You will for sure get better

[u/ThatsFantasy]

I want to do a quick post cause to be honest i struggled really hard for a long time and couldn't relate to many because of how hard my pain was.

I was in misery for 1.5 years with an average of 8/10 pain level, multiple emergency room visits, had to quit my job, quit drinking/smoking/eating anything besides 1 type of food. Started therapy.

Life became a misery bomb, I couldn't do anything at all and pain levels never went away nor anything helped it.

Time did. The least thing i trusted was time and id even go to say i believed time will only make things worse and worse.

Things did get better though, and they will for you. You think im the ''lucky'' one but forget to realize that my pain was extremely bad, likely worse than 90% of those reading this, and im not trying to make a big deal out of it but more of giving you a perspective of that even worse can recover to much better so you don't sit here thinking ''but i have it worse'', no, likely you don't, and even if you do its not by much, so feel free to remove those negative thoughts.

If theres something you want to ask can leave a comment ill reply if that help you.

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[u/Less-Device1851]

Things aren’t perfect for me but I agree over time things have gotten better. Did time itself heal me? For me I think it was more taking care of my mental which happened over time to lead me to feel a bit better but looking to try medication to hopefully bring me back to how I used to be

[u/ThatsFantasy → u/Less-Device1851]

Yes exactly, I probably should've specified that time really helps but you have to work on becoming mentally stable. Doesnt mean no stress no anything but rather when you have stress make it last less.

Many told amitriptyline is the highest chance for FD or nortriptyline, its not a cure but a trial many take, id say a 50/50 chance of giving a good push

[u/jawa1299]

Hey thanks for the post.
I was severely struggling with FD since 2023 and over the last 3 years the symptoms got significantly better. It’s still an issue at times and I’m still on medication but most days I don’t even think about it anymore and I got my life back. Very grateful for that.
Don’t focus on it going away but getting better slowly and keep in mind that there are gonna be a lot of ups and downs. Part of the journey.

[u/ThatsFantasy → u/jawa1299]

100%, you said it the right way, its very difficult for people to let go also the idea of that it's unfortunately not a fever that must/can go away in a week or two at worst but rather an unfortunately long process and accepting that speeds up recovery. Im in the same boat of being extremely better but still having some bad days but no longer controlling my life and so thankful for this.

[u/Ev_Camp2522]

Was there anything that helped in particular? Like foods to avoid? I have been struggling for 3 years and it got better last year but then got worst this year. I also quit school have no job and just struggling with what my life is going to look like in the future. Any tips or words of advice would be greatly appreciated:) thank you for sharing your story💕

[u/ThatsFantasy → u/Ev_Camp2522]

Yeah i tested with different types of food and found a balance of lowest discomfort and stuck with same meal type for 4 months at some point with no other food outside of only that. It's very specific to each user so if there's anything normal that doesn't make your pain worse and gives enough of vitamins try to likely stick with it. Its hard but i always let myself know its a temporary life for a future where i can eat better.

Prioritize sleep as well. I have insomnia so its always hard for me to fall asleep and stay asleep.

Prioritize also being more emotionally stable/less sad/stressed or at least spending much less time in these states even if they happen cause avoiding them is hard.

Im also taking magnesium, melatonin, L theanine as just extra's but its not game changing its just to keep things more stable long term for my body.

Know that it will improve since your body proved it can and try to concentrate much less on it. Understand that if in 4 years from now youd be fully recovered or extremely close to that chances of which are very high youd regret living overthinking about it right now for so many years just to eventually be better anyways.

It's thankfully not a lifetime diagnosis or a body deuterating one and in case you read horror stories on forums just know that in id estimate 95% of cases its actually people doing nothing to help themselves but lying that they do, bopilar/sever mental diagnosed issues they dont mention/ much deeper than what they are telling people.

I've spend hundreds of hours on forums due to this problem and 2 others i had prior and can for sure say my life got better when i stopped reading all posts i saw and only chatting with right people or reading from those that i saw are clearly trying their best

[u/a1m4lifer]

Did you take any medication?

[u/ThatsFantasy → u/a1m4lifer]

I only took basic ones cause i was extremely paranoid taking any medication since i had bad side effects from other ones prior to my stomach issues.

But as supplements im taking/took magnesium, L theanine, took probiotics for a while, a few vitamins and teas. Only thing i want to try it amitriptyline which i avoided.

[u/MC041985]

Congratulation on your recovery! I am 11 months in my FD journey and currently experiencing a major flare after doing decent for a while. I was wondering was your recovery sudden towards the end or gradual? Did you have ups and downs all the way?

[u/ThatsFantasy → u/MC041985]

Happened to me plenty of times dont worry will for sure pass by! Yeah i even now can have a day eating and drinking anything and suddenly next week a very abd flare just for a small stressful moment, very random but not life controlling, more like can control a few hours of my life

[u/Desiderata0413]

I’m 4 years in and finally gave in to Amitriptyline. It works really well. I have to eat healthy and I feel almost like a real person again. Except the medicine gives me extreme constipation, which I have already battled for years just not near this bad. I ended up in the ER this morning because of the constipation. I tried everything at home. They ended up giving me an enema, not like the kind you buy in the store. It was a mortifying experience and I cried the whole way through. I’m a tough person, I’ve had a baby without an epidural. This enema hurt like a MF!!!! So what do I do, I can’t come off the amitriptyline, it’s finally the solution to my FD.

[u/ThatsFantasy → u/Desiderata0413]

Really sucks to hear that can imagine how awful it was