With no improvement in my longstanding symptoms of constipation despite daily walks, almost 2 years on the strictest version of the GAPS diet, stress reduction, mindfulness practices, and more I have started rooting into the role of trauma with greater focus and intention. I see my gut symptoms and ...
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
IBS: When Nothing Else Works For Chronic Symptoms
What do you do when medical and alternative treatments, natural products, folk remedies and other great-sounding approaches fail to help you recover or reduce painful, debilitating and chronic symptoms? How do you respond when you receive detailed diagnoses for which effective treatments seem to ...
Constipation, Metaphor and Symptoms of Childhood Trauma
I've had increasing symptoms of constipation for 10 years or more, and in retrospect it's been there in more subtle ways for most of my life. It's common to have gastrointestinal symptoms in chronic fatigue and I've tried many therapies, from dietary fiber, psyllium and mineral oil; to ...
Treating Chronic Illness #3: Making Dietary Changes took 10 Years
As I described in 11 Under-utilized Tools for Treating Chronic Illness, dietary changes can be an important component for working with chronic disease. Changing how we eat tends to be underestimated and can also feel daunting and unclear. The process that lead me to make a drastic and proactive ...