Quote (Neptunus @ Sep 4 2018 11:44am)
His idea is interesting but i doubt there's scientific evidence so far. It sounds somewhat bro-science-ish and he's (not-so-)subtly marketing his "Vertical diet". The idea is interesting but i'm skeptical. The digestion part he got wrong, because food is mostly digested in the intestine, acid only helps initial digestion with pepsin, but isn't absolutely necessary. Food will pass on regardless.
Keep in mind, that for example NSAIDs increase ulcer risk by directly increasing gastric acid secretion through their mechanism of action. There is strong evidence for this, which would imply that excess acid indeed causes ulcers and heartburn. I'll look for some evidence on Pubmed.
How's the diarrhea and urgent need to crap after eating? Still bothers you?
i dont even know whats wrong with me. i've been trying to eat only beef, oranges, and bacon. see how i feel.
they say i have fibromyalgia. i have chronic pain in my joints. it burns all up and down my spine. stomach cramping and pains. brain fog, extreme fatigue, headaches, heartburn, sleep issues, pain swallowing, burning watery eyes, phantom pains, severe dissociative episodes, random hot flashes, random flu like symptoms, etc etc
have been to neurologists, physical therapists, had mris taken, ct scans, egd or whatever it is when they put a camera down your esophagus(esophagogastroduodenoscopy), barium swallow (which showed i have refux), rheumatologist ,
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veryone says there's nothing wrong with me and it's stress.i handle stress extemely poorly, like to the point where minor disturbances make me feel like i want to jump off a bridge and im going to have a mental breakdown.
been on and off meds and in and out of therapy for over a decade. psychologists are the only ones who say theres anything wrong- depression, anxiety, borderline personality disorder,schizotypal personality disorder, derealization/depersonalization disorder
im a fukin mess. meds make me sick. the last 5 or 6 ive tried have had horrible side effects
the diarrhea has seemed to subside a bit. i was on a ppi for 1.5 years so maybe getting off it has some side effects. it seems intermittent though. ill eat nothing but a bowl of beef with salt and then run to the bathroom, or ill eat it and nothing will happen. i had a shake earlier with a bit of orange juice, a banana, and a few slices of pineapple and i felt brain fog. could just be stress and paranoia.
This post was edited by hoipolloi on Sep 5 2018 10:59pm