# @ciarafoyinc on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DJkzv7sPG7w
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/61793658-ciarafoyinc-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-05-13T01:25:46.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Ciara Foy // Nutritionist • Hormone Expert • 20 Yrs (@ciarafoyinc) — https://gondola.cc/ciarafoyinc

## Caption

After 20 years as a Nutritionist at 48, I’ve discovered the shocking connection between low iron, stomach acid, and those mysterious 3am wake-ups.

Here’s what nobody’s telling you: As we age, our stomach acid naturally declines—creating the perfect storm for iron deficiency AND parasitic infections. These parasites are NOCTURNAL, becoming most active between 1-3am when your body is trying to detox—this is literally why you’re waking up at the same time every night!

With declining stomach acid, you experience:
- Bloating that doesn’t respond to diet changes
- Those clockwork 3am wake-ups (parasites’ most active time)
- Fatigue despite adequate sleep
- Sugar cravings your willpower can’t overcome

What’s frustrating? Most practitioners treat symptoms like SIBO with restrictive FODMAP diets instead of the root cause—low stomach acid that allows parasites to thrive. These approaches provide temporary relief, but without addressing the nocturnal invaders, your sleep disturbances persist.

Even women taking iron supplements can’t solve the problem because without adequate stomach acid, you can’t properly absorb iron OR fight off these unwanted nighttime gut organisms.

What works for women over 40?
- Supporting healthy stomach acid production
- Testing specifically for nocturnal parasitic activity
- Strategic iron repletion despite suboptimal digestion (don’t take your iron around caffeine)
- Creating a gut environment hostile to these nighttime disruptors

🎙️ Want to learn more? 

Comment below and I’ll create an episode on the “Empowered Feminine Podcast” diving deep into these nocturnal parasites and how to reclaim your sleep.

If this was helpful, drop a 🙌 below!

#lowiron #parasites #3amwakeups #stomachacid #womenover40

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3amwakeups, womenover40, stomachacid, parasites, lowiron

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