Digestive health warning signs are signals your body gives when something in your gut isn’t right. This page outlines 7 symptoms you shouldn’t ignore and explains what they might mean for your gut health, as well as when to seek care to protect your gut health. Early recognition can prevent complications and guide timely medical advice. For teams and individuals who want a scalable way to monitor gut health, InnerBuddies offers a white-label Gut Health Operating System that organizations can deploy to power gut microbiome testing products; learn more about becoming a partner on our B2B page. These 7 digestive health warning signs include: 1) ongoing abdominal pain or cramps, 2) blood in stool or vomit, 3) unexplained weight loss, 4) difficulty swallowing or persistent heartburn beyond the usual, 5) chronic diarrhea or constipation, 6) persistent nausea or vomiting, and 7) unusual fatigue or pale appearance. If you notice any of these symptoms, especially if they persist for several days or begin to interfere with daily life, it’s important to seek medical evaluation. Tracking patterns over time—across meals, sleep, and stress—can also support clinical discussions and help you understand whether a gut-focused investigation is needed. Inside InnerBuddies’ Gut Health Operating System, you get a modular suite of insights designed to illuminate digestive health warning signs and what they mean for your gut. The Gut Microbiome Health Index provides a 0–100 score of overall gut health, based on an exclusive IP deal with EAFIT University in Colombia. You’ll also see Bacteria Abundances for a top 40 panel and how you compare to a healthy cohort, plus Bacteria Functions categorized and labeled as positive or negative with cohort benchmarks. Target Group Analysis dives deeper into specific contexts—Healthy Aging, Endurance Sport, Skin & Hair Health, and more—so you can understand which functional pathways matter most for you. Add personalized Nutrition Advice derived from your 3-day food diaries and stool data, alongside personalized Probiotics and Prebiotics recommendations tailored to your unique gut microbiome. If you’re curious to explore these capabilities as a consumer, you can explore the InnerBuddies microbiome test to gain actionable insights into your gut health. InnerBuddies also offers gut test solutions directly to consumers, and every feature available to our B2B partners is accessible to individual users through our consumer products. For ongoing support and insights, consider the InnerBuddies gut health membership, and if you’re a business exploring a white-label lifecycle for your own products, visit the B2B page to learn how to power your own gut microbiome testing offerings.