A GI psychologist specializes in patients who suffer from digestive issues by getting to the root cause of it.
Here’s my experience.
One month before the pandemic began, Id decided to move abroad.
As I went through a lockdown alone in Barcelona, Spain, my fear andanxietyshot up like a cannonball.
Gradually, mydigestive issuesdid too.
He did an ultrasound, blood work, and a food allergy test.
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Nothing seemed to be to blame.
So I took the test, which came back positive for SIBO and leaky gut.
A part of me felt relieved.
I thought, Okay, finally we know what this is.
Now give me the medicine to cure it and Ill be on my way.
Its Amazing How Its All Connected.
It could take weeks or even months before I began to see real improvement.
My already fragile mental health began to crumble as I felt so insecure about mybody image.
I began to lose hope that I would ever get better.
Turns out there is: a GI psychologist.
GI psychologists specialize in patients who suffer from digestive issues.
I didnt understand why we needed to go back to my childhood to fix my gut problems.
I knew I had to keep an open mind.
Nearly a year ago, my mother and sister came to visit me in Spain.
I hadnt seen them for two years due to the pandemic.
It was an incredible visit but when they left, my anxiety and stress skyrocketed.
Shortly after they left, my symptoms started.
After that session, I felt hopeful, like I had had a slight breakthrough.
In our next session, we discussed how my mind was like a never-ending spinning wheel.
In my case, when bloating happens, my negative thoughts come racing in:Oh no.
All the stress I put on myself was for nothing.
So now, when fearful thoughts venture to take over, I tell myself, I am okay.
I will get better.
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