u/meeliesmum

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This has been my stomach. For 15 years. Continuously. I have (confirmed):
Endo
Methane SIBO
Hypermobility

I’ve had:
Breath tests
Stool tests
Ultrasounds
Food intolerance tests
Gastric emptying scans
Motility tests

I’ve tried:
Sibo treatments (multiple over the last 15 years)
FODMAP diet
AIP diet
Keto
Gluten free
Diary free
Low histamine diet

No matter what I do, this is how I look from the moment I wake up until bed. Some days it’s less bloated but maybe by 20% max. Have no idea why some sporadic mornings it will be a 6/10 and the rest 10/10.

I am not constipated and have healthy, long snake-like (TMI) poops daily. My bloating has nothing to do with constipation.

Beginning to think something else is going on. Yes I have methane sibo and general dysbiosis but why does nothing ever help? Even keto does nothing. I’m already really thin and really can’t afford to lose any weight by doing elemental diet. Looking again into APD (abominophrenic dysenerga) now even tho I already went down that road years ago. Also thinking maybe hypermobility within the gut? I literally don’t understand how I’m this bloated all the time regardless of ANYTHING I try. I’m 38 now and I’m so tired of this. My confidence is so low it’s unreal. Hate being intimate. My students always think I’m pregnant.

Someone please guide me to the right path here. All I do is research research research and spend thousands of dollars going from one specialist to another. Can’t afford this anymore financially. This isn’t normal and I’m just so lost. If relevant, drop names of clinics or specialists. I’m in the NYC/CT area. Thanks in advance.