Irritable Bowel Syndrome has been a part of my life for far too many years now. I am determined to try out anything that will help my stomach cope better. I don’t just want a pain relief, I want to try out something that will help my gut bacteria balance… so I am going to try out Symprove.
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I have been struggling with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) for a number of years now. It is such a pain on a regular basis & I find it is the one thing that I cannot 100% manage. My Gluten Intolerance is a very manageable issue, I feel in control of that, because I am simply very careful never to eat gluten. My IBS on the other hand, has a vast array of triggers which I find much harder to control. Therefore, IBS really can affect my life on a daily basis, in one way or another.
My gluten intolerance & IBS, I believe, both arose due to that lovely little thing known as stress. Before I had any digestive issues I truly believed ‘stress’ was nonsense. However, I can safely say that stress is a nasty piece of work which really can affect your gut in a big way.
Stress gives me stomach cramps, bloating & I also seem to find it a lot harder to tolerate certain foods. The list of foods that my body fails to tolerate seems to have grown extensively over the past 5 years or so, to the point where I really do just look like a fussy eater. If I am honest, if it was only gluten I couldn’t eat I would be so happy, I just can’t deal with the long list of other foods!
For example (this is a list accurate for my stomach in July 2015):
- All forms of gluten & anything containing gluten (obviously)
- Oats (so porridge, oat biscuits, flapjacks are all out)
- Alcohol
- Caffeine
- Legumes (Beans, Lentils, Peas)
- Onions (The DEVIL!)
- Mushrooms & sweetcorn
- Lettuce (yeah salad is also out for me)
- ALL green vegetables (except courgette)
- Dried fruit
- Fruit (especially ones with skin, seeds & higher sugar content)
- High sugar foods (condiments are out.. no ketchup or BBQ sauce)
- Tomato can also set it off
- Sorbitol containing foods
And that is just off the top of my head! Consuming any of the foods listed for me personally is just not going to end well. As you can imagine, I get used to it, but when I go out for a meal or visit someone, it can be quite a test for them & me.
I have been to the doctor, had scans etc, been given loads of medication to help reduce the pain and bloating (some works better than others)… BUT… I don’t want pain relief, ultimately I want to solve the problem, not cover it up.
To me it has always felt like I don’t have the right digestive enzymes, or rather, as I have now read about, the correct balance of bacteria in my gut. Surely if I could balance my gut bacteria, my IBS symptoms could at least be slightly reduced? I have tried a number of probiotics in the past, but have failed to see any long term results. I had all but given up, until the other day…
Mark has been taking Symprove on & off for the past couple of years. He has seen improvements when using it, but then got lazy & stopped! (Don’t ask me why if you see improvements!!) Anyway we have both decided to give Symprove a go now, for real, nothing half arsed… and see how we get on.
So… what is Symprove?
Symprove is a water-based multi-strain supplement that contains 4 unique strains of live activated bacteria. These include: L. rhamnosus, E. faecium, L. acidophilus, and L. plantarum. Normally a healthy gut would already contain all four of these, however when it doesn’t, it can soon become unbalanced. I thought this video was really useful:
Other probiotics I have tried in the past have been either within a dairy product or as a tablet. These I now realise get destroyed too much before reaching the part of the gut that needs them. However, Symprove, being water based (containing live and active bacteria) does not get destroyed and gets exactly where it needs to. I thought this diagram explained everything better than I could to. Basically, for any probiotic to be effective in restoring the balance of bacteria in your gut, it has to do 3 simple things:
Symprove really interests me, & intrigues me. I am prepared to try anything if it will help my stomach out & thus make me a happier human being! I am going to try out the Symprove 12 Week Challenge.. I understand there are no quick fixes when it comes to restoring the balance of bacteria in my gut. It has been so bad for so long… 12 weeks doesn’t even seem a long time! I thought I would take you on that journey with me with a combination of posts & video updates on my YouTube Channel (Click here to view my Gluten Free Videos).
If Symprove helps my IBS you will never hear the end of me raving about it! I am excited! Live bacteria.. get in my belly & balance!
It would be great to hear stories from others if you have ever tried Symprove or other probiotics. Every person who suffers with IBS will have slightly different issues to the next person, so I guess probiotics will effect different people in a different way. Oh & also feel free to leave any comments about your IBS problems or success stories below as a comment, or on Facebook/Twitter. It is better to deal with issues together than apart.
Thanks for reading,
Becky xxx
