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Aella
@Aella_Girl
I ate poop! With the help of
@sentientist
I ate 23 pills of poo from a donor with a "stomach of steel" (who was also kind enough to poop into a blender). I had no negative effects or nausea. This was a DIY fecal transplant to hopefully help my really persistent stomach issues. 1/
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
I'm not sure how long it'll take to see if it works, I'm guessing anywhere from 48 hours to 3 months. I'm curious to see if it'll have any impact on a few other things which I suspect might be tied to microbiome. In addition to really bad IBS, 2/
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@Aella_Girl
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@Aella_Girl
I'm curious to see if it helps with anxiety. I get occasional "physical" anxiety - random anxiety feelings with no cause that I suspect is tied to the gut (e.g., drinking kombucha makes me feel panicky). 3/
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
I'm also curious about acne - for my entire adult life I've struggled with persistent hormonal acne, and I've tried a lot of different things *really hard*, with only middling success. I've suspected for a while this might also be tied to gut issues!
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@Aella_Girl
And lastly, and most loosely, I'm wondering about brain fog and energy. I tend to be really low energy and often feel like I'm thinking through a cloud. My donor, on the other hand, is super clear and really high energy (as well as no-acne and no-anxiety). Maybe it's a gut thing?
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@ultimape
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@Aella_Girl
I wasn't ever able to to figure out how long it took for changes. if it's having an epigenetic impact it may take longer, and that's assuming that they are able to set up shop. Be sure to investigate the donor's diet to ensure you are feeding them what they like to eat.
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Simon Barber
@semb
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@Aella_Girl
Persistent gut issues are often of an emotional root. The stomach area is where the body remembers fear and it interferes with the digestive process chronically. When this is the case many therapies offer only temporary relief and the issues return.