It could be as simple as something that your gut doesnt like. I have had gut issues for years now, I been diagonised with lactose intolerance and IBS by a gastro doctor after being anal probed. The crappy thing with IBS is that is doesnt really have a clear definition but its more if you have a certain set of symptoms they will diagnose you with IBS. I do my best to try and stick to a low fodmap diet which helps alot. With IBS it effects everyone differently so it can be really hard to know what you can eat without going on an elimination diet. I know with myself I seem to have an issues when I eat vegetables/fruit, even if they are low fodmap they can flare my stomach up, I think I could have an intolerance to insoluble fibre but im still trying to figure this all out. I know garlic and onion flares my gut issues and it is found in majority of processed food, you can see that if you have something like this the amount of problems it can cause unless you make all your own food from scratch.
Also do you suffer from depression, anxiety or high amounts of stress? Ive have severe depression and social anxiety which takes a major toll on my gut health, since starting anti depressents it has definitely helped with reducing my ibs flareups. The gastro doctor got me to start taking nexium but I stopped as it would make me randomly through up undigested food. If I did what you did on a daily basis it would flare up alot of gut issues from the apple cinder vinegar, the super greens etc. The funny thing is the healthier I tried to be the sicker I got, anyway just wanted to share my experience. IMO the best thing to do would be to go on an elimination diet, that is really the only way to really know if your problems are caused by something you are eating.
Hopefully chocchilli will chime in as I know she has some gut issues and she seems very well informed.
Thanks for your reply.
i had never experienced depression etc, but about 2.5 years ago I got bad insomnia. After battling this for 12 months it led to mild depression.
the GP put me on a anti depressant, and whilst this allowed me to lift my mood and gain some perspective, it did nothing to help my sleep.
i have spent thousands upon thousands on sleep studies, phycologists, cognitive behavioural therapy to help me sleep over the last year, all to no avail.
I recently started kinesiology and accupuncture as alternative methods, and both showed my gut being under stress. The kino showed a larger magnesium deficiency.
i came off the anti depressants as they had not helped with my core problem. I have been off for 3-4 months and feel normal. I use a sleeping pill to get me by, but the problem remains.
from my research nexium severely depletes magnesium, and hinders absorption of it.
magnesium is a key mineral in adrenal health, and ultimately relaxation and sleep.
i am exploring this relationship further, with the view to reduce and eventually come off the nexium, but I am looking at strategies to help avoid the acid rebound (even if I have very low acid currently)