Jessica DuffinHost
So a while back, I did an episode on postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and dysautonomia, and its connection to endometriosis.

If you haven't listened to that episode, I think it's called POTS 101, and I've linked to it in the show notes.

Now, today, I want to do a short episode on how POTS may be connected to your endo belly and IBS symptoms, so not just endo in general.

So research shows the majority of POTS patients report gastrointestinal conditions, with one study showing 91% reported GI symptoms, most frequently nausea, bloating, constipation, difficulty swallowing, and abdominal pain.

Now, in my POTS clients, I frequently see constipation or prolonged bowel movements, vomiting in the mouth, so it's not necessarily like they're full-blown vomiting, although some of them are, but some of them almost like it's like a small amount of vomit comes up in their mouth.

What clients describe as hacking or gagging and nausea, most noticeably in the morning.

That's typically when it's worst, but it can be all the time or it can be triggered by eating certain foods or large amounts of food.

Bloating, fullness, or fullness that happens very quickly, or food feels like it's sitting around for hours or sometimes even days.

And in these clients, they say if they fast, they start to feel better, and as I talk about the reasons why, some of this might make sense to you.

So a while back, I did an episode on postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and dysautonomia, and its connection to endometriosis.

If you haven't listened to that episode, I think it's called POTS 101, and I've linked to it in the show notes.

Now, today, I want to do a short episode on how POTS may be connected to your endo belly and IBS symptoms, so not just endo in general.

So research shows the majority of POTS patients report gastrointestinal conditions, with one study showing 91% reported GI symptoms, most frequently nausea, bloating, constipation, difficulty swallowing, and abdominal pain.

Now, in my POTS clients, I frequently see constipation or prolonged bowel movements, vomiting in the mouth, so it's not necessarily like they're full-blown vomiting, although some of them are, but some of them almost like it's like a small amount of vomit comes up in their mouth.

What clients describe as hacking or gagging and nausea, most noticeably in the morning.

That's typically when it's worst, but it can be all the time or it can be triggered by eating certain foods or large amounts of food.

Bloating, fullness, or fullness that happens very quickly, or food feels like it's sitting around for hours or sometimes even days.

And in these clients, they say if they fast, they start to feel better, and as I talk about the reasons why, some of this might make sense to you.
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