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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by kristenl[/i] [br]Hi all. It's been a long time since I've posted, but I'm hoping for some help. My kiddos have brought home four cases of strep in the last two years, so several rounds of antibiotics. I noticed, a few months after the last round, that my bathroom habits were .... different. And now I've developed acid reflux, burping, and terrible gas. I am on the verge of setting up an appointment with a doc and asking to be tested for SIBO, etc. I am worried it's something that will get worse. As for why I suspect it could be TMS, I have a long history as a TMSer! Nerve pain/itchiness, eating disorders, shoulder pain, vertigo, OCD...and the list goes on. I also had to cash out some retirement recently due to bad finances (which I am very angry about) and am constantly stretched too thin between work and children. I feel very put out by all of my responsibilities (even tho my children are the loves of my life) and I am not doing anything well. I should probably do the safe thing and see the doc. I am just nervous about going down a rabbit hole of procedures and more antibiotics. I will add, I had a friend I worked with several years ago that developed acid reflux so badly she couldn't eat and lost around 20 pounds. That always scared me and stuck with me. And, when I was on all of those antibiotics, I read about C.Diff and was REALLY scared of that. Also, my sister has had many health issues, recently diagnosed with diverticulosis. Just to further add, I had developed a drinking problem. I spend a lot of time thinking about that. I have now been sober for 7 months and no longer give it much thought. I have never had any digestive issues until now, stomach of steel. Lastly, I grew up in a terribly abusive home, mentally, physically, and sexually, and I do feel like that wired my brain a bit differently. That being said, I want to treat this in the way that I should. Any thoughts or experiences with this would be helpful. K [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature.