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brandoid Link ParentYou are not the only person in the world - I didn't enjoy it either! We're definitely in the minority, but it's nice to know we're not alone.You are not the only person in the world - I didn't enjoy it either! We're definitely in the minority, but it's nice to know we're not alone.
A few other people have mentioned fiber being all they needed - for me, that was a part of it. I used to get 2-3 sinus infections a year that were bad enough to require antibiotics. So when you do that for 10 years, you're basically nuking your gut biome. For me what I've come to realize now that I no longer have any symptoms was that having a messed up gut biome from antibiotics, combined with not enough fiber, was what pushed me into diagnosable IBS territory. Eventually I started taking daily probiotics, for a couple of years, and mixing in some things that were fermented (like kambucha). And I had sinus surgery, so eventually stopped needing antibiotics as often. Eventually I got to a point where I was super regular, no longer having any IBS symptoms, and didn't need to take probiotics anymore to maintain it. I still occasionally augment with fiber, but - I think for me it was a gut biome problem that I was able to fix over a long period of time. Good luck!