Why You Can’ t Go
Chronic constipation doesn’t just discomfort; it can dominate your life, leaving you feeling bloated, lethargic, and deeply frustrated, especially when the usual advice—to increase fibre, drink more water, or exercise—falls short of providing relief.
Lorraine Cooney brings a treasure trove of practical insights to the table, all of which are firmly rooted in scientific evidence and augmented by her extensive clinical experience. She provides you with tangible steps and effective strategies designed to liberate you from the clutches of constipation, enhancing your overall gut health in the process.
- Publisher : Gill Books
- Publication date : 6th June 2024
- Format : Paperback
Why You Can’ t Go
14 Day Diary
This a 14-day printable gut and mind monitoring journal aligns with my “Why You Can’t Go” book. It gently guides you to understand your constipation and helps you choose the right solutions by uncovering easy-to-track patterns in your gut symptoms.
Daily prompts
Each day, you’ll find prompts to log various factors affecting your gut, including:
- Food and fluid intake: What you eat and drink.
- Eating behaviours: How and when you eat.
- Medications and supplements: Any medicines or supplements you take.
- Stress levels: Daily stressors and how you cope.
- Sleep quality: Your sleep patterns and duration.
- Activity levels: Physical activity and exercise.
Reflect and learn:
Dive deeper with dedicated spaces to document your learnings and reflections. This process not only helps you make connections between your lifestyle and gut health but also transforms your understanding of your body’s unique needs. The act of writing sharpens your focus, reveals hidden patterns and brings clarity to your gut’s responses. It’s a journey of mindfulness that paves the way to better gut health.
Review and adjust:
You’ll be prompted to review your progress after 2 weeks. This checkpoint is your opportunity to assess what’s working and what’s not, and help you re-set goals if needed, ensuring you’re on the right track to improved gut health.
Your perfect companion:
Whether you use this journal on your own to build awareness or share it with your healthcare provider for professional guidance, this journal is your partner in achieving a healthier, happier gut.
Gut Feeling
The low FODMAP diet is increasingly recognised as the primary management strategy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), as it results in a significant reduction of symptoms in over 70% of people who try it.
However, cutting out FODMAPs (a group of short-chain carbohydrates which are frequently malabsorbed in the small intestine) can leave people at a loss as to how to eat well without using staples such as bread, pasta, dairy, onion and garlic.
This book changes all of that.
With 100 delicious recipes – including breakfasts such as Coconut and Mixed Seed Granola, healthy light bites like Prawn Rice Salad, and dinners that include Mexican Chicken Fajitas and Mediterranean Meatballs – you can find real relief and enjoy food once again
Food & Symptom Diary
‘This Gut Feelings Journal is a 60 page gut & mind monitoring journal that gently guides you to delve into the circumstances of your gut symptoms, uncovering patterns that are easy to track.
Each day, you’ll have prompts to log all factors that may be affecting gut symptoms such as food, fluid, eating behavior, medications, stress, sleep and activity levels as well as place to document on learnings and reflect. There will also be timely reviews to help better understand what’s going on in your body.
The physical act of writing helps focus your attention and inspires you to notice and make connections that will help you understand the unique response of your gut and it’s needs.
This is perfect to use with your healthcare provider or on your own to build more awareness’
