Is anyone here present with long-term complaints of the digestive tract who has undergone a treatment in Thailand that has led to a permanent improvement?

Depends on what the problem is i.e. confirmed health issue.   What has been confirmed ?

How long is long term ?

What have you tried so far ?

I'm about as far from a doctor as people get but someone just did mention the importance of pro-biotics recently in a podcast.  The idea was that they make such commercial products, designed to restore natural function of digestion by re-balancing internal micro-fauna (gut bacteria).  They also mentioned that some foods naturally perform the same function, eg. kim-chi, due to being fermented, with what is causing that overlapping with what lives in your digestive track.

 

I have no idea how all that works, and doubt anyone here has a lot of input to offer either, but it would be interesting to hear speculation about it, if it was based on any helpful background experience.

 

Depending on what digestive track issues someone has different treatments would be appropriate.  My wife's father died from an undiagnosed stomach cancer here, because his doctor kept saying he probably had a mild form of ulcers, for a very long time.  By the time they got the diagnosis right he barely had time left to say goodbyes.

It would help if you would specify the disease.

 

One is left to assume you are talking about IBS or similar.

 

Generally, there isn't one silver bullet that restores or maintains gut health.  Sadly, even the probiotic supplements, and 'live' yoghurt available won't do much, though the latter is a good food in other ways, and the same goes for kefir.

 

The current consensus seems to be much as your mother told you- hopefully- plenty of fruit and veg, adequate rest, mild exercise, and as little stress as possible.  Indeed, stress (and its effects) is probably one of the elephant's in the room, along with over-consumption of both food and booze.

 

My diet is not good.  I do quite a bit of exercise and am slim.  I also lay off eating for a good few hours now and then.

 

 

 

 

Edited September 8, 20187 yr by mommysboy

On 9/8/2018 at 2:38 PM, mommysboy said:

 

One is left to assume you are talking about IBS or similar.

 

Generally, there isn't one silver bullet that restores or maintains gut health.  Sadly, even the probiotic supplements, and 'live' yoghurt available won't do much, though the latter is a good food in other ways, and the same goes for kefir.

 

The current consensus seems to be much as your mother told you- hopefully- plenty of fruit and veg, adequate rest, mild exercise, and as little stress as possible.  Indeed, stress (and its effects) is probably one of the elephant's in the room, along with over-consumption of both food and booze.

 

My diet is not good.  I do quite a bit of exercise and am slim.  I also lay off eating for a good few hours now and then.

 

 

 

 

agree, however, nobody expects a silver bullet but at least a reliable diagnostic and the correct treatment with measurable improvements. Too many people waste their money for the wrong doctors...