Radiate with Rita

In this episode, I’m breaking down why your digestive symptoms seem to get worse right before your period and what your body is really trying to tell you.

If you’ve ever dealt with bloating, constipation, nausea, reflux, diarrhea, or sudden food sensitivities in the second half of your cycle, you’re not imagining it. There are real hormonal and gut-related reasons behind it.

I walk you through how shifts in estrogen and progesterone impact your digestion, how histamine plays a major role (especially if symptoms feel unpredictable), and why conditions like endometriosis can make everything more intense. We also talk about the infamous “period poops” and what’s actually causing them.

Most importantly, I connect the dots between your hormones, gut health, and nervous system, because none of these systems work in isolation.

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What is Radiate with Rita?

Radiate with Rita is an empowering, real, and unfiltered women's gut and hormone health podcast hosted by Rita Utterback— a Functional Nutrition Practitioner who has helped over 300 women get lasting relief from miserable periods, brutal PMS/PMDD, gut issues, and symptoms of endometriosis inside her online practice and has lived it herself.

This show is for women who have been misunderstood, dismissed, are done settling and are finally ready to take back their health and their lives. In each episode, Rita breaks down the why and shares, real practical tools to help you get relief— think sustainable nutrition, habits and functional testing— without the BS that no one has time or energy for.

New episodes available every Tuesday on Spotify and Apple.