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Healthy food doesn’t always mean gut-friendly food.
If bloating shows up despite eating well, hidden food intolerances or gut imbalance could be the reason.

Understanding your gut response > guessing.

Today, on World IBD Day, we recognise the millions of people worldwide living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. In the UK alone, around 1 in 120 people are affected.

IBD impacts far more than digestive health. Living with chronic symptoms such as pain, fatigue and uncertainty can also have a significant effect on mental wellbeing, highlighting the important connection between gut health and overall health.

At Back to Balance, we believe in supporting a more holistic understanding of health, recognising the close relationship between physical and mental wellbeing, and the importance of greater awareness, compassion and support for those living with chronic conditions.

For many people, the challenges of IBD are not always visible, but that does not make them any less real.

IBD is more than the gut. Let’s go there. 💜

Fatigue isn’t always about sleep.
Poor nutrient absorption, gut inflammation and food reactions can drain energy silently.

Looking at gut health can explain what rest alone can’t fix.

1 in 4 adults in the UK experience mental health problems each year, yet many people only focus on their mental wellbeing when they’re already struggling. 💚

From sleep and movement to nutrition, connection and gut health, simple actions can have a real impact on how we feel mentally and physically.

This year’s theme is Action: choose one thing that supports your mental wellbeing and make it part of your routine. 🧠✨

Travelling shouldn’t mean coming back bloated
If your stomach acts up every time you travel, it’s a sign, not bad luck.

Hidden food triggers + gut imbalance often show up when routines change.
Identify what your gut actually needs
Travel without discomfort
Enjoy food without fear

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Researchers have found that individuals with and without endometriosis have very different microbial fingerprints in the mouth, gut, and va**na. This finding opens the way to straightforward, non-invasive testing as an alternative to laparoscopic surgery.

If bacteria have the ability to both signal and potentially cause endometriosis,
Should we examine and treat the microbiome before a serious illness develops?



Full Study: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11704027/

Should diabetes care be less about merely stuffing the clock with snacks and more about meal timing and macronutrient composition?

There may not be enough data to support the common recommendation to eat a snack at night to improve blood sugar management. This review emphasises that before bedtime snacking may be marketed as a therapeutic approach, more thorough research is required.

Read the study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002916523036523

When food doesn’t feel good despite “doing everything right”, it’s usually not discipline, it’s digestion.

Personalised insight from allergy or gut microbiome testing help you connect the dots so you can better understand what your body may be reacting to.

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What causes inflammation in people with IBD? The secret could be in the gut microbiome.

Restoring particular bacteria may be a future treatment focus for IBD, and these microbial and bile acid alterations may serve as novel biomarkers.

Read more: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-18106-7?utm_source=rct_congratemailt&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=oa_20251008&utm_content=10.1038/s41598-025-18106-7

If sneezing, congestion or rashes never fully go away, it may not be “just seasonal”.

Food sensitivities and gut health play a big role in immune reactions.

Find more tips with Back to Balance Test® to uncover what’s constantly triggering your system.