Why didn’t eating chia pudding affect me more?

According to the experts, there could be a few reasons that I didn’t notice a huge change. Firstly, my bowels are probably pretty healthy to begin with (having IBS doesn’t mean you have poor bowel health). And two weeks might not be long enough for my gut to improve significantly.

“It could have been that two weeks wasn’t long enough for you to notice an improvement,” explains Burrows. “It’s really difficult to tell when you’ll feel benefits as everyone’s starting point is different in terms of their gut health to begin with.

“It’s also important to remember that eating chia every day, while healthy for your gut, is just one aspect of gut health, and it won’t necessarily override other things you may be eating or doing that impact gut health too.”

So, while it may not have been the magic bullet I was hoping for, I’ll definitely continue to include chia pudding as part of my gut-healthy, balanced diet – just maybe not every day.

“I ate chia pudding every day for 2 weeks – here’s what happened to my gut health”