The Stomach Solution

By Jessica Washington, FDNPAlternative Health Health & Fitness Nutrition

The Stomach Solution episodes

February 10, 2025#8: Breaking Free from Stomach Symptoms - A Real Life Success Story
Have you ever felt like your stomach symptoms are controlling your life? In this episode, I’m sharing a powerful client case study that proves healing is possible. You’ll hear how we uncovered the root causes of John’s symptoms, built a personalized plan, and helped him go from food restrictions and frustration to thriving again.
If you feel stuck in the cycle of symptoms, medications, and diets, this episode is the reminder you need—your body can heal!
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
How identifying root causes (like H. pylori and gut imbalances) can transform your healing process.
Why functional testing provided key insights that John’s conventional testing missed.
The three essential steps to true and lasting symptom relief.
How a strategic gut healing approach helped John reclaim his active lifestyle and food freedom.
Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
Join the Goodbye Stomach Symptoms Waitlist: theguthealingninja.com/waitlist
Follow me on Instagram: @theguthealingninja
Watch on YouTube: The Gut Healing Ninja
If John’s story resonated with you, let it be a reminder that healing is possible.
25 min
February 03, 2025#7: H Pylori Die-Off 101 - What to Expect and How to Manage It
In this episode, we are diving into one of the most frequently asked questions about H pylori treatment: What is die-off, and how do you manage it? If you’re worried about worsening symptoms during treatment or want to ensure your healing journey is as smooth as possible, this episode is packed with helpful insights and practical tips.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
What die-off is and why it happens during H pylori treatment.
Common symptoms of die-off and how to differentiate them from other reactions.
Practical strategies to minimize or manage die-off symptoms.
How to identify when your symptoms are more than just die-off and might require adjustments to your protocol.
Resources Mentioned in This Episode
Join the Goodbye Stomach Symptoms waitlist: theguthealingninja.com/waitlist
Follow me on Instagram: @theguthealingninja
Watch the podcast on YouTube: The Gut Healing Ninja
27 min
January 27, 2025#6: How to Choose the Right H pylori Test and Trust Your Results
This episode is your ultimate guide to H pylori testing. If you’ve ever felt confused or frustrated by negative test results or overwhelmed by the options, this episode will break it all down so you can confidently take the next steps in your healing journey.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
Why accurate H pylori testing is critical to healing.
The strengths and weaknesses of the five most common test methods.
How to choose the best test for your situation.
What to do if you’ve treated H pylori but still have symptoms.
Testing for H pylori doesn’t have to be confusing. By understanding how each method works, you can choose the right test for your situation and feel confident interpreting your results.
Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
Kickstart your stomach healing: theguthealingninja.com/kickstart
Follow me on Instagram: @theguthealingninja
Watch the podcast on YouTube: The Gut Healing Ninja
26 min
January 20, 2025#5: Why Food Restriction Isn’t the Answer to Managing Stomach Symptoms
In this episode, we are diving into a topic that’s probably on many of your minds: food and stomach symptoms. But instead of giving you a generic list of foods to avoid, I’m sharing a fresh perspective that will help you eat more freely while still managing your symptoms.
If you’ve been feeling stuck with overly restrictive diets or food fears, this episode will help you break free and take a more personalized approach to eating with stomach symptoms.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
Why restrictive diets might be holding you back from healing.
How to approach food with curiosity instead of fear.
Actionable steps to identify symptom-triggering foods while keeping your diet as broad as possible.
Why how you eat can matter just as much as what you eat.
Finding freedom with food is possible, even while managing stomach symptoms. This episode will empower you to break free from blanket diet recommendations and start listening to your own body.
Follow and Connect with Me:
Watch the podcast on YouTube: The Gut Healing Ninja
Follow me on Instagram: @theguthealingninja
21 min
January 13, 2025#4: The One Thing You Must Do to Get Rid of H Pylori
In this episode, we’re diving into the often-overlooked role of stress resilience in healing stomach symptoms and H pylori.
If you’ve tried every treatment, diet, and supplement but still feel stuck, building stress resilience might be the missing piece. Today, I’m sharing why this matters so much and giving you simple, practical ways to start building resilience and unlocking better health.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
Why stress resilience is essential for healing and not the same as stress management.
How stress impacts digestion, immune function, and your body’s ability to recover.
Practical strategies to build resilience.
Building your body’s ability to handle stress isn’t just about feeling calmer—it’s a critical part of overcoming stomach symptoms and preventing them from coming back.
Follow and Connect with Me:
Watch the podcast on YouTube: The Gut Healing Ninja
Follow me on Instagram: @theguthealingninja
Explore HeartMath tools for stress resilience: HeartMath Website
If you’re ready to take the next step in your healing journey, this episode will give you the tools to get started.
Thank you for tuning in! If this episode resonated with you, please share it with someone who needs it—and don’t forget to subscribe and leave a review. Your support means the world! 💛
See you next time!
18 min
January 13, 2025#3: Why Your H Pylori Treatment Isn’t Working (And What to Do About It)
In this episode, we’re diving into one of the most frustrating parts of dealing with H pylori: when it feels like your treatment isn’t working.
