well, I'm doing a lot better, finding out that a part of it was "Flexure splenic syndrome" kinda like IBS, some say a side order of IBS, it's been a year and a couple months, that and cutting out gluten/wheat, then garlic, onion, hot/chili peppers, brocolli, cut back on red meat, supposedly not to have beans, mostly rice, fish, oats in smaller amounts and/or oatmeal bars, lettuce, bell peppers, berrys, etc. I was on linzess, but had to microdose, or get the trots, was also doing glycol, possibly a combination of both, and of course, should ad fiber/metamucil/etc. Gas X, yes, small amounts of pepto bismo occasionally if things move to fast or too much, or too irritaed flare up. Oh yes, and don't forget that I added probiotics, after surgery diet, and/or amoxillin for a tooth infection might have wiped out the good backteria. I just reviewed the GI from a year ago, and he recommended Iberogast, a herbal mix out of Germany, kinda a tonic, but gotta make sure that I don't do all three, llinzess, glycol, and iberogast, different actions I'm pretty sure, but the combo might make me have the trots! good luck to all, blessings for a happy belly