Hi James…Thanks for your pointers…So my regular diet already has plenty of fibre and on top of that I’ve been trying few probiotics + prebiotics supplements but there isn’t any significant improvement in the symptoms, so I’m guessing it might be more due to my lifestyle
When it comes to lifestyle, I mean it could be physical or mental/ emotional issues that may have happened due to the way I lived life…physical issues for instance I realized I have a lifetime habit of subconsciously tucking in my tummy very often without realizing which in turn may have lead to what is know as Hypertonic pelvic floor muscles issue…I’m slowly learning to not keep tucking in the tummy but it takes conscious effort n reminders.
By emotional issues, it could be that I have some level of generalized anxiety disorder which in turn leads to gut issues due to the whole gut-brain axis.
Currently my plan is to eliminate all dietary causes as much as possible…and then perhaps visit a psychiatrist and get some sort of a minimum dose of SSRI to see if that improves the situation
The thing about my gut situation is that I don’t experience any major physical symptoms like severe pain or diarrhoea etc…but it dips my mood and makes me more prone to irritation and thereby not able to consistently feel good…Comparatively speaking, I have seen that physical pains like back or shoulder pains are much easier to bear !
Hi @Vineeto If you can share a bit…what sort of painkillers did Richard have to take for his back situation and was it something he had to take daily ?