I've been having issues since the early 2000s but its gotten way worse.
I started with gallbladder irritation under my right ribs, then IBS and had numerous more issues when I moved to the US.
It seemed ok while in the Army but the last few years issues got worse.
Now my gallbladder is severely irritated with stones and the like, I'm extremely bloated with my weight fluxuating.
Basically from my throat with GERD all the way down with what feels like hemeroids.
I turned 43 in late November and i'm male, anyone knowledgeable have some pointers? With all the GI cancers going around i'm quite nervous.
Hey brother, you can try kombucha and even make your own for very cheap. Buy some at the store and make sure it's real and use a cup of it for starters. Find a nice big jar - I use a big pickle jar (the gallon one).
Here's how I do it because you don't want the heat to kill the bacteria:
Brew 6 bags of black tea in a quart mason jar
1 cup of sugar or honey with hot water in another quart mason jar
Dump both into a stock pot and fill with filtered water up to 4 quarts.
Pour all into jar and let sit until around 89-84 degrees (or cooler) add in 1 cup of starter from the store
Cover with coffee filter and secure and leave until SCOBI is ~ 1/2inches thick (approx 4wks).
Now do the same thing again but this time for the starter use what you just made and transfer the SCOBI into the new jar or dump what you made out and use the same jar. Then wait around 2-3 weeks and bottle and drink.
Make sure not to use any wooden utensils when stirring or pulling out the SCOBI as it can cause contamination.