#88: Healing My Gut in Real Time: Bloating and Constipation Gone - The Final Episode (Part 5)

Almost a year ago, I started sharing my own gut healing journey with you in real time, without knowing how it would end. Today I get to tell you it ended really, really well. The bloating, gas, and constipation are gone, my 2pm energy crash is gone, and my hair is growing back.

In this final episode of the series, I'm recapping where I started, the acupuncture that finally got me past a plateau, and the last two labs I promised you: a whole-genome sequencing stool test I did not love, and a genetics report that explained my gallstone.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• What I was dealing with this time last year, and how I feel now (probably the best I have felt in my adult life)
• The type of acupuncture that helped me (and why it was nothing like the acupuncture I tried 10 years ago)
• What a BiomeFX shotgun metagenomic stool test shows you, and why the GI-MAP is still my gold standard
• How a 23andMe raw data file and StrateGene uncovered a slow PEMT gene, and what that has to do with bile flow and gallstones
• The mindset that mattered more than any lab or supplement on this whole journey

Links & Resources Mentioned:

• 23andMe Genetic Testing
• StrateGene genetic interpretation software
• Dirty Genes by Ben Lynch
• Apply to work with me 1:1

Previous Episodes in this Series:

• #49: Healing My Gut in Real Time: Symptoms, Stress, and First Steps (Part 1)
• #53: Healing My Gut in Real Time: GI-MAP Results, My Protocol, and a Big Pivot (Part 2)
• #60: Healing My Gut in Real Time: Dead Ends Lead to the Best Actions and a Buc-ee's Bathroom Fan (Part 3)
• #80: Healing My Gut in Real Time: Mold Success, Thyroid Surprises, and More Gallbladder Drama (Part 4)

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