WHY I DON’T DO GI-MAP TESTING · The George Method

Carey Ann George

Nov 17 • General discussion

WHY I DON’T DO GI-MAP TESTING

🌿 GEORGE METHOD™ FREE GI-MAP SYMPTOM CHECKLIST

Signs Your Gut Lining, Microbiome, Mitochondria, & Emotional Body Are Asking for Repair

You do not need an expensive GI-MAP test to know what’s happening inside your gut.

Your symptoms are your map.

Your body tells you everything if you know how to read the signs.

Below is a comprehensive checklist of symptoms that indicate:

• leaky gut

• microbiome imbalance

• mold-induced gut damage

• stress-triggered gut permeability

• mitochondrial weakness

• lymphatic stagnation

• vagus nerve dysregulation

• gut-brain axis collapse

If you check several of these, your gut is actively asking for repair.

🔥 GI-MAP CATEGORY 1: DIGESTIVE SYMPTOMS

Do you experience:

• bloating after meals

• bloating even with “healthy” foods

• constipation

• loose stools or diarrhea

• alternating constipation + diarrhea

• undigested food in stool

• excessive gas

• nausea

• reflux or heartburn

• painful bowel movements

• mucus in stool

• “heavy stomach” feeling

• discomfort 30–60 minutes after eating

• feeling full after just a few bites

• stomach cramping

These indicate inflammation + poor digestion + gut lining irritation.

🔥 GI-MAP CATEGORY 2: LEAKY GUT / GUT PERMEABILITY SYMPTOMS

Do you have:

• food sensitivities

• histamine reactions

• sluggish digestion

• brain fog

• chronic fatigue

• anxiety after eating

• swelling or puffiness

• skin breakouts

• eczema/psoriasis

• autoimmune flare symptoms

• joint pain or stiffness

• headaches or migraines

• swelling under eyes

• bloating in lower belly

• difficulty absorbing nutrients

These point toward tight junction breakdown and inflammation crossing into the bloodstream.

🔥 GI-MAP CATEGORY 3: MICROBIOME IMBALANCE

Signs your good bacteria are depleted:

• chronic bloating

• sugar cravings

• carb cravings

• alcohol cravings

• frequent infections

• recurrent yeast/candida

• IBS symptoms

• bad breath

• body odor

• sensitivity to fermented foods

• intolerance to fats

• difficulty digesting protein

• mood swings

• irritability

• hyperreactivity

This indicates your microbiome needs prebiotics (chicory root), collagen, and gut lining repair.

🔥 GI-MAP CATEGORY 4: MOLD-INDUCED GUT DAMAGE

Mold toxicity creates a signature pattern:

• sudden onset bloating

• chemical sensitivity

• multiple food sensitivities

• nausea in moldy buildings

• diarrhea after exposure

• abdominal inflammation

• pain around ribs or right side

• weight gain from inflammation

• inability to detox

• feeling “poisoned”

• excessive thirst

• electrolyte loss

• low blood pressure

• cold hands and feet

If you check these, mold has impacted your gut, mitochondria, and emotional brain.

🔥 GI-MAP CATEGORY 5: MITOCHONDRIAL WEAKNESS (GUT–CELLULAR LINK)

Do you feel:

• exhausted after small tasks

• breathless easily

• weak after meals

• fatigued after eating carbs

• shaky or lightheaded

• brain fog

• inability to exercise

• energy crashes

• waking up still tired

• poor stress tolerance

These signal that your mitochondria are inflamed — often due to gut permeability, mold exposure, or nutrient malabsorption.

🔥 GI-MAP CATEGORY 6: NERVOUS SYSTEM & EMOTIONAL GUT SYMPTOMS

Your gut reflects your emotional landscape.

Check if you experience:

• anxiety

• panic

• emotional overwhelm

• difficulty regulating emotions

• knots or tightness in stomach

• “gut intuition shut down”

• freeze response

• gut gripping

• nausea when stressed

• loss of appetite

• emotional eating

• irritability after meals

• depression

This is gut–vagus nerve dysregulation.

🔥 GI-MAP CATEGORY 7: HORMONAL & METABOLIC GUT SIGNS

Do you have:

• stubborn belly fat

• bloating during ovulation

• bloating before menstruation

• irregular cycles

• heavy periods

• mood swings

• thyroid symptoms

• blood sugar crashes

• sugar cravings

• weight gain despite eating less

This is hormonal inflammation from gut permeability.

Repairing the gut = stabilizing hormones.

🔥 GI-MAP CATEGORY 8: SKIN SIGNS (THE GUT ON THE OUTSIDE)

Skin is your gut pushed outward.

Check if you have:

• acne

• eczema

• rosacea

• keratosis pilaris

• psoriasis

• dull skin

• premature aging

• sagging skin

• hair loss

• brittle nails

These reflect poor collagen matrix + gut inflammation.

🔥 GI-MAP CATEGORY 9: IMMUNE IMBALANCE

Do you have:

• frequent colds

• chronic sinus infections

• postnasal drip

• allergies

• histamine intolerance

• autoimmune symptoms

• chronic inflammation

• swollen lymph nodes

This is the immune system reacting to gut permeability and microbial imbalance.

🔥 GI-MAP CATEGORY 10: DETOX & DRAINAGE BLOCKS

Signs your gut-liver-lymph axis is overwhelmed:

• chemical sensitivity

• fragrance sensitivity

• alcohol intolerance

• sluggish digestion

• constipation

• gallbladder pain

• ribcage tightness

• liver-area discomfort

• headaches

• skin flushing

• water retention

• waking up puffy

Lupport detox by strengthening the gut barrier + liver fascia drainage.

🌿 GEORGE METHOD™ SUMMARY

If you checked 10+ symptoms across categories:

➡️ You have gut permeability + microbiome dysregulation.

If you checked 15+ symptoms:

➡️ Your gut lining is compromised and your mitochondria are affected.

If you checked 20+ symptoms:

➡️ Mold, trauma, stress, or inflammation has significantly impacted your gut + nervous system.

When the gut seals, your entire life changes:

✔ clarity

✔ energy

✔ emotional stability

✔ digestion

✔ sleep

✔ weight loss

✔ vitality

✔ resilience

The gut is the root system of the human.

Carey Ann George

Mind-Body Detox Specialist | Psychoneuroimmunology ND

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