Gut Feelings reframes scoliosis as a body-wide condition whose sideways twist can literally kink the digestive tract. It opens with Maya’s story—bloated after every lunch because her S-curve squeezed stomach and intestines—then shows she is far from alone. Thoracic rotation can tip the stomach and weaken the diaphragm seal, sparking reflux, while lumbar bends hitch the colon like a folded garden hose, slowing stool and trapping gas. Even “mild” curves can strain muscles that chew extra energy and leave patients exhausted by dinner. These mechanical pressures are the first link in a spine-gut chain reaction.