Gastritis, Esophagitis, GERD , small Hiatal hernia , diverticulosis

Has anyone else felt like they’ve done everything right for months… and their gut still won’t cooperate? :(I’m 41, an expat living in China for the past 16 years, and I’ve been on a deep gut healing journey for the last 4-5 months. After receiving a DNA test focusing on gut health and immunity, I discovered I have fructose malabsorption, multiple food intolerances, and allergies to dairy, oats, peanuts, dust, and grass (seriously?!). Honestly, after years of living with daily gut issues—likely worsened by China’s air quality and environmental stress—I finally committed to a total reset.Since then, I’ve overhauled my life:- No eating out- Super clean, unprocessed, anti-inflammatory diet- Over an hour a day spent de-stressing through breathwork, yoga, mindfulness, and journaling- No sugar, alcohol, or caffeineNot a single shortcut—truly doing the work!And yet... I’m still being teased with moments of progress (a half decent poop), followed by the dreaded return of muddy, broken, floating stools—like The Empire Strikes Back, but in my toilet. 💩It’s been one of the hardest journeys of my life.And I’m so so so tired of it!I’d love your help and insight if you’ve been in similar shoes:- What could be going on when muddy stool keeps returning despite strict lifestyle changes?- How did you know when you were dealing with leaky gut vs. IBS vs. possible histamine intolerance?- Have you found a rhythm with reintroducing foods safely—or does your gut just “decide” when it’s going to turn?- How did you stay mentally strong when healing felt like one step forward, two steps back?I’m open, committed, and still hopeful—but it’s getting harder to hang onto that hope alone.Thanks for reading this and holding space. Just knowing someone else gets it helps more than you know! 🙏

Has anyone else felt like they’ve done everything right for months… and their gut still won’t cooperate? :(I’m 41, an expat living in China for the past 16 years, and I’ve been on a deep gut healing journey for the last 4-5 months. After receiving a DNA test focusing on gut health and immunity, I discovered I have fructose malabsorption, multiple food intolerances, and allergies to dairy, oats, peanuts, dust, and grass (seriously?!). Honestly, after years of living with daily gut issues—likely worsened by China’s air quality and environmental stress—I finally committed to a total reset.Since then, I’ve overhauled my life:- No eating out- Super clean, unprocessed, anti-inflammatory diet- Over an hour a day spent de-stressing through breathwork, yoga, mindfulness, and journaling- No sugar, alcohol, or caffeineNot a single shortcut—truly doing the work!And yet... I’m still being teased with moments of progress (a half decent poop), followed by the dreaded return of muddy, broken, floating stools—like The Empire Strikes Back, but in my toilet. 💩It’s been one of the hardest journeys of my life.And I’m so so so tired of it!I’d love your help and insight if you’ve been in similar shoes:- What could be going on when muddy stool keeps returning despite strict lifestyle changes?- How did you know when you were dealing with leaky gut vs. IBS vs. possible histamine intolerance?- Have you found a rhythm with reintroducing foods safely—or does your gut just “decide” when it’s going to turn?- How did you stay mentally strong when healing felt like one step forward, two steps back?I’m open, committed, and still hopeful—but it’s getting harder to hang onto that hope alone.Thanks for reading this and holding space. Just knowing someone else gets it helps more than you know! 🙏

Has anyone else felt like they’ve done everything right for months… and their gut still won’t cooperate? :(I’m 41, an expat living in China for the past 16 years, and I’ve been on a deep gut healing journey for the last 4-5 months. After receiving a DNA test focusing on gut health and immunity, I discovered I have fructose malabsorption, multiple food intolerances, and allergies to dairy, oats, peanuts, dust, and grass (seriously?!). Honestly, after years of living with daily gut issues—likely worsened by China’s air quality and environmental stress—I finally committed to a total reset.Since then, I’ve overhauled my life:- No eating out- Super clean, unprocessed, anti-inflammatory diet- Over an hour a day spent de-stressing through breathwork, yoga, mindfulness, and journaling- No sugar, alcohol, or caffeineNot a single shortcut—truly doing the work!And yet... I’m still being teased with moments of progress (a half decent poop), followed by the dreaded return of muddy, broken, floating stools—like The Empire Strikes Back, but in my toilet. 💩It’s been one of the hardest journeys of my life.And I’m so so so tired of it!I’d love your help and insight if you’ve been in similar shoes:- What could be going on when muddy stool keeps returning despite strict lifestyle changes?- How did you know when you were dealing with leaky gut vs. IBS vs. possible histamine intolerance?- Have you found a rhythm with reintroducing foods safely—or does your gut just “decide” when it’s going to turn?- How did you stay mentally strong when healing felt like one step forward, two steps back?I’m open, committed, and still hopeful—but it’s getting harder to hang onto that hope alone.Thanks for reading this and holding space. Just knowing someone else gets it helps more than you know! 🙏

Has anyone else felt like they’ve done everything right for months… and their gut still won’t cooperate? :(I’m 41, an expat living in China for the past 16 years, and I’ve been on a deep gut healing journey for the last 4-5 months. After receiving a DNA test focusing on gut health and immunity, I discovered I have fructose malabsorption, multiple food intolerances, and allergies to dairy, oats, peanuts, dust, and grass (seriously?!). Honestly, after years of living with daily gut issues—likely worsened by China’s air quality and environmental stress—I finally committed to a total reset.Since then, I’ve overhauled my life:- No eating out- Super clean, unprocessed, anti-inflammatory diet- Over an hour a day spent de-stressing through breathwork, yoga, mindfulness, and journaling- No sugar, alcohol, or caffeineNot a single shortcut—truly doing the work!And yet... I’m still being teased with moments of progress (a half decent poop), followed by the dreaded return of muddy, broken, floating stools—like The Empire Strikes Back, but in my toilet. 💩It’s been one of the hardest journeys of my life.And I’m so so so tired of it!I’d love your help and insight if you’ve been in similar shoes:- What could be going on when muddy stool keeps returning despite strict lifestyle changes?- How did you know when you were dealing with leaky gut vs. IBS vs. possible histamine intolerance?- Have you found a rhythm with reintroducing foods safely—or does your gut just “decide” when it’s going to turn?- How did you stay mentally strong when healing felt like one step forward, two steps back?I’m open, committed, and still hopeful—but it’s getting harder to hang onto that hope alone.Thanks for reading this and holding space. Just knowing someone else gets it helps more than you know! 🙏

