About this session
Digestive health can change across adulthood, but discomfort should not automatically be dismissed as just getting older.
Appetite, activity, medication, hydration, dental health, sleep, stress and medical conditions can all influence how comfortably people eat, digest food and maintain regular bowel habits.
In this practical session, participants explore the foundations of digestive health across later working life and healthy aging.
The facilitator guides them through realistic ways to support fiber intake, fluids, movement, regular meals and food variety while considering changing appetite, reduced mobility, shift patterns and busy routines.
The session keeps the advice flexible and food-first. Participants leave with practical strategies for supporting digestive comfort, recognizing changes worth checking and adapting their habits without restrictive diets, unnecessary supplements or exaggerated microbiome claims.
Constipation becomes more common among older adults, while fiber, fluids and physical activity are commonly included in general prevention and management guidance.
This session provides general digestive-health, nutrition and healthy-aging education. It does not diagnose digestive conditions, interpret individual symptoms, prescribe a therapeutic diet or recommend changes to medication.
Participants with new, persistent, worsening or concerning digestive symptoms should seek appropriate professional assessment. No participant is required to discuss bowel habits, symptoms, diagnoses or medical information publicly.
What your people take away
- Understand how digestion, appetite and bowel habits may change across adulthood
- Explore practical ways to support regularity through fiber, fluids, movement and routine
- Identify foods that support variety, nourishment and digestive comfort
- Discuss how medication, stress, sleep, mobility and health conditions may affect digestion
- Recognize persistent or concerning digestive changes that may require professional advice
- Build a realistic gut-health plan for ordinary, busy and lower-energy weeks
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30 minutes
30 Minutes — Key Points: Support Digestive Comfort TodayA focused 30-minute session on three key points from Support Digestive Comfort Today: notice your digestive routine, build fiber gradually and connect fluids and movement.
- Notice your digestive routine
- Build fiber gradually
- Connect fluids and movement
Covers 3 of 4 points in Support Digestive Comfort Today.
60 minutes
A practical introduction to meals, fluids, movement and bowel routines participants can begin applying immediately.
- Module 1: Support Digestive Comfort Today
- Live Q&A
Covers 1 of 4 parts: Support Digestive Comfort Today.
90 minutes
Everything in the 60-minute session, plus practical planning for food variety, disrupted schedules, changing appetite and different working environments.
- Module 1: Support Digestive Comfort Today
- Module 2: Build a Gut-Healthy Working Week
- Live Q&A
Covers 2 of 4 parts: Support Digestive Comfort Today and Build a Gut-Healthy Working Week.
3 hours
Covers 3 of 4 parts: Support Digestive Comfort Today, Build a Gut-Healthy Working Week and Understand What Changes With Age.
Full day
The full-day format includes guided reflection, practical food and routine activities, workplace application and personal planning across all four modules.
- Module 1: Support Digestive Comfort Today
- Module 2: Build a Gut-Healthy Working Week
- Module 3: Understand What Changes With Age
- Module 4: Protect Digestive Health Over Time
- Live Q&A
Covers all 4 parts.
Also available as a 4-week program, for change that lasts. Ask us about it.
What’s covered
Support Digestive Comfort Today
Every length- Notice your digestive routineParticipants reflect on meal timing, appetite, fluid intake, movement and bowel habits during an ordinary week.
- Build fiber graduallyThe facilitator compares practical fiber sources such as fruit, vegetables, pulses, whole grains, nuts and seeds.
- Connect fluids and movementParticipants discuss how fluids and regular movement can support bowel habits and general wellbeing.
- Create a same-week action planParticipants choose one food action, one fluid action and one movement or routine action to test.
Build a Gut-Healthy Working Week
90 minutes and longer- Plan regular and flexible mealsParticipants explore how skipped meals, very large meals and irregular schedules may affect appetite and digestive comfort.
- Use convenient foods wellThe group compares frozen vegetables, canned pulses, ready-cooked grains, soups, yogurt and other practical options.
- Prepare for work, travel and shiftsParticipants discuss commuting, travel, changing breaks, limited toilet access and meals eaten away from home.
- Support a comfortable bowel routineParticipants explore the value of responding to bowel urges, allowing sufficient time and avoiding rushed or repeatedly delayed toilet visits.
Understand What Changes With Age
3 hours and longer- Explore changing appetite and food intakeParticipants discuss how appetite, taste, smell, dental health, illness and reduced activity can influence eating patterns.
- Review medication and health influencesThe facilitator explains that medication and health conditions can influence appetite, bowel habits, reflux or digestive comfort.
- Discuss mobility, muscle and digestionParticipants explore how reduced movement, illness or recovery periods can affect daily routines and regularity.
- Separate microbiome science from hypeThe group discusses the gut microbiome as one part of digestive and overall health while recognizing that research into aging and the microbiome is still developing.
Protect Digestive Health Over Time
Full day only- Recognize changes worth checkingParticipants discuss persistent changes in bowel habits, unexplained weight loss, bleeding, severe pain, vomiting or difficulty swallowing.
- Prepare for a health conversationParticipants identify useful information to note, including when symptoms began, changes in medication, appetite, bowel habits, weight and daily impact.
- Protect nourishment and varietyThe facilitator helps participants combine fiber, fluids, protein, food variety and regular meals into a realistic long-term approach.
- Build your healthy-aging gut planParticipants choose one food action, one fluid or movement action and one routine or preventive-health action.
Who it’s for
- Employees navigating digestive changes across adulthood and later working life
- People seeking practical food-first habits without restrictive diets or supplement hype
- Desk-based, hybrid, shift and less active workers
- Employees supporting nourishment when appetite or energy is reduced
- Anyone wanting to distinguish normal variation from symptoms worth checking
- Organizations offering digestive-health and healthy-aging education with clear clinical boundaries
How booking works
- Book online. Create a free Workbliss profile, then pay with session credits, by card or by invoice.
- Pick a date. Choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or book now and set the date later.
- Choose your expert. Within 3 working days, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date.
- We deliver it. Your expert is briefed on your people and goals, then runs the session live online or at your site.
Questions about Gut Health and Healthy Aging
How long is Gut Health and Healthy Aging?
Gut Health and Healthy Aging runs as 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 3 hours or full day. You choose the length when you book. A 30-minute session covers three key points from Support Digestive Comfort Today: notice your digestive routine, build fiber gradually and connect fluids and movement. A 60-minute session covers Support Digestive Comfort Today in full, with a live Q&A. A 90-minute session adds Build a Gut-Healthy Working Week. A 3-hour session adds Understand What Changes With Age. A full-day session adds Protect Digestive Health Over Time. It is also available as a 4-week program.
Can Gut Health and Healthy Aging be delivered online or in person?
Yes, both. It runs live online, so every office can join at the same time, or in person at your site, in any country.
How do we book Gut Health and Healthy Aging?
Create a free Workbliss profile with your work email, then open Gut Health and Healthy Aging to see the price for each length and book it. You can pay with session credits, by card or by invoice, and choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or set it later.
Who leads the session?
A vetted Workbliss expert, briefed on your people, culture and goals before the session. After you book, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date within 3 working days, so you can choose who leads it.
Can it be tailored to our company?
Yes. Every session is shaped around your goals, your people and the benefits you already offer, and delivered by experts in your people’s languages.