How Stress Nearly Broke Me: Chuck Carroll and Dr. Will Bulsiewicz on Gut Health and Healing

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4.9 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Chuck Carroll has spent years transforming his health through a plant-based diet. But then one day, he started experiencing brain fog, bloating and gut pain so bad he couldn't eat—and no one could explain why.

In this raw and revealing live episode of The Exam Room podcast, Chuck sits down with gut health expert Dr. Will Bulsiewicz to uncover how stress impacts the digestive system, why it can be so hard to diagnose, and what it really takes to heal.

Bring your questions about the gut brain connection, burnout's effect on the body, stress and plant based healing. We've got answers!

💥 What you’ll learn:

- Chuck's story - what's going on?

- The gut brain connection explained

- How chronic stress can mimic serious disease

- Practical tips to reset your gut and calm your nervous system

Catch Chuck's in-depth interview about how stress nearly broke him, his changing physical appearance and his path to healing on the Fit Vegan Podcast.

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0:00.0	Today on the exam room.
0:05.0	Over the last week, I have gone public with a very chronic battle with the roadmap of symptoms.
0:13.0	And some people have actually noticed, well, boy, you know, Chuck, you're looking a little bit different these days.
0:18.0	Welcome to the exam room podcast. little bit different these days.
0:26.5	Welcome to the exam room podcast, brought to you by the Physicians Committee.
0:32.8	Hi, I'm the weight loss champion Chuck Carroll, raising health IQs coast to coast and around the world.
0:38.7	Hi to the exam room. He's listening in Norfolk, Virginia, Thousand Oaks, California, and Nagoya, Japan. Wherever you are, we appreciate you helping to make the world a healthier place.
0:44.8	This is episode 39 of Season 8, number 638 overall.
0:53.4	This episode is going to be a little bit different.
0:57.3	We're still going to learn together,
0:59.5	but this one is about revealing a secret
1:05.2	that I've been working very hard to keep for a number of years.
1:11.3	And the secret is, behind the scenes, I've been really struggling with my health.
1:23.0	I have a roadmap of symptoms that make no sets.
1:29.4	And there have been many visits now to some of the leading doctors in the entire world.
1:38.0	And we've made tremendous progress.
1:40.4	We're still searching for answers, but we have made progress.
1:44.8	And for that, I'm grateful.
1:47.3	But you may have noticed that last year, my weight was exceptionally thin.
1:58.4	I had dropped all the way down to 117 pounds. And now the weight has come back and I'm heavier
2:08.0	than I've been in quite some time. And this has nothing to do with not following a healthy diet any
2:14.6	longer. I am. I've never wavered in that. I'm not going to the drive-thru.
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