Whether you’ve been through multiple treatment rounds, are struggling with persistent symptoms, or want to make sure your treatment plan is as effective as possible, this episode breaks down why H pylori is so tough to eradicate and how you can approach treatment with confidence.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
H pylori Basics:
What H pylori is, how it spreads, and why it can cause persistent stomach symptoms.
The three main ways H. pylori damages your stomach and leads to symptoms like reflux, nausea, and stomach pain.
Why H pylori is Hard to Treat:
How H pylori lowers your body’s defenses and creates a stress state, making it harder to fight off.
Why treatment often fails to address H pylori living outside the stomach in places like the mouth or gallbladder.
The sneaky ways H pylori evades treatment, including biofilms and hiding inside yeast like Candida.
A Holistic Approach to H pylori:
Why stomach healing and building stress resilience are essential parts of treatment.
How to address H pylori from multiple angles for a more effective protocol.
If you’re tired of feeling stuck with lingering symptoms or unsuccessful treatments, this episode will give you the clarity and tools you need to move forward.
Follow and Connect with Me:
Watch the podcast on YouTube: The Gut Healing Ninja
Follow me on Instagram: @theguthealingninja
Get my free Stomach Healing Kickstart email series: theguthealingninja.com/kickstart
This episode is packed with actionable insights to help you tackle H. pylori with confidence. If it resonated with you, please subscribe and leave a review. Your support helps others find the show and start their own healing journey.
See you next time!
19 min
January 13, 2025#2: Five Key Lessons That Transformed My Healing Journey
In this episode, I’m reflecting on the five biggest lessons I learned during my gut healing journey—lessons that not only transformed my health but also now shape the way I work with clients today.
These takeaways were hard-earned over years of trial and error, but they made all the difference in my ability to heal and feel like myself again. Now, I’m sharing them with you so you can apply them to your own healing journey and make it shorter, simpler, and more effective than mine was.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
The Power of Persistence: Why continuing to push for answers—even when conventional medicine doesn’t have solutions—is worth the effort.
Building a Practitioner Team: How working with multiple practitioners can bring you closer to full healing and why it’s okay to move on when one approach isn’t working.
Why Food is Fuel, Not the Enemy: How restrictive diets can keep you stuck and why eating enough food is crucial for creating a safe, healing environment in your body.
Lab Testing is a Game Changer: The importance of using the right tests, addressing the results strategically, and avoiding the trial-and-error guessing game.
The Health Detective Mindset: How to treat your symptoms as clues, listen to your body, and use what you learn to keep moving forward—even during symptom flares or plateaus.
This episode is packed with practical insights to help you navigate the ups and downs of your healing journey and take charge of your health with confidence.
Follow and Connect with Me:
Watch the podcast on YouTube: The Gut Healing Ninja
Follow me on Instagram: @theguthealingninja
Thank you for tuning in! Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, and if this episode resonated with you, I’d love for you to leave a review. Your support means the world! 💛
See you next time!
26 min
January 13, 2025#1: My Gut Healing Journey – From Rock Bottom to Feeling Well Again
Welcome to the first-ever episode of The Getting wellAgain Podcast! 🎉 This is a surreal and exciting moment for me, and I’m so grateful you’re here.
In this episode, I’m sharing the full story of my gut healing journey—the ups, the downs, and everything in between. From my first signs of gut trouble in high school to navigating celiac disease, SIBO, H pylori, and ultimately finding my way to feeling the best I ever have, this is the story of how I went from struggling to thriving.
Not only has this journey transformed my health and my life, but it’s also the foundation of my mission to help others regain their health and feel well again for good.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
My First Signs of Trouble: The gut issues I experienced in high school and how I managed them.
The Start of My Gut Collapse: How a mission trip to Vietnam led to antibiotic use, contaminated water, and digestive dysfunction.
Navigating a Celiac Diagnosis: The shock of being diagnosed with celiac disease and the challenges of going gluten-free in 2012.
Years of SIBO Struggles: My experience with SIBO, restrictive diets, and the endless cycle of treatments.
The Role of Stress and Faith: How understanding the connection between my anxious thoughts, stress, and symptoms became a turning point in my healing.
Overcoming H pylori: How discovering and treating H pylori helped me finally feel well again—and inspired my mission to help others.
What Keeps Me Well Today: The diet and lifestyle strategies that help me maintain my health, even through life’s ups and downs.
This episode is all about hope, resilience, and the power of taking control of your health. Whether you’re in the middle of your own gut health journey or just starting out, I hope my story inspires you to keep going and reminds you that healing is possible.
Follow and Connect with Me:
Watch the podcast on YouTube: The Gut Healing Ninja
Follow me on Instagram: @theguthealingninja
Thank you for tuning in! Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, and if this episode resonated with you, I’d love for you to leave a review. Your support means the world! 💛
See you next time!
30 min
December 09, 2024 The Getting wellAgain Podcast Trailer!
The Getting wellAgain Podcast launches on January 13th, and I CANNOT wait to have you along for this ride!
If you want to be the first to know when new episodes drop every week, make sure you subscribe to the podcast and join the Podcast Insiders email list: https://theguthealingninja.mykajabi.com/getting-wellagain-podcast
As an Insider, you will get first access to the show every Monday when it airs as well as exclusive insider content and bonuses.
Thank you so much for being here and I am so excited to share all of this stomach healing insight with you soon!
Jess
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