The Gut Healing Revolution: How Josh Dech is Redefining Digestive Disease Recovery
If your stomach is in knots, your life is too.
For millions living with Crohn’s, Colitis, IBS and Diverticulitis, every meal can trigger
pain, fatigue, or days of discomfort - turning daily life into a gamble. And while many are
just told to “manage their stress” or “change their diet,” few are given the full story: Your
gut isn’t inflamed because it’s out to get you. It’s actually trying to protect you.
That’s where Josh Dech, founder of The Gut Health Solution™, comes in.
A former paramedic turned holistic gut-health specialist, Josh has become known for
helping clients rebuild their digestive systems to reverse bowel diseases from the
ground up; restoring energy, resilience, and confidence through his
groundbreaking programs at The Gut Health Solution™.
“We’re not just managing these diseases,” Josh says, “We’re actually reversing the
inflammation and damage from bowel diseases by addressing the root cause.”
From Emergency Medicine to Everyday Healing
Josh’s journey into gut health began not in a clinic, but in the chaos of emergency calls.
As a paramedic, he witnessed the long-term cost of chronic disease: from autoimmune
flare-ups to strokes, heart disease, and digestive collapses that often went
misdiagnosed for years. Over time, he noticed a pattern: all disease begins in the gut.
And after a lifetime of dealing with his own gut issues, he was driven to address the root
causes rather than the symptoms. So, he left emergency medicine and became a
Holistic Nutritionist studying functional medicine and integrative
gastroenterology.
The result was The Gut Health Solution - a science-based, root cause approach
designed to help people living with Crohn’s, Colitis, Diverticulitis and IBS.
The Gut: The Body’s True Command Center
Modern research confirms what functional practitioners have long suspected: your gut is
at the center of nearly every major system — from immunity and hormone balance to
inflammation and energy production.
70% of the immune system resides in the gut.
Chronic gut inflammation can trigger fatigue, joint pain, and skin issues and auto-
immunity.
An imbalanced gut microbiome can affect nutrient absorption, immune tolerance,
and facilitate bowel diseases like Crohn’s, Colitis, Diverticulitis and IBS.
Josh explains,
“If your gut is inflamed, your entire body is inflamed. You can’t separate your gut from
the rest of your body.”
His work focuses on helping clients identify the root causes of their gut issues, repairing
the gut lining, rebalancing microbes, and calming overactive responses - the real path to
sustainable recovery.
The Gut Health Solution™: 3 Steps to Root-Cause Healing
Josh’s system isn’t a detox or elimination diet - it’s a customized blueprint for rebuilding
the body and the gut’s ecosystem in five distinct stages:
1. Remove — “Taking out the trash”
Clients begin with advanced functional testing and thorough medical histories to identify
root causes like toxins, microbial imbalances, nutrient deficiencies, and inflammatory
triggers stuck in the body. By removing these things, the body immediately has more
room to begin healing.
Common early wins:
More regular digestion and less pain
Dramatically less bloating and cramping
Better sleep and consistent energy
2. Repair and Resupply – Rebuild Your Gut’s Foundations
Once the triggers and root causes are removed, the focus shifts to giving the body tools
and resources it needs to heal itself. Josh helps clients calm their immune systems, and
replenish nutrient deficiencies while repairing and rebuilding the gut lining and gut
microbiome (the tiny residents living in your gut)
He also integrates lifestyle factors like sleep, hormone and stress regulation since
cortisol (the key stress hormone) can directly alter gut permeability and trigger flares in
IBD and IBS.
3. Rebalance – Calming the Immune System
The symptoms of bowel diseases are the result of a hyperactive immune system. The
final phase focuses on rebalancing the immune system to not only calm it down, but to
help prevent it from flaring up again.
This is the re-building of a lifelong relationship with your gut and your immune system -
understanding signals, maintaining remission, and preventing relapse with practical
strategies and tools to help you become self-sufficient for years to come.
“The goal isn’t just relief,” Josh says. “It’s resilience - being able to eat, travel, and live
without fear again.”
The Hidden Epidemic: Digestive Disorders on the Rise
According to the World Gastroenterology Organization, nearly 40% of
adults worldwide experience chronic gut issues.. Rates of Crohn’s and Colitis have
increased 3000% in the last 75 years, doubling in the last two decades, yet most
treatments still focus on suppressing symptoms rather than identifying root causes and
rebuilding the digestive system itself.
Josh believes the common “symptom management” approach leaves people dependent
on pharmaceuticals and says this is why so many people remain stuck.
His programs are designed to retrain and rebuild the gut for long-term recovery —
restoring function, not dependency.
Real People, Real Results
Larissa – 12 Years of severe colitis, Gone in 16 Weeks
After countless drugs, elimination diets and supplements, Larissa joined The Gut Health
Solution. Within 16 weeks, her symptoms disappeared, and her colonoscopies were
back to normal.
Ashley – Crohn’s Disease in Full Remission
She had Crohn’s for 2 years, with blood and mucus in her stool. Through thorough
testing, history taking, immune control, gut barrier repair, and microbiome balancing, her
symptoms disappeared inside of 2 months.
Louis – 17 years of Ulcerative Colitis, Gone in 6 Months
Louis had ulcerative colitis for 17 years, and it was so severe that his family actually
planned for his funeral 3 separate times. Within 6 months he was in full remission and
has been 100% symptom free ever since.
Beyond the Gut: The Natural Ripple Effect
Though Josh doesn’t advertise mental health treatment, many of his clients report
improved mood, focus, and sleep as their gut health stabilizes.
That’s because repairing the gut helps to restore proper neurotransmitter balance – an
amazing bonus that comes from whole-body healing.
“When you fix the gut, everything else starts working better,” Josh explains. “But mental
health is a happy side effect - not the target.”
A New Model of Digestive Care
Josh’s mission is clear: to redefine the way we see gut disease and to show what true
healing looks like.
He’s building a future where people understand that digestive disorders can be reversed
- not just managed - through science, personalization, and consistency.
“When you heal the gut,” he says, “you heal the person who lives inside it.”
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