https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/Food, gut health and blood sugar, in plain English, from a UK registered nurse.en-gbhttps://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/why-you-crash-after-lunch/https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/why-you-crash-after-lunch/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000The 2pm dip is partly your body clock and happens even without lunch. What a heavy lunch adds, and four UK plate changes that can take the edge off.https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/what-to-eat-on-a-night-shift/https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/what-to-eat-on-a-night-shift/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000An hour by hour plan for a 12 and a half hour NHS night shift, from the meal before you leave to the one when you get home. Written for nurses.https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/world-food-aisle-plant-points/https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/world-food-aisle-plant-points/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000The world food aisle is one of the best places in a UK supermarket for plant points. Which dals, grains, tins and spices count, and which share a point.https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/why-salad-rice-and-eggs-bloat-you/https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/why-salad-rice-and-eggs-bloat-you/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Salad, rice and eggs are not gassy foods, so why do they bloat you? What the research shows, what else is on the plate, and what to check first.https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/why-am-i-bloated-all-the-time/https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/why-am-i-bloated-all-the-time/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Why you might feel bloated every day, the common patterns and what each one usually points to, and when the NHS says bloating needs a GP.https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/when-your-gp-says-its-just-ibs/https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/when-your-gp-says-its-just-ibs/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000What to say when you are told it's IBS and feel brushed off. Which checks to ask about, how to ask for a review or second opinion, and Jess's Rule.https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/what-counts-as-a-plant-point/https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/what-counts-as-a-plant-point/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Any whole plant counts once a week. Herbs, spices, tea and coffee count a quarter. An A to Z list of what counts, what does not, and why.https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/uk-seasonal-veg-guide/https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/uk-seasonal-veg-guide/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000British fruit and vegetables in season each month, January to December, from a dietitians' list, and how eating seasonally helps you reach 30 plants.https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/uk-fibre-gap/https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/uk-fibre-gap/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000UK adults aged 19 to 64 eat 16.4g of fibre a day against a 30g recommendation, and 4% reach it. What the 14g gap looks like as food.https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/thirty-plants-cooking-for-one/https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/thirty-plants-cooking-for-one/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Thirty plants for one person without a fridge of wilting veg. What keeps, one pot that earns eight points, and how to add plants around fussy eaters.https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/symptom-log-for-your-gp/https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/symptom-log-for-your-gp/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000How to keep a seven day food and symptom diary for gut symptoms that a UK GP can read quickly, what to record, and the one page summary to put on top.https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/soluble-vs-insoluble-fibre/https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/soluble-vs-insoluble-fibre/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Soluble fibre softens, insoluble adds bulk. Which foods carry which, and what NHS self help advice pairs with constipation, loose stools and bloating.https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/should-i-get-a-sibo-test/https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/should-i-get-a-sibo-test/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000UK guidelines say breath tests for SIBO have no role in typical IBS. What NICE and the BSG say, what is established about SIBO, and what to ask your GP.https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/recovering-from-night-shifts/https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/recovering-from-night-shifts/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000How to recover after a run of night shifts. A three day plan for sleep, meals and your bowels, from a UK nurse who worked thirteen hour nights.https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/probiotic-and-live-cultures-on-labels/https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/probiotic-and-live-cultures-on-labels/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Live cultures is a plain statement of fact. Probiotic and prebiotic count as health claims in the UK, and none is authorised on the GB register.https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/period-bloating-or-gut-bloating/https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/period-bloating-or-gut-bloating/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Period bloating follows your cycle and gut bloating follows meals and your bowels. How to tell them apart on a calendar, and when either needs a GP.https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/perimenopause-bloating/https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/perimenopause-bloating/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Bloating is common in perimenopause, though nobody is sure exactly why. What may be behind it, what helps, and the ovarian cancer symptoms that need a GP.https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/night-shifts-and-ibs-research/https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/night-shifts-and-ibs-research/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000A UK Biobank study of 266,605 workers linked always working nights to a higher risk of IBS. A nurse explains what it found and what it cannot show.https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/nhs-111-gp-or-pharmacy-gut-symptoms/https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/nhs-111-gp-or-pharmacy-gut-symptoms/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Which NHS service to use for stomach pain, bloating, diarrhoea or constipation, from a pharmacist or GP to NHS 111, an urgent treatment centre or 999.https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/more-fibre-more-bloating/https://chew-on-this.netlify.app/blog/more-fibre-more-bloating/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Gut bacteria ferment fibre and make gas, so a sudden jump means more of it. Why it happens, which foods do it most, and when to stop and see a GP.