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Holy crap you pretty much just described me exactly. My stomach problems are minor but everything else you described is me to a tee. Interestingly the doctor

Holy crap you pretty much just described me exactly. My stomach problems are minor but everything else you described is me to a tee. Interestingly the doctor has sent me to get tested for various stomach inflammatory diseases for completely different reasons, but they all came up negative. Just googling now it seems there is no real test for IBS. How did you know that was the cause? Also, I've taken peptides before for different reasons, which ones helped you with your stomach?

nikkwong 5y ago
That's crazy. Docs diagnosed me with IBS based on some tests that I had done at the time (anti-vinculin antibody, SIBO breath test, etc). I don't really know. I do know that I don't poop often enough and that the longer I go without pooping the worse all my symptoms get. Interestingly, like you, I was tested for many inflammatory diseases of the gut too, and they all came up negative; so the tests kind of give me a mixed bag of signals. I also have crazy food sensitivities so it certainly must have some relation to the gut. I'm just doing the BPC-157 right now; some people have recommended others but I haven't tried anything else yet.
- mrjangles 5y ago
  This might sound a bit crazy given what you said, but have you tried light exercise straight after your daytime meal? I too get completely incapacitated by food, my heart rate goes up, and i usually just lie down (haven't measured my blood pressure), but if I go to the gym and do light aerobic exercise for 45 minutes (keeping my heart rate around 135-145) then the worst of the symptoms are abated. Also, the brain fog doesn't matter if you're on a treadmill, it's actually quite a good thing to zone out. Most importantly it allows you to be productive during that time, and later on when you are back to normal you have more time to do other things as you have already gotten your exercise out of the way.
  - nikkwong 5y ago
    That's an interesting idea! I have a walking treadmill that I use at my desk which I usually do a few miles a day on; but I'm definitely no where near 135-145BPM. I think I will give that a shot tomorrow after my next meal; thank you so much for the suggestion!

nikkwong 5y ago

That's crazy. Docs diagnosed me with IBS based on some tests that I had done at the time (anti-vinculin antibody, SIBO breath test, etc). I don't really know. I do know that I don't poop often enough and that the longer I go without pooping the worse all my symptoms get. Interestingly, like you, I was tested for many inflammatory diseases of the gut too, and they all came up negative; so the tests kind of give me a mixed bag of signals. I also have crazy food sensitivities so it certainly must have some relation to the gut. I'm just doing the BPC-157 right now; some people have recommended others but I haven't tried anything else yet.

mrjangles 5y ago
This might sound a bit crazy given what you said, but have you tried light exercise straight after your daytime meal? I too get completely incapacitated by food, my heart rate goes up, and i usually just lie down (haven't measured my blood pressure), but if I go to the gym and do light aerobic exercise for 45 minutes (keeping my heart rate around 135-145) then the worst of the symptoms are abated. Also, the brain fog doesn't matter if you're on a treadmill, it's actually quite a good thing to zone out. Most importantly it allows you to be productive during that time, and later on when you are back to normal you have more time to do other things as you have already gotten your exercise out of the way.
- nikkwong 5y ago
  That's an interesting idea! I have a walking treadmill that I use at my desk which I usually do a few miles a day on; but I'm definitely no where near 135-145BPM. I think I will give that a shot tomorrow after my next meal; thank you so much for the suggestion!