Recipes & Rituals — Gut Health

There is a particular kind of frustration that comes with spending money on a protein powder that leaves you doubled over in discomfort. Plenty of people experiencing this draw the obvious conclusion: their gut cannot handle protein powder. Some decide their IBS makes supplementation impossible. Others cycle through brand after brand, chasing a product that won't trigger symptoms. The issue, in most cases, is not protein itself. It is whey — and, more precisely, everything that comes alongside it in a typical commercial protein product. Understanding what whey is, why it affects the gut the way it does, and what...

If you have IBS, you already know the routine. You try a protein powder, follow the instructions, and within an hour you're dealing with bloating, cramping, or a sudden dash to the bathroom. You blame your gut. You wonder if protein supplementation is simply off the table for you. It isn't. The problem, in most cases, is not your gut — it's what's in the powder. IBS affects up to one in five people in the UK, and those figures likely underrepresent the real number given how many people never receive a formal diagnosis. For people managing the condition through...