{"id":707,"date":"2026-05-21T05:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T05:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.adlington.fr\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/experts-tips-for-a-healthier-gut\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T05:22:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T05:22:00","slug":"experts-tips-for-a-healthier-gut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.adlington.fr\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/experts-tips-for-a-healthier-gut\/","title":{"rendered":"Experts\u2019 tips for a healthier gut"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>eat plenty of fruit, vegetables and fish, and try to reduce or have a low intake of processed foods, high dairy foods and red meats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What are some of the best things to eat to aid digestion? \u201cKiwi is one of the most effective dietary interventions for constipation,\u201d says Verma. \u201cWe also recommend linseeds or flax seeds, because these are low-cost, natural laxatives that are very well tolerated. Stir them into yoghurt with some fruit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Get involved with fibremaxxing<br \/>\nIt is likely that you aren\u2019t consuming enough fibre. \u201cOver 90% of Americans don\u2019t meet their fibre goals,\u201d says Dr Wendi LeBrett, a California-based gastroenterologist; a 2023 report found that 96% of British people aged 11 and up don\u2019t eat enough fibre, either. The accepted recommendation is 25-35g of fibre per day depending on your size, and a few servings of fruit will help you on your way, LeBrett says: \u201cAn apple has about 4g of fibre. Then for lunch or dinner, a serving of beans can get you 5-6g of fibre.\u201d From almonds to broccoli to oranges, you often have to consciously choose fibre to meet the target, says LeBrett. \u201cSome people need to take a fibre supplement to reach that goal.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2014 Read on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2026\/may\/21\/how-often-should-you-go-to-the-toilet-how-can-you-get-the-better-of-wind-experts-tips-for-a-healthier-gut\">www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2026\/may\/21\/how-often-should-you-go-to-the-toilet-how-can-you-get-the-better-of-wind-experts-tips-for-a-healthier-gut<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>eat plenty of fruit, vegetables and fish, and try to reduce or have a low intake of processed foods, high dairy foods and red meats.\u201d What are some of the best things to eat to aid digestion? \u201cKiwi is one of the most effective dietary interventions for constipation,\u201d says Verma. \u201cWe also recommend linseeds or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[130,129,74],"class_list":["post-707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-fiber","tag-gut","tag-health"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.adlington.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.adlington.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.adlington.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.adlington.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.adlington.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.adlington.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/707\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.adlington.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.adlington.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.adlington.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}