HOW HEALTHY IS YOUR GUT?

Do this simple quiz to find out how healthy your gut is. For each statement you agree with, give yourself one point.

I HAVE taken antibiotics multiple times.

I RARELY seem to be able to shake off feelings of tiredness.

I TEND to have the same breakfast each morning.

I LIKE the same sandwiches for lunch most days.

DINNER for me will be one of fewer than ten options. I DON’T sleep well. LOSING weight is a battle. I AM prone to skin rashes and/or thrush.

I’M NOT great with vegetables and rarely eat three portions a day.

MY SKIN is bad (eczema/psoriasis/acne). I WAS born by C-section. I WASN’T breastfed. I GET brain fog and sometimes find it difficult to think straight.

I STICK to the same supermarket shopping list each week.

I HAVE no time to cook from scratch so have to rely on processed foods.

I OFTEN eat in front of the television.

I CAN be pretty moody at times. I AM prone to anxiety. I HAVE raised blood sugar levels.

I AM prone to more colds than most people.

I EAT quickly and often on the run. I AM a chocoholic. I HAVE strong cravings for coffee/sugar/alcohol. I FREQUENTLY get gut pain. I HAVE irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

MY WEIGHT has steadily crept up over the years. I’M PRONE to indigestion. BLOATING and trapped wind is a problem for me.

I FREQUENTLY have constipation or diarrhoea.