You certainly did not stop short of doing anything to help your bowel issues. My Functional med dr told me that ginger root supplements help with GI motility. I have no issues with motility but I do have nausea that comes and goes, so hence the ginger. Being that you are no stranger to water intake, if you do try ginger caps, make sure to drink plenty of water with it because they can cause heartburn if you don't. Believe me I found out the hard way by trying to take them with 1/2 a glass of water rather than the full 8oz glass. I drink filtered water from our fridge and that so far has been going well. It's when I start to experiment with my diet that runs me in to trouble. My nutritionist said I should see what I can tolerate and what I cannot. I also add LIQUID IV packets to my water per my Dr's recommendations so that my water intake does not deplete my cellular stores by diluting cellular electrolytes. You can get the LIQUID IV packets off AMAZON or even at some supermarkets and drug stores.