Ep. 100: Why Constipation Is Blocking Your Iron (And You Don’t Even Know It)

Love Your Gut · Feb 12, 2026 · 29m · transcript

If you’re constipated… and your ferritin won’t improve… this episode is for you.

Constipation isn’t just uncomfortable, it's often a sign that your digestive system, minerals, and stress response are all under strain, and when that happens, iron can be one of the first things to stall.

In this episode, I connect the dots between:

Constipation

Fatigue

Low ferritin

Slow stomach acid

Mineral depletion

Sluggish bile flow

Stress (both internal and external)

Because ferritin doesn’t improve just because you take iron.

Ferritin improves when the whole system improves.

If iron has made you feel…