Gut Honest Truth

Gut Honest Truth Founded by Katie Morra MS, RD, LDN, IFMCP

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10/28/2025

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We recommend getting your thyroid checked at least once a year, more if you have known thyroid dysfunction or are on med...
10/27/2025

We recommend getting your thyroid checked at least once a year, more if you have known thyroid dysfunction or are on medication and working to improve your health in the mean time. For example, if you're on a gut healing protocol you may start to better absorb your medication leading to needing a lower dosage so that you don't have symptoms of high and low thyroid and increase your reverse T3.

Tips for testing:
🩸Test the same time of day, early morning
🩸Test while fasting
🩸Test before thyroid meds
🩸 Take a 3 day break of supplements prior
🩸Avoid testing days 10-20 of cycle
🩸Wait 3-4 months between dose changes

What can cause an increase in this pressure that can lead to a weakened lower esophageal sphincter and long-term reflux ...
10/22/2025

What can cause an increase in this pressure that can lead to a weakened lower esophageal sphincter and long-term reflux issues?

* Surgery
* Low stomach acid
* Pernicious anemia
* Obesity
* Diet
* Motility issues
* Poor chewing
* Hiatal hernias
* Carbonation
* Caffeine
* Medication
* Supplements

The more you know, the more you can find help from places like Gut Honest Truth to get you on a long term successful healing plan!

And please stop taking gummies to support pregnancy and postpartum. They ain't it, babe. 📸 cred
10/21/2025

And please stop taking gummies to support pregnancy and postpartum. They ain't it, babe.

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We said what we said. (we’re also not saying it’s NOT your thyroid…we’re saying it would behoove you to address your die...
10/15/2025

We said what we said. 

(we’re also not saying it’s NOT your thyroid…we’re saying it would behoove you to address your diet, stress levels, training volume/intensity, and recovery allocations, stress management, in addition to supporting your thyroid).

It’s easy to stick a label on something and take a supplement or ten.

It’s a LOT harder to make lifestyle modifications.

But we’re here to remind you that part of the reason you got here in the first place is probably some of your lifestyle choices

So what if we focused on optimizing those first?

I can remember being a younger kid keeled over in pain thinking I was having an appendicitis attack, crying to my mother...
10/14/2025

I can remember being a younger kid keeled over in pain thinking I was having an appendicitis attack, crying to my mother. I remember her calling a close friend GI doc asking what to do. Who said to wait X amount of minutes before heading to the hospital…guess what it was gas.

Truthfully, I can remember so many other times similar scenarios happening throughout my younger years.

Now I am not saying you shouldn’t have an alarmist moment and call your P*P and ensure you are well especially if you have sudden pain that won’t pass but I am saying it is one of the most hidden and underplayed gut issues that can cause chest pain, abdominal pain, pain with pooping, increase reflux, the list goes on. So be gentle with yourself, gas pain can be brutal and ensuring you do some basics is a great starting place.

The Basics:
-Increase fluids before fiber
-Increase fiber but also making sure you get both soluble and insoluble
-Avoid fried foods, heavy cream based meals and on the flip side 100 raw salads trying to fix your issue
-Move after you eat, even if it’s for 5-10 minutes on a gentle walk
-Practice Legs on the Wall Yoga and Down Dog
-Try Gas Relief teas
-Support constipation with magnesium at night
-Eat to 70-80% fullness versus 100-120% fullness so your stomach has space to actually do it’s job and break down food avoiding the downstream issue of gas
-Don’t excessively talk and take in air when eating or really ever
-Don’t excessively drink fluids AT meal time
-Cut back on carbonated waters and beverages
-Stop overdoing supplements that you have no idea the impact on the gut/liver/gallbladder and body

Pooping is instant gratification. Until it’s not. Raise your hand if you’ve ever gone 3+ days without doing your busines...
10/11/2025

Pooping is instant gratification. Until it’s not. Raise your hand if you’ve ever gone 3+ days without doing your business? Well for those of you that go like clockwork, let me be the first to tell you, it is UNPLEASANT. But have you ever thought about how it’s literally piling up and feeding bacteria and yeast? Which can cause a problem with your skin, mood, energy, nutrients, hormones, thyroid and more! Now you can’t stop picturing it. Sorry. These are the things that haunt my brain on a daily basis.

