Gut IQ Quiz

I am constipated.

I feel bloated, especially after eating.

After eating, I get congested or I get phlegm in my throat.

After eating, I get heartburn or acid indigestion.

I get a lot of gas and flatulence, especially after eating.

My tongue is coated with a thick whitish film, especially in the morning.

In the morning, I feel foggy and muddled — I don’t have a clear head. It takes me awhile to feel like I’m really awake.

My body feels heavy and slow.

I feel tired during the afternoon (starting around 2p.m.), even when I had 8 hours of sleep.

After eating, I feel out of breath. I tend to feel that something is not functioning properly in the body.

I feel lazy and unmotivated. I can’t seem to break out of this feeling of malaise.

I have congested sinuses or lungs, and/or chronic allergies.

I feel mentally cloudy most days. I don’t have that “sharp mind” I used to have.

I tend to spit repeatedly or have a bad taste in my mouth.

Often I have no taste for food and no real appetite.

I have a dull, heavy, achy feeling in my stomach, like I am carrying a weight around.

I get colds and other minor viruses frequently. It seems like I catch everything.

I don’t have a bowel movement every day–maybe every other day, or even just once two or three times a week.

I get out of breath from minor exertion, like walking up a few stairs or walking quickly. I know I’m not that unfit!

Exercise, or physical exertion in general, exhausts me rather than energizes me.