The #1 Root Cause of IBS, Bloating & Chronic Fatigue Nobody Talks About (98% of Cases Are Fixable) with Dr. Izabella Wentz | #1346

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Ben Azadi

Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Fitness, Nutrition

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🗓️ 6 July 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Bloated, exhausted after meals, or battling brain fog you can't explain? Your gut may be trying to warn you. In this episode, Ben sits down with thyroid and gut-health expert Dr. Izabella Wentz to break down the real root causes of IBS — and why less than 25% of people get relief from conventional advice. They cover low stomach acid (the surprising truth behind acid reflux), the gut bacteria that decides how many calories you absorb, carnivore diarrhea vs. constipation, the sweeteners wrecking your gut, and the simple pre-meal habit that transforms digestion. Izabella's message is clear: 98% of the time, IBS has a findable, treatable cause — and you deserve to feel amazing. Dr. Izabella Wentz — bestselling author of IBS Fight: Finding and Treating the Root Cause of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Click here to purchase her book: https://amzn.to/448wrmn What You'll Learn: The 3 warning signs your gut is in trouble that most people ignore Why acid reflux is usually too little stomach acid — not too much Natural ways to rebuild stomach acid (including a surprising thiamine trick) How your gut bacteria determine calorie absorption and weight loss Whether fiber heals or harms your gut Carnivore diarrhea AND constipation — the real causes of each The safest sweeteners (and the ones triggering autoimmunity) The link between leaky gut and autoimmune disease Guest: Dr. Izabella Wentz — bestselling author of IBS Fight: Finding and Treating the Root Cause of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Click here to purchase her book: https://amzn.to/448wrmn Website: https://thyroidpharmacist.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/izabellawentzpharmd/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThyroidLifestyle/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ThyroidPharmacist Email: info@thyroidpharmacist.com Find All The Ben Azadi Show Sponsorship Deals ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ketokamp.com/sponsorship-deals

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0:00.0	If you have IBS and you wake up exhausted every day, is your body trying to warn you that there's something deeper going on inside?
0:09.6	And what can you, what could it mean if you ignore these warning signs?
0:13.7	IBS can be an important causative factor of fatigue.
0:17.3	In fact, a large percentage of individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome also have
0:21.5	IBS. And oftentimes the gut is at the root of this. You can get nutrient malabsorption.
0:27.4	When you have irritable bowel syndrome, you can get mitochondrial dysfunction. And oftentimes,
0:32.6	the body's trying to tell you that something is out of balance. It could be an enzyme deficiency
0:37.3	or it could be
0:38.3	an inflammatory infection inside of your gut. Okay. The body's always communicating to us through
0:45.6	symptoms. And I believe we've been brainwashed to kind of ignore them or mask them and
0:50.4	medicate them or perform a surgery. But like with IBS, some people have it, good percentage
0:57.6	of people have it, they have no idea. So what are those warning signs, those common warning signs
1:02.9	that individuals with IBS have? Could be constipation. It could be diarrhea. It could be both of these alternating. You can have abdominal pain. You can have bloating. You could have trouble with defecation. So you might have painful defecation. You might be somebody that needs to run into the bathroom unexpectedly with digestive issues. You might be somebody with acid reflux or you might be somebody
1:29.8	that is constipated and you're not going maybe once every week or every two weeks.
1:36.2	A lot of people deal with all those things, by the way. That's why this book is so important
1:39.9	that you've written here. What's the connection with the exhaustion piece? What do you think
1:43.9	is the
1:44.2	biggest reason why individuals with IBS feel exhausted? Do you think it's the malabsorption piece?
1:49.9	Was it the mitochondrial dysfunction? Like, what's the biggest reason why they're tired? Well, malabsorption
1:55.6	can lead to various nutrient deficiencies, for example, B12 deficiency deficiency, iron deficiency, B-vitamin deficiency,
2:03.2	and that is going to lead us to have mitochondrial dysfunction eventually. And we do know that our
2:08.4	mitochondria are the powerhouses for energy production. Whenever I see a person with IBS and fatigue,
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