Anxious Right After You Eat? That Might Not Be 'Just Anxiety'
It started with a bowl of pasta: nothing dramatic, nothing I hadn't eaten a hundred times before. Then about twenty minutes later, my heart was racing and my chest felt tight.
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Claude vs ChatGPT for Your Gut Symptoms: I Tried Both
If you've been dealing with gut symptoms for a while, you've probably typed something into an AI chatbot at 11pm, hoping for an answer you can actually trust. The question is: should you use...
I Have 1,547 ChatGPT Conversations About My Gut. I Can't Find Any of Them.
1,547 conversations. Two years of typing symptoms into ChatGPT at midnight, describing what I ate, asking about supplements, explaining the same flare in six different ways.
I Asked ChatGPT to Interview Me Like a Dietitian. Here's What Actually Happened.
Eighteen minutes is the average length of a primary care visit. So I tried something different: I asked ChatGPT to interview me like a dietitian doing an intake.
What to Actually Ask ChatGPT Between Nutritionist Visits
Sunday night before my monthly check-in, I do the same thing every time: sit down with my notes app and try to piece together the last four weeks. Half of it turns out to be stuff I asked ChatGPT.
AI Won't Replace Your Nutritionist. But It Might Fill the Gap Between Appointments.
I've seen the same two opinions over and over: nutritionists are a waste of money and don't trust ChatGPT with your health. Both are said with certainty. Both are kind of right.
SIBO Came Back. Here's What That Usually Means
You finished your second round of antibiotics, felt genuinely good for about six weeks, and then the bloating showed up again on a random Tuesday like it had never left.
Why Your Food Diary Isn't Giving You Answers (And What to Track Instead)
I ate the same breakfast four days in a row once: nuts, banana, and coconut yogurt. Monday, totally fine. Tuesday, fine. Wednesday, bloated and doubled over by 11am. Thursday, fine again.
All Your Gut Health Notes Are Everywhere. Here's How to Fix That
I have a Notion page with eleven test results in it, none labeled by date. A notes app full of half-finished food logs. A folder of screenshots from Reddit threads I meant to come back to.
You Got an IBS Diagnosis. That's Not Actually a Diagnosis.
Got an IBS diagnosis and no real plan? Here is what the label actually means, why generic advice often misses, and how to start investigating your own pattern.
If You're Overwhelmed by Gut Health Information, You're Not Doing It Wrong
If you've spent any real time deep in gut health information, you already know the feeling: more tabs open, less idea of what to actually do.
SIBO After Antibiotics: What Actually Comes Next
Figuring out what to do for SIBO after antibiotics is its own project. I finished my second round of rifaximin on a Friday, and by Monday I was back at my desk feeling maybe 20% better with no real idea what came next.
Gut Problems for Years With Normal Test Results: What That Actually Means
If you've been dealing with chronic gut issues despite normal test results. Years of bloating, cramping, unpredictable digestion. A referral. Tests. More tests. And then: everything came back normal.
Bloated After Every Meal? Here's How to Figure Out Which Reason Is Yours
If you're bloated after every meal, you've probably already tried the obvious things. Eating slower. Avoiding gassy foods. Going dairy-free for a month. And still, the same distended feeling shows up.
Why IBS Treatment Isn't Working (And What to Try Next)
I spent months doing everything right. Followed the protocol exactly, gave it the full recommended time, tracked what I ate. Nothing changed. And that was somehow worse than the symptoms themselves,
How Long Should You Actually Try Something for Your Gut Before Giving Up?
I stopped taking a probiotic after three weeks. The bloating hadn't obviously improved, I was having a rough couple of days, and it just felt pointless to keep going. That was a couple of years ago no
What to Tell Your Doctor About Your Gut Symptoms (So the Appointment Isn't a Waste)
I'd spent two years trying to figure out what was going on with my gut when I got yet another appointment with a gastroenterologist.
Low FODMAP Mistakes Nobody Talks About
One of the low FODMAP mistakes I made early on was thinking the diet was doing something it wasn't. I was careful, checked the Monash app, and was still flaring.