Dr. Saurabh Sethi Flags 5 Gut Health Risks for Women, Citing 6.6-Year IBS Diagnosis Delays
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Updated · Hindustan Times · Jun 16
Dr. Saurabh Sethi Flags 5 Gut Health Risks for Women, Citing 6.6-Year IBS Diagnosis Delays
1 articles · Updated · Hindustan Times · Jun 16
Summary
Five gut-health issues need closer attention in women, Dr. Saurabh Sethi said in an Instagram post, highlighting unexplained iron deficiency, stress-linked gut changes, overlooked colon-cancer symptoms, menopause-related shifts, and delayed care.
Unexplained low iron without heavy periods can signal silent gut inflammation, celiac disease, or early colon cancer, while fatigue, cramping, and bowel changes in younger women may be misread as periods, stress, or IBS.
Chronic stress can alter gut bacteria and motility more sharply in women because of a more sensitive gut-brain axis, Sethi said, and falling estrogen during perimenopause and menopause can slow gut transit and increase constipation.
Women also tend to normalize pain, bloating, and irregularity for too long; Sethi said it takes about 6.6 years on average for women to receive an IBS diagnosis.
The report was based on Sethi's social-media comments and carried a note that it is informational only, not a substitute for medical advice.