Has anyone else felt like they’ve done everything right for months… and their gut still won’t cooperate? :(I’m 41, an expat living in China for the past 16 years, and I’ve been on a deep gut healing journey for the last 4-5 months. After receiving a DNA test focusing on gut health and immunity, I discovered I have fructose malabsorption, multiple food intolerances, and allergies to dairy, oats, peanuts, dust, and grass (seriously?!). Honestly, after years of living with daily gut issues—likely worsened by China’s air quality and environmental stress—I finally committed to a total reset.Since then, I’ve overhauled my life:- No eating out- Super clean, unprocessed, anti-inflammatory diet- Over an hour a day spent de-stressing through breathwork, yoga, mindfulness, and journaling- No sugar, alcohol, or caffeineNot a single shortcut—truly doing the work!And yet... I’m still being teased with moments of progress (a half decent poop), followed by the dreaded return of muddy, broken, floating stools—like The Empire Strikes Back, but in my toilet. 💩It’s been one of the hardest journeys of my life.And I’m so so so tired of it!I’d love your help and insight if you’ve been in similar shoes:- What could be going on when muddy stool keeps returning despite strict lifestyle changes?- How did you know when you were dealing with leaky gut vs. IBS vs. possible histamine intolerance?- Have you found a rhythm with reintroducing foods safely—or does your gut just “decide” when it’s going to turn?- How did you stay mentally strong when healing felt like one step forward, two steps back?I’m open, committed, and still hopeful—but it’s getting harder to hang onto that hope alone.Thanks for reading this and holding space. Just knowing someone else gets it helps more than you know! 🙏

I was diagnosed with IBS-D for the last forty years. Many colonoscopies and endoscopies and except inflammation and a hiatal hernia found nothing new. I gave up gluten 14 years ago and that has helped a lot also dairy. But there are still days I can't leave the house. As it happens Chinese food is the hardest thing I can eat. Unless the soy sauce is gluten free and the noodles are rice and not wheat. I can do Thai or Vietnamese because most of everything is made with rice. I also have PI which is Primary Immunodeficiency kind of like the Boy in the Bubble but not as bad. Since most of our immunity is in the gut that could also be the cause of my GI problems. I do infusions of other peoples antibodies in the form of blood plasma but that just helps with bacteria or viral infections not gut problems. I just signed up for a Webinar session with Dr. Mark Pimental the world expert on IBS from Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles for the latest in IBS and Sibo. It's next Thursday. Maybe I can find out something new, but do now have high hopes.

Has anyone else felt like they’ve done everything right for months… and their gut still won’t cooperate? :(I’m 41, an expat living in China for the past 16 years, and I’ve been on a deep gut healing journey for the last 4-5 months. After receiving a DNA test focusing on gut health and immunity, I discovered I have fructose malabsorption, multiple food intolerances, and allergies to dairy, oats, peanuts, dust, and grass (seriously?!). Honestly, after years of living with daily gut issues—likely worsened by China’s air quality and environmental stress—I finally committed to a total reset.Since then, I’ve overhauled my life:- No eating out- Super clean, unprocessed, anti-inflammatory diet- Over an hour a day spent de-stressing through breathwork, yoga, mindfulness, and journaling- No sugar, alcohol, or caffeineNot a single shortcut—truly doing the work!And yet... I’m still being teased with moments of progress (a half decent poop), followed by the dreaded return of muddy, broken, floating stools—like The Empire Strikes Back, but in my toilet. 💩It’s been one of the hardest journeys of my life.And I’m so so so tired of it!I’d love your help and insight if you’ve been in similar shoes:- What could be going on when muddy stool keeps returning despite strict lifestyle changes?- How did you know when you were dealing with leaky gut vs. IBS vs. possible histamine intolerance?- Have you found a rhythm with reintroducing foods safely—or does your gut just “decide” when it’s going to turn?- How did you stay mentally strong when healing felt like one step forward, two steps back?I’m open, committed, and still hopeful—but it’s getting harder to hang onto that hope alone.Thanks for reading this and holding space. Just knowing someone else gets it helps more than you know! 🙏

Yes, I am on Creon, a LOW FODMAP diet, 6 small meals a day, no alcohol. My gut issues pretty much destroyed a lot of my self-esteem and my financial life, romantic opportunities, and I also lived abroad a long time, with hopes of returning. With the incredible expense of Creon, the US economy has seemingly only worsened over the last 6 years (for my field, and I work across three interrelated fields), it is depressing. I really do get it.

Actually I just finished with the webinar. Basically Dr. Pimental states that almost all IBS D or C are caused by SIBO. And a lot of that is caused by having food poisoning at some time that started the whole process. Actually I did have food poisoning in France in the early 70s and I have had this problem for years and years. He also gives all of his patients breath tests and antibody tests. He does send out the latest papers he wrote free of charge. I don't exactly know how you go about getting them. But I imagine online somewhere.

Go to the Creon website, google it and get the Savings Card .