Welcome to Dishing Up Nutrition. We are right in the thick of the holiday season. Like many people,

you may be indulging in special holiday only foods, and in turn, you may be experiencing digestive issues more than usual.

Does that sound familiar?

Maybe you're experiencing heartburn.

You find yourself needing to take ant-acid medicines more regularly.

Maybe you're noticing your bowel movements are becoming irregular.

Or you might just feel bloated after you eat, find yourself needing to wear stretch pants after a meal.

I know for Thanksgiving.

I typically do that anyway.

But these are all common symptoms people experience during the indulgences of the holiday season.

That's why it might come as no surprise.

One of our most frequently asked questions on the website is,

what are symptoms of not digesting food properly?

You know, it's on the top of people's minds because they're often experiencing

these really uncomfortable digestive symptoms. So that's what we're here to talk about today.

Signs and symptoms of undigested food. And of course, what you can do about it. So before we go

any further, I'm going to introduce myself and my co-host. My name is Kara

Carper. I'm a licensed nutritionist and certified nutrition specialists. And I'm really excited

to be here with my co-host today, Brandy Burrow. Brandy is a registered and licensed

dietitian. So thanks so much for being here today. Thank you, Kara. I'm

really excited to be here. It's been so long since we've had the opportunity to do a show together.

And this is one of my favorite topics, digestion. I'm excited to dive in. And this is actually

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