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Was your childhood abusive? || Do you currently have chronic gut issues (e.g., IBS)?

yes || yes
10.8%
yes || no
9.4%
no || yes
14.7%
no || no
65.1%

2,901 votesFinal results

4:50 PM · Nov 24, 2021

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Most people didn't have an abusive childhood? I need to reassess some priors here.

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I had IBS until I stopped eating gluten and drinking milk

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I used meditation to alleviate my gut issues.

Stephan J. Guyenet

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Advocates of the model that chronic pain is often psychogenic (e.g., Sarno) consider IBS to be part of the psychogenic spectrum

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See a gastroenterologist.

@AdherentOfMeme

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my childhood was non-abusively traumatic (family foster care) and I have upper GI/throat issues, I feel like I get by on technicalities here

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Autism correlation?

𝖋𝖚𝖘𝖘𝖔𝖒𝖔𝖗𝖔

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I had a very chill childhood but now I'm plagued with constant gastritis. I blame my diet.

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yes/yes I'm actually trying to find more information on this because: I became addicted to purging (this eventually lead to my psychedelic abuse) as a coping mechanism as someone who has always struggled with chronic constipation. Its unusual but I wonder if others can relate

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