My "output" seems to vary from being textbook perfect to not. Seems to to back and forth and certain things have seemed to help at times.
Recently IBS-D moved in and there wasn't much I could do. I blogged about it and fought a great fight by boosting cortisol. Calcium and MFolate also helped and I got good results but didn't quite win the battle.
I started thinking outside the box. If seemed to be worse on days I was in the office. My first thought was that it was psychological and had to do with added stress of being in the office. I then thought of the cell phone tower about 1000 feet away from the building. There are a few articles citing a relationship between EMF and IBS. Finally I wondered if it was the water at the office.
I came back from a weekend and my gut was doing good. Got my usual liter of water which I filter through a
Bobble bottle into a Bino glass water bottle...
So my variables here are:
1. the water itself
2. the Bobble bottle
3. the Bobble filter
4 the Bino bottle and
5. the Bino nozzle.
I've read that bacteria from your mouth can live in distilled water and also can live in the charcoal filter.
So I decided to take just about everything out of the equation.
I put the Bino bottle (without the insulation or top) in the dishwasher. I handwashed the flip top but do not drink from it now. I bring water from home now in my clean Bino. The water we drink at home comes from a "Filter Water Dispenser" in front of our local "Sprouts" store.
My IBS-D has improved substantially. I think this was the source of my recent "outbreak". I was clearly fighting an uphill battle. I was having clear mucus that I have never seen before and thing just got progressively worse and worse over the last 8 weeks or so.
I wanted to write this to alert others. The source of your ailment may not be what you think. It could be something as innocuous as your water.
Recently IBS-D moved in and there wasn't much I could do. I blogged about it and fought a great fight by boosting cortisol. Calcium and MFolate also helped and I got good results but didn't quite win the battle.
I started thinking outside the box. If seemed to be worse on days I was in the office. My first thought was that it was psychological and had to do with added stress of being in the office. I then thought of the cell phone tower about 1000 feet away from the building. There are a few articles citing a relationship between EMF and IBS. Finally I wondered if it was the water at the office.
I came back from a weekend and my gut was doing good. Got my usual liter of water which I filter through a
So my variables here are:
1. the water itself
2. the Bobble bottle
3. the Bobble filter
4 the Bino bottle and
5. the Bino nozzle.
I've read that bacteria from your mouth can live in distilled water and also can live in the charcoal filter.
So I decided to take just about everything out of the equation.
I put the Bino bottle (without the insulation or top) in the dishwasher. I handwashed the flip top but do not drink from it now. I bring water from home now in my clean Bino. The water we drink at home comes from a "Filter Water Dispenser" in front of our local "Sprouts" store.
My IBS-D has improved substantially. I think this was the source of my recent "outbreak". I was clearly fighting an uphill battle. I was having clear mucus that I have never seen before and thing just got progressively worse and worse over the last 8 weeks or so.
I wanted to write this to alert others. The source of your ailment may not be what you think. It could be something as innocuous as your water.
