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Hey there, i have crohns' which isn't nausea based for me but definitely i understand the debilitating nature of gastrointestinal issues. It really just kills your ability to think, to talk socially, it completely and totally stole my adolescence. I'm sure you've done endless research, I'm not gonna tell you i have a cure. But if you haven't, you should look into gut microbiota. My understanding is that the balance of types of bacteria in the stomach and intestines has so so so much more to do with our daily experience than anyone realizes. And that any kind of infection or antibiotic regiment or just normal living can precipitate a change in the balance that just obliterates peoples lives. And we just don't know much at all about it yet. I've seen many people talk over the years about experimenting with different probiotics, even down to ordering exact strains of bacteria to make yogurt and test. If you need a new path to research and try things you can look there. As i said, doctors don't know much about it yet so it you probably can't find one to guide you through it. You'll have to figure it out, but it's possible, people have been helped, and at the end of it all, i hope it gets better for you. <3


Another Crohn's sufferer checking in—Visibiome probiotics are legit. They don't help everyone, and don't actually repair the intestinal lining (which is a must for these kinds of issues), but can definitely spark improvements. It's also one of the few probiotics with clinical trials to back it up.


Yes, I think this is an incredibly important area of research that has enormous potential to affect countless people’s lives for the better. My wife suffered from chronic GI pain attacks for years and now I have come down with an entire year of symptoms (that seem to be improving overall — but I still need to do testing, but have been avoiding diagnostics…)

I intend to try to do something to help people in a similar situation to what we went through when she was sick, but I’m not too sure where to start and haven’t found the time or energy yet. Siggi’s plain filmjölk seems to help…

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