What Your Gut Health Means For Your Vaginal Health – Cora

How to maintain good gut health and good vaginal health.

In addition to practicing good hygiene, Cruz says one of the best things you can do is take a probiotic, especially those that contain counts in the millions and billions of live cultures and have several strains. “It puts good bacteria in your intestine, and in turn, helps your immune system,” she says.

What you eat can have a major impact on your gut health, which is where fermented food and drinks such as pickles, sauerkraut, kimchee, miso, and the aforementioned kombucha can really help out.

A food that helps maintain both a healthy gut and a healthy vagina is yogurt, as yogurt is “thought to help maintain a healthy vagina because of the probiotics in it,” Twogood says. However, if you have issues with dairy or sugar, Cruz says to read the labels carefully when choosing the best yogurt for you.

Cruz explains that probiotics, as well as probiotic-rich foods and drinks, can give your body the nutrients it needs to build healthy cells. If you have gut issues, your body has started to run out of reserves of good nutrients, which is when symptoms can start to occur.

If you believe you have gut issues that are leading to health problems, it’s best to visit a gastroenterologist who can assess your health, as well as run all the tests needed to get to the root of the matter. While it may feel like a terrible spot to be in, Cruz assures that with the right treatment and care, “There is hope.”