Your gut changes during menopause, often before anything else does. Bloating after meals, stubborn constipation, looser stools, new food sensitivities, heartburn, and a strange link between digestion and mood can arrive as hormones shift. These symptoms are real, common, and not something to endure in silence. This book explains in plain language what is actually happening — how falling oestrogen alters the pace of the gut, how the microbes living in your bowel help process hormones, and why the gut-brain connection can intensify anxiety or low mood in midlife. Drawing on the mainstream medical consensus, it offers practical, low-cost ways to support digestion through food, fibre, fermented foods, hydration, movement, sleep and stress relief, while helping you recognise when a symptom needs a clinician's attention. It never prescribes, never judges, and never tells you to simply live with discomfort. Instead, you will finish it with a clear, flexible plan for a calmer, more comfortable gut at every stage of the transition. Part of The Menopause Companion Library.