05/18/2026
GRWM to find out the results of my stool test!! 😅
If you’ve been here the last couple months, you’ve probably heard me talk about the gut issues I’ve been dealing with for at least the last year… lower abdominal cramping, sharp pains, bloating, gas, overall discomfort, fatigue…the whole thing.
I finally got to the point where I realized, “Wait…this cannot be normal.” So at the beginning of this year, I started doing some research and scheduled an appointment with my doctor to run bloodwork.
After what felt like a million tests…thyroid, hormones, inflammation, connective tissue panels, etc…everything came back normal. My provider encouraged me to look at my diet. I told her I honestly wondered if it could be a parasitic infection in my gut, to which she rolled her eyes a little and said, “I think you’ve been watching too many TikToks.” 🤪
After that appointment, I started Whole30 to cut out high-inflammatory foods and hopefully calm some of the bloating and cramping. Around the same time, I also started seeing a holistic chiropractor who helped me start piecing together this maze of stomach pain and fatigue. Together, we came up with a plan to hopefully get some actual answers.
One of those steps was taking a stool test that looks at your gut microbiome…which is basically the little ecosystem of bacteria, yeast, and tiny critters living in your gut causing chaos or keeping the peace. 😅
Andddd…we finally got some answers.
Stay tuned for the next video where I’ll share what I learned today about the parasites living in my gut, why they can become problematic (even though a lot of us have them), and what the treatment plan moving forward looks like.
Shoutout to the best chiro 🫶🏼thank you for being so patient with me and working with me to find answers!
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