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Bloating and afternoon crashes are connected
If you're dealing with both unpredictable digestion and energy crashes — bloating after meals, afternoon slumps, foods that suddenly don't agree with you — your gut and your blood sugar are very probably talking to each other. In this episode, Frances Norgate explains why digestive symptoms and blood sugar dysregulation so often appear together, the inflammation and stress hormone mechanisms behind the connection, and what supports both at the same time.
Frances unpacks why so many people spend years chasing one set of symptoms while missing the underlying pattern — and shares what she sees again and again in practice: that the bloating, the afternoon crash, the food reactivity and the brain fog are usually one conversation, not several.
Three takeaways:
Blood sugar swings trigger cortisol and adrenaline — and your gut is one of the first places those stress hormones show up
Inflammation in the gut affects how your body handles blood sugar — the connection runs in both directions
You don't always have to work on digestive symptoms directly; supporting blood sugar stability often eases them at the same time
Free guides:
Is Your Blood Sugar Working Against You? Ten Signs Most People Completely Miss → francesnorgate.com/free-guide
Pre-Diabetes: What Your GP Didn't Have Time to Tell You → francesnorgate.com/prediabetes-guide
Work with Frances:
Free 30-minute Blood Sugar Audit → francesnorgate.com/blood-sugar-audit
Free discovery call → francesnorgate.com/work-with-me
Follow Nourished & Found:
Substack → francesnorgate.substack.com
Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/nourished-found/id1868788812
Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/4xlG5vBrC0tKadVPfsBUus
Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. The information shared is general and may not apply to your individual circumstances. Always consult your GP or qualified healthcare professional for personalised guidance, and never make changes to prescribed medication without medical supervision. Frances Norgate is a Qualified Nutrition and Lifestyle Advisor (mFHT, CertION, MA) and works alongside, not in place of, your existing medical care.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit francesnorgate.substack.com
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By by Frances Norgate, CertION, mFHT, MAIf you're dealing with both unpredictable digestion and energy crashes — bloating after meals, afternoon slumps, foods that suddenly don't agree with you — your gut and your blood sugar are very probably talking to each other. In this episode, Frances Norgate explains why digestive symptoms and blood sugar dysregulation so often appear together, the inflammation and stress hormone mechanisms behind the connection, and what supports both at the same time.
Frances unpacks why so many people spend years chasing one set of symptoms while missing the underlying pattern — and shares what she sees again and again in practice: that the bloating, the afternoon crash, the food reactivity and the brain fog are usually one conversation, not several.
Three takeaways:
Blood sugar swings trigger cortisol and adrenaline — and your gut is one of the first places those stress hormones show up
Inflammation in the gut affects how your body handles blood sugar — the connection runs in both directions
You don't always have to work on digestive symptoms directly; supporting blood sugar stability often eases them at the same time
Free guides:
Is Your Blood Sugar Working Against You? Ten Signs Most People Completely Miss → francesnorgate.com/free-guide
Pre-Diabetes: What Your GP Didn't Have Time to Tell You → francesnorgate.com/prediabetes-guide
Work with Frances:
Free 30-minute Blood Sugar Audit → francesnorgate.com/blood-sugar-audit
Free discovery call → francesnorgate.com/work-with-me
Follow Nourished & Found:
Substack → francesnorgate.substack.com
Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/nourished-found/id1868788812
Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/4xlG5vBrC0tKadVPfsBUus
Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. The information shared is general and may not apply to your individual circumstances. Always consult your GP or qualified healthcare professional for personalised guidance, and never make changes to prescribed medication without medical supervision. Frances Norgate is a Qualified Nutrition and Lifestyle Advisor (mFHT, CertION, MA) and works alongside, not in place of, your existing medical care.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit francesnorgate.substack.com