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Re: Some gut bacteria appear to communicate with the brain

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Post by lr4444lr »

user1029384756 wrote: post #37
popotamonga wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I got the opposite experience. I have IBD and recently started on some potent probiotics. Suddenly my energy and focus went up 1000%. So this is how regular people healthy live wow. I used to be lethargic all the time for 30+ years.

Putting this out there in case it may help others: My mother suffered from GERD for years and years and about two years ago, her condition seemed to have taken a turn for the worse. We’re talking waking up in the middle of the night projectile vomiting. Constant heartburn, burping and indigestion after meals and daily constipation. The doctors were completely unable to help except to recommend antacids and possibly P…

Have you looked into sodium alginate supplements (with regard to reflux)? It's what got me back that last 5% you allude to after making all of the other lifestyle changes. An amazing product with no side effects. Also great for when regular life gets in the way of being able to adhere to the diet.

Re: Some gut bacteria appear to communicate with the brain

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Post by corobo »

user1029384756 wrote: post #37
popotamonga wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I got the opposite experience. I have IBD and recently started on some potent probiotics. Suddenly my energy and focus went up 1000%. So this is how regular people healthy live wow. I used to be lethargic all the time for 30+ years.

Putting this out there in case it may help others: My mother suffered from GERD for years and years and about two years ago, her condition seemed to have taken a turn for the worse. We’re talking waking up in the middle of the night projectile vomiting. Constant heartburn, burping and indigestion after meals and daily constipation. The doctors were completely unable to help except to recommend antacids and possibly P…

Sounds less paid infomercial and a little closer to antivax from here if I'm honest.

Did she at least tell the doctor "hey no worries my kid fixed it"? What did they say?

Re: Some gut bacteria appear to communicate with the brain

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Post by zwilliamson »

ohyoutravel wrote: post #22

I read a book about all this recently called I Contain Multitudes. The thesis was that the gut biome controlled a lot, and given the evidence presented I thought it was compelling (as a layman) though not actionable. Based on that one piece of information I am not surprised by the OP.

Good book! Ed Yong is a great author. It really made me question our modern medicine approach to use antibiotics which is essentially scorched earth tactics on our gut biome. I hope some cool medical science comes out of it. Like having medicines tailored to your gut biome makeup and balance.

The section in the book about fecal matter transplants (FMTs) and how they work blew my mind.

(Edit typo)

Re: Some gut bacteria appear to communicate with the brain

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Post by footlose_3815 »

yosito wrote: post #7

In the last three years, something related to my gut-brain connection got fucked. I'm not sure if it was some kind of post-viral inflammation causing stress, or stress of isolation causing inflammation. But it's definitely a two way street and mine got completely stuck in a feedback loop. The mainstream medical system failed to help me. Eventually some functional medicine doctors managed to help me improve via diet,…

I got stress from working at FAANG. Took me 2 years to go back to bearable-normal. I'm still sensitive to stress, and for some reason, bacon goes through me like rocks.

Re: Some gut bacteria appear to communicate with the brain

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Post by debacle »

unsupp0rted wrote: post #86
myshpa wrote: post #79

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Have you tried apple cider vinegar (ACV)? Works wonders. PPIs don't really treat GERD, imho it's one of those medicines to be used perpetually (good only for shareholders). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTzxfoL82n8 - good explanation why/how ACV works and why PPIs don't, iirc

I was told me esophageal sphincter doesn't fully close. Would apple cider vinegar help keep my acid low?

The goal isn't to keep your acid low it's to keep your stomach moving.

If you have low acid your digestion will be slower and if it's low enough you will develop bacterial infections. PPIs lower your stomach acid and can cause long term issues.

1/2 tablespoon in a large glass of water. Do not drink cider vinegar straight up. It will burn you. Literally.

Re: Some gut bacteria appear to communicate with the brain

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Post by voxl »

user1029384756 wrote: post #37
popotamonga wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I got the opposite experience. I have IBD and recently started on some potent probiotics. Suddenly my energy and focus went up 1000%. So this is how regular people healthy live wow. I used to be lethargic all the time for 30+ years.