We want to hear from you and what tricks you have up your sleeve! ⬇️

🐤Hormones are the canary in the coal mine for most people. A majority of hormonal discrepancies stem from chronically ov...
10/09/2025

🐤Hormones are the canary in the coal mine for most people.

A majority of hormonal discrepancies stem from chronically overlooked foundational imbalances in stress management, nutrition, movement and more.

If we can support the foundations we can support hormonal homeostasis.

Please know we also believe in utilizing surgery, medication and CAM therapies when appropriate. They can be life changing. But so can supporting your nutrition and lifestyle for many.

It's not a this or that conversation- let's stop making it one.

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10/06/2025

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If there's one product I was consistent with during this time it was magnesium. Which you can imagine my disappointment ...
09/30/2025

If there's one product I was consistent with during this time it was magnesium. Which you can imagine my disappointment to see the lab. But then I had to remember how depleted my gut was, my adrenals, my sleep, my nutrition. It doesn't mean the product doesn't work. Hell, it might have kept me from being more unwell. But it did mean it wasn't enough without taking care of the parts of my body burning through the magnesium for support and failing to absorb it in the diet.

Lab result's can guide us on what we often intuitively know we need to pamper. One may argue it can help us wake up to the reality of what we're putting our bodies through. So stop not testing things because you're scared to know the answer or find the deficits that require your energy and attention. You can change a lot of it around in a short period of time with the right tools and support.

Testing for Magnesium
The RBC test is more accurate than the serum test because when you are deficient in magnesium, your body takes it from cells instead, therefore, making it highly detectable through an RBC

Magnesium Deficiency Risk Factors

* Depletion in soil due to Industrial farming practices and our food supply
* Loss via kidney
* Acute stress Increases magnesium excretion
* Aging population (lose the ability to absorb)
* Prescription meds (OCPs and HRT)
* Hyperinsulinemia

Signs of Magnesium Deficiency
* Fatigue
* Irritability
* Weakness
* Muscle tightness
* Dysmenorrhea
* Hypertension
* Nerve conduction issues
* Insomnia
* Cravings
* Anxiety/depression
* Noise sensitivity
* Insulin resistance
* Thyroid function issues

Foods to Support Magnesium Deficiency
* Spinach
* Swiss chard
* Dark chocolate
* Pumpkin seeds
* Almonds
* Black beans
* Avocado
* Salmon
* Kefir
* Figs

I said what I said.
09/25/2025

I said what I said.

🔥 Ladies, are you TIRED of feeling like your body is working against you?Perimenopause doesn't have to be a struggle you...
09/17/2025

🔥 Ladies, are you TIRED of feeling like your body is working against you?

Perimenopause doesn't have to be a struggle you face alone!
✨ What if you could finally understand what's happening to your body?
✨ What if you had a community of women who GET IT?
✨ What if you could take control instead of just surviving?

The PERIMENOPAUSE: COMING OUT ON TOP group is starting October 13th and I'm SO excited to share this with you!

This isn't just another program - it's your roadmap to mastering this phase of life with confidence and support.

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About Katie

KATIE MORRA MS, RD, LDN, IFMCP

Katie is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner based in Washington D.C. specializing in the gut microbiome. In practice, Katie focuses on educating her patients on the pathophysiology of their conditions, reviewing comprehensive lab work and emphasizing lifestyle, diet and supplement support when appropriate. Focusing on the root causes of autoimmune disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth, candida overgrowth, food sensitivities and leaky gut, amongst other diagnoses.

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