28/05/2026
Her bloating, fatigue and food reactions finally made sense when we saw this.
She came in bloated, reactive to foods, and exhausted after eating. Nothing she tried was working and nobody had been able to explain why.
Her Microbiomix gut microbiome analysis told a very clear story.
❌Reduced beneficial bacteria across multiple strains, leaving her gut without the microbial diversity needed to support digestion, immunity, or hormone balance.
❌Elevated zonulin, a key marker of intestinal permeability or leaky gut. When zonulin is high, the gut lining becomes compromised, allowing food particles, bacteria, and toxins to pass into the bloodstream and trigger systemic inflammation.
❌Positive transglutaminase enzyme alongside the elevated zonulin, suggesting an active immune reaction to gluten that was driving ongoing gut lining damage.
❌Dysbiosis, with opportunistic bacteria outcompeting her beneficial strains and adding to her symptom load.
This explained everything. The bloating, the food reactions, the fatigue, the brain fog. None of it was random.
Her treatment plan focused on four things:
✅Healing the gut lining using glutamine, zinc carnosine, and quercetin to repair and stabilise the mucosa and support tight junction integrity.
✅Reducing inflammation with turmeric and quercetin to lower the inflammatory load while the lining healed.
✅Soothing and protecting the gut wall with marshmallow root to coat and shield the mucosa during the healing process.
✅Rebuilding her microbiome using resistant fibre rich foods including slightly underripe banana, cooked and cooled potato, oats, and legumes to feed and repopulate her beneficial bacteria.
✅Gluten removed completely while healing happens.
This is what a root cause approach to gut health actually looks like.
If your digestion has never been properly investigated and you are still not getting answers, this is where to start.
Comment GUT to book an appointment at Perth Nutrition and Natural Health Clinic or via the link in my bio.
