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This all started with an acute presentation of constipation about a year ago. Four days no poop and INSANE burping. Extremely loud and embarrassing. I was on vacation at the time and chalked it up to the change in timezones/travel.
Since then, my digestion has been ***t. Most days I have no appetite, and can barely manage one meal per day most days. I vividly remember not being able to eat thanksgiving or Christmas dinner.
-BURPING ALL DAY regardless of content of diet (diet is all over the place, but very low PUFA) try to stay away from starches, but even fruit and cane sugar bloat me most days
-bloating after meals, worse when starchy
-burping worse after pooping
-burping worse when fasted
-when I am in a “burping state” I can’t fart
-burping is better AFTER meals unless the meal is starchy
-symptoms come and go, but more “come” than “go.” This is what makes it hard to tell what’s working. Some days I can handle high fruit & starch, some days not. Some days even all meat diet bloats me. I am trying to stay keto not out of choice but because it poses the fewest problems for digestion.
-about a month ago, I pooped a long skinny thing that looked like a worm. I took it to Urgent Care, they prescribed praziquantel (anti-helmintic) and sent me for a stool test. That test came out negative. I can post a pic of the “worm,” but after posting it on several forums the consensus is that it was probably not a worm.
-need cascara to poop (poops are typically solid)
Things I have tried:
-domperidone seems to move things along, and if I take it before meals I can actually fart some of the gas instead of having a large wad of gas stuck in upper GI. Don’t want to take this drug routinely due to its effect on prolactin
-extremely high doses of thyroid seems to help - I use cytomel upwards of 100mcg per day in divided doses, also NDT from Thailand and “Thyrovanz” from New Zealand. Even at the highest doses (100+ mcg T3 on top of 6-7 grains NDT) I never feel hyper. My hair simply stops falling out, my heels stop cracking, my mood improves, and
-carrot salad with coconut oil. Hard to say but I think it might be helping? Most days I get so full after a few bites that the last thing I want to do is eat raw carrots.
-betaine HCL no effect
-digestive enzymes no effect
-probiotics no effect
-bateriophages no effect
-Manuka honey no effect
-mastic gum no effect
Testing
-h.pylori negative
-awaiting GI MAP stool test
-awaiting blood work
My (incompetent) GP told me to take high doses of magnesium. Magnesium gives me runny poop, but doesn’t solve the burping and bloating.
Any Peaty insights for me?
Since then, my digestion has been ***t. Most days I have no appetite, and can barely manage one meal per day most days. I vividly remember not being able to eat thanksgiving or Christmas dinner.
-BURPING ALL DAY regardless of content of diet (diet is all over the place, but very low PUFA) try to stay away from starches, but even fruit and cane sugar bloat me most days
-bloating after meals, worse when starchy
-burping worse after pooping
-burping worse when fasted
-when I am in a “burping state” I can’t fart
-burping is better AFTER meals unless the meal is starchy
-symptoms come and go, but more “come” than “go.” This is what makes it hard to tell what’s working. Some days I can handle high fruit & starch, some days not. Some days even all meat diet bloats me. I am trying to stay keto not out of choice but because it poses the fewest problems for digestion.
-about a month ago, I pooped a long skinny thing that looked like a worm. I took it to Urgent Care, they prescribed praziquantel (anti-helmintic) and sent me for a stool test. That test came out negative. I can post a pic of the “worm,” but after posting it on several forums the consensus is that it was probably not a worm.
-need cascara to poop (poops are typically solid)
Things I have tried:
-domperidone seems to move things along, and if I take it before meals I can actually fart some of the gas instead of having a large wad of gas stuck in upper GI. Don’t want to take this drug routinely due to its effect on prolactin
-extremely high doses of thyroid seems to help - I use cytomel upwards of 100mcg per day in divided doses, also NDT from Thailand and “Thyrovanz” from New Zealand. Even at the highest doses (100+ mcg T3 on top of 6-7 grains NDT) I never feel hyper. My hair simply stops falling out, my heels stop cracking, my mood improves, and
-carrot salad with coconut oil. Hard to say but I think it might be helping? Most days I get so full after a few bites that the last thing I want to do is eat raw carrots.
-betaine HCL no effect
-digestive enzymes no effect
-probiotics no effect
-bateriophages no effect
-Manuka honey no effect
-mastic gum no effect
Testing
-h.pylori negative
-awaiting GI MAP stool test
-awaiting blood work
My (incompetent) GP told me to take high doses of magnesium. Magnesium gives me runny poop, but doesn’t solve the burping and bloating.
Any Peaty insights for me?