Putting this out there in case it may help others: My mother suffered from GERD for years and years and about two years ago, her condition seemed to have taken a turn for the worse. We’re talking waking up in the middle of the night projectile vomiting. Constant heartburn, burping and indigestion after meals and daily constipation. The doctors were completely unable to help except to recommend antacids and possibly P…

Any time GERD comes up diet is one of the very first things people are told about (by doctors) to reduce symptoms.

Re: Some gut bacteria appear to communicate with the brain

#98

Post by user1029384756 »

corobo wrote: post #92
user1029384756 wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Putting this out there in case it may help others: My mother suffered from GERD for years and years and about two years ago, her condition seemed to have taken a turn for the worse. We’re talking waking up in the middle of the night projectile vomiting. Constant heartburn, burping and indigestion after meals and daily constipation. The doctors were completely unable to help except to recommend antacids and possibly P…

Sounds less paid infomercial and a little closer to antivax from here if I'm honest. Did she at least tell the doctor "hey no worries my kid fixed it"? What did they say?

I guess the difference is that being an antivaxer can potentially harm society whereas trying a high fibre, probiotic rich diet can’t hurt anyone. And I completely understand the skepticism, which is why I couched my comment with “it may not work for everyone”.

> Did she at least tell the doctor "hey no worries my kid fixed it"? What did they say?

The answer is no: I told her not to tell her doctor under any circumstances that she got armchair advice from her “kid” that actually worked because if I was a doctor who went through 10 years of med school + training, I would definitely be rolling my eyes if some senior came in and told me this story.

The point is, I haven’t dropped any probiotic brand names, I’m not hawking anything, I don’t gain anything by posting my little anecdotal experience. I’m just happy that I found a solution to a problem that has been torturing someone I care about for 10-15 years and wanted to share it so that it might help others in the same situation.

Edit: to be clear, there were other things too that helped clear up her symptoms that I omitted because my post was getting too long and because out of everything, probiotics seemed to be the biggest gamechanger. For example: first few months she also took DGL (Deglycyrrhizinated Licorice, to promote mucus secretion) 15 minutes before every meal, followed by a digestive enzyme taken with the meal (she doesn’t actually need these anymore and only takes it as a precaution if the meal is particularly starchy or high protein). Cutting out LES relaxers like caffeine, mint and chocolate helped. Also lifestyle changes were made in terms of physical activity. She still needs to sleep at an incline on a wedge block, but at least she’s not vomiting all over the carpet anymore.

Re: Some gut bacteria appear to communicate with the brain

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Post by user1029384756 »

lr4444lr wrote: post #91
user1029384756 wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Putting this out there in case it may help others: My mother suffered from GERD for years and years and about two years ago, her condition seemed to have taken a turn for the worse. We’re talking waking up in the middle of the night projectile vomiting. Constant heartburn, burping and indigestion after meals and daily constipation. The doctors were completely unable to help except to recommend antacids and possibly P…

Have you looked into sodium alginate supplements (with regard to reflux)? It's what got me back that last 5% you allude to after making all of the other lifestyle changes. An amazing product with no side effects. Also great for when regular life gets in the way of being able to adhere to the diet.

No I’ve never heard of this, thanks for the tip. I’ll definitely be checking this out.

Re: Some gut bacteria appear to communicate with the brain

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Post by user1029384756 »

voxl wrote: post #97
user1029384756 wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Putting this out there in case it may help others: My mother suffered from GERD for years and years and about two years ago, her condition seemed to have taken a turn for the worse. We’re talking waking up in the middle of the night projectile vomiting. Constant heartburn, burping and indigestion after meals and daily constipation. The doctors were completely unable to help except to recommend antacids and possibly P…

Any time GERD comes up diet is one of the very first things people are told about (by doctors) to reduce symptoms.

Before the current home-brewed protocol she tried many different things and many different diets that didn’t work, and was told by the doctor there wasn’t much he could do since it had to do with a weak/loose LES.
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