The day of the Menopause Retreat started like any other – not enough sleep, a last-minute rush and a row with my partner over the mortgage. Lately, arguing has become our default mode of communication, but to be fair, he’s a brilliant dad, a fantastic cook and a total “doesband” (he runs his own business, juggles the school run and constantly tidies up). Maybe the problem could be… me.
World Digestive Health Day is celebrated on annually on May 29 – one East Anglian woman shares how her own gut health problems led her to helping others
It is thought to affect around 11% of men, and 23% of women.
“Like with many people, mine just came on by itself. Something must have triggered it, but I’ve never been able to find out what it was,” she adds.
After many trips to the GP, and unable to find relief from her symptoms, Emma took it upon herself to seek a solution, eventually training as a nutritionist at the Institute of Optimum Nutrition for three years.
“I started reading books and just went from there really. I spent a few weeks trying various elimination diets, as I was always under the impression that it was one food that was triggering my symptoms, and that I needed to find what that one food was. But I always ended up as confused as when I started, as I’d never get to the root of my problem.”
World Digestive Health Day is celebrated on annually on May 29 – one East Anglian woman shares how her own gut health problems led her to helping others
World Digestive Health Day is celebrated on annually on May 29 – one East Anglian woman shares how her own gut health problems led her to helping others