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Gut issues and bloating journey is part of the ‘Your Gutsy Stories‘ series.

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If you like reading other stories from women in the community, we also just published these stories:

• How Sara Finally Got SIBO Answers
• My Health Journey – A Puzzle with Missing Pieces

I believe these are so important for the A Gutsy Girl community to read and hear because there is nothing better than being able to connect on a deeper level with other women going through the same things.

I welcome your own stories to the website 24/7, and if you’re interested in sharing, please CONTACT ME. Because I think these stories are vital for the overall health and vibrancy of the community, when you share, I’ll offer 25% off any of my courses as a thank you.

Gut Issues and Bloating Journey

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[The following is Lindsey’s gut health story.]

I believe my gut and hormonal issues started in my early teens.

I can remember from an early age struggling with bloating, constipation, fatigue, acne, and painful period. 

I was placed on birth control when I was 14….and it seemed like it was downhill from there. 

I saw countless doctors as the years went on. 

Medications seemed to be the only answer to my problems.

What I like to call bandaid after bandaid. Just Miralax initially.

But the  bloating, constipation, acne, joint pain, fatigue, painful periods… all continued. 

At the age of 24 I received my first colonoscopy.

Only to be told it was IBS…. and was sent home with three medications (Miralax, Linzess, and colace).

That of which I was told to just “keep taking” with no end in sight.

Which didn’t and still doesn’t sit right with me.

When I inquired about other changes or things that might be helpful, the doctor didn’t have much of a reply.

Late 20’s 

In my late 20s I started doing more and more research on my own.

Trying so many supplements.

Spending hundreds, if not thousands of dollars on supplements to help ease what I was experiencing. 

Some symptoms resolved, if not just for a short while. 

Fast forward to year 30 of my life

I gave birth to my son, who is now four years old.

Due to complications during childbirth and needing multiple surgeries, I was ultimately also placed on multiple rounds of antibiotics. 

Antibiotics that only made my pre-existing symptoms worse.

Today

So here I am, now at almost 35, still searching for more permanent answers and solutions for what I have been dealing with over a decade. 

Through Sarah’s program, The Quick Gut Detox I am hoping to achieve some relief.

Relief that will hopefully and ultimately bring back the quality of life I so desperately desire to have.

Not only for me, but for my little one too.

AGG Wrap Up Note

Lindsey will be joining the 21-Day Quick Gut Detox in the next step of her exploration.

I am so excited to both have her as part of the community + support her throughout the course.

And I’d love to do the same for you 🙂

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1. How Heather Filipowicz is 13 Pounds Lighter
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3. Gut Bloat Detox (A Gutsy Girl’s system to banish bloat!)

Xox,

SKH