Common Culprits and Gentle Alternatives

Sensitive Tummies: 5 Common Culprits and Gentle Alternatives

Sensitive Tummies: 5 Common Culprits and Gentle Alternatives Written by Eloise Turner, Accredited Practicing Dietitian For those with sensitive tummies, the quest for digestive comfort often involves identifying and avoiding certain triggers. In this blog post, we delve into 5 common culprits that may be causing you tummy troubles: 1. CaffeineStarting our list is caffeine, a well-known stimulant that can often spell trouble forsensitive tummies. Caffeine increases gut transit time, essentially speeding up themovement of food through the gut (the opposite effect of fatty foods, as seen below). So, if you notice some urgency or uncomfortable symptoms after your morning...

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