Many people dont realize they have this stomach condition that causes bloating, constipation and acid reflux

Got a gut feeling something’s off?You could be right — and the culprit isn’t necessarily Taco Tuesday.“When your gut microbiome is off, think of it like a garden,” gut health expert, author and celebrity nutritionist Dr.

Daryl Gioffre told The Post.“Ideally, you want it to be full of vibrant, diverse flowers — healthy bacteria, also known as probiotics, that support digestion [and] immunity, as 80% of the immune system lives in your gut.

But when the weeds take over, the balance is lost, and you will feel it.”In fact, you might be living with a condition you’ve probably never even heard of.“Most people suffer from a condition called dysbiosis, where harmful microbes, like inflammatory bacteria, parasites, active viruses and H.

pylori, overgrow and start damaging the gut,” he said.“These stealth gut infections don’t just stay contained within your gut — they weaken the gut lining, leading to leaky gut, where toxins, undigested food particles and these inflammatory pathogens breach through your gut wall and escape into your bloodstream.”While not a formal diagnosis, leaky gut is known to cause bloating, constipation, indigestion, acid reflux and potentially intestinal pain.Unfortunately, that’s not all.“Once these toxins leak beyond the gut, they trigger widespread inflammation, leading to issues like skin problems, brain fog, anxiety, depression, cardiovascular stress and even fertility challenges,” Gioffre said.Simply hitting the pause button on junk food isn’t enough.“A thriving gut means keeping the probiotics strong and keeping the harmful microbes in check,” he said.

“The key is not just eliminating the bad but nurturing and strengthening the good, so your microbiome can work for you, not against you.”At that point, it’s time for a total gut reset to reduce inflammation and restore balance — using what he calls the “weed, seed and feed” approach.“The first step in gut healing is to weed out harmf...