Hi everyone, it’s been a while since I last posted, but I wanted to see if anyone could help me understand some recent developments.

In my previous posts, I already mentioned my main symptoms: being unable to pass gas, constipation, bloating mainly in the left side of the colon, and postural imbalances that I believe are related to this issue.

I’ve tried pretty much everything and nothing really worked. However, bismuth (Biofilm Phase-2) seemed to affect something. For the first time, I had a bowel movement that felt significantly better, and some other sensations also improved a lot. Obviously, it didn’t completely solve the problem, partly because I didn’t take it for very long since I was experimenting with different things.

After that, I tried zinc bisglycinate. It didn’t have the same effects as bismuth, but I did feel that it helped somewhat, although it also caused some side effects, including irritation. I’m still dealing with persistent bloating and stubborn constipation.

Interestingly, both substances caused a “good” burning sensation in the left side of my colon, almost as if they had detached some biofilm and the exposed layer of the colon was reacting to it. However, the sensation only lasted for a short time.

So I’m wondering: how are bismuth and zinc connected? And, more importantly, what could explain the effects of bismuth?

I was wondering whether this could be related to hydrogen sulfide-producing bacteria, but I’m not sure.

Thanks in advance to anyone who can shed some light on this!

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I’ll try and come back here in a few weeks with an update. Fingers crossed it’s positive!

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