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# How to fart less and poop better
- URL: https://www.jeffsu.org/how-to-fart-less-and-poop-better/
- Published: 2023-06-18T10:30:52.000Z
- Updated: 2024-07-24T12:34:22.000Z
- Author: Jeff
- Tags: #no-sidebar

**Hey friends -** As many of you know, I’m a bit of a health freak so when Dr. Eric Berg dropped [this video](https://youtu.be/A1BiWgHxSL0?ref=jeffsu.org) on how to improve gut health, I wanted to see if there’s something I still didn’t know.

## A bit of context

- Sleep and nutrition are the biggest factors when it comes to being healthy (followed by exercise), and nutrition is (obviously) tied to digestion
- I’m lactose intolerant and I’ve always had a weak digestive system, so I’m extremely careful about what I eat
- I bloat really easily and I’ve found that fasting for 36 hours on a weekly basis (2 years and going strong) really helps

## tl;dr

I strongly recommend watching the full video if you’re health conscious but here are the main takeaways:

1. **Probiotics & Fermented foods (e.g. Kimchi)** \- Eat these at night (right before you go to bed) since your digestive system won’t be as active
2. **L-Glutamine supplements** \- Great for inflamed gut and leaky gut
3. **Lower stress levels -** Yes this sounds like silly to say but we all underestimate how much stress affects our digestion. I recommend picking up meditation (even 5 minutes a day does wonders) and/or journaling

If you're interested in fasting (I highly highly recommend some variation of this), check out [this post](https://www.jeffsu.org/first-fasting-experience/) on my first fasting experience. 

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