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If I'm being super honest, I never would have started my first company (A Funded Startup, that had very significant revenue for 3-4 years) if I didn't have IBS.
by ghostbrainalpha 8y ago
If I'm being super honest, I never would have started my first company (A Funded Startup, that had very significant revenue for 3-4 years) if I didn't have IBS.
Once the company grew to the size that we needed a real office, my need to exit was at least partially influenced by IBS as well.
I could have gotten a job in a lot of different places, but I couldn't handle the workplace environment because I needed to use the restroom more than 10 times per day. I also had accidents where I would need to change my pants at least once a week, and always carried spare clothes in my backpack. I still keep that habit, even though I've largely conquered the disease. It's a weird PSD I kind of have.
Even today, I'd probably accept a 20% pay reduction for if a company would give me a private restroom connected to my office.
- deluxeroyale 8y agoHow did you conquer the IBD?
- ghostbrainalpha 8y agoMore info in the other reply, but basically r/ZeroCarb.
- devilfish 8y agodid you hear about FODMAP? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FODMAP https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FODMAP Did it help you?
- ghostbrainalpha 8y agoThat's what did it for me, but I didn't know that's what it is called. I discovered my Keto for weight loss and noticed a huge improvement in my IBS. That led me to r/ZeroCarb eventually and after a year or two of healing, I am now to the point I can have 1 high carb meal per week without a problem. I just have to take big breaks in between carbs or my body starts breaking down fast.
- crystalPalace 8y agoI feel your pain. A large part of my rationale for freelancing is my Crohn's Disease. Gastrointestinal issues really do a number on your life.