Stress Disrupts Digestion and Gut Healing

Stress Disrupts Digestion and Gut Healing

March 17, 2026 · 57 min · Episode 569

About this episode

This episode discusses how chronic stress affects digestion and gut health, highlighting the connection between stress physiology and gut symptoms.

Gut healing often stalls not because protocols are wrong, but because the nervous system is still operating in protection mode. In this episode, we explore how chronic stress and emotional load directly alter digestion, immune signaling, gut permeability, and the microbiome. You'll learn why high-functioning, motivated people often struggle the most with gut symptoms, how stress physiology changes stomach acid, bile flow, motility, and immune tolerance, and why gut inflammation can begin driving anxiety and mood changes over time. Hosted by Leanne Vogel. Coaching with Leanne: https://www.healthfulpursuit.com/coaching Breakthrough Program: https://breakthrough.makewellness.com/leanne Quiz - your personalized peptide stack: https://www.healthfulpursuit.com/quiz Enjoy today's show. Thanks for listening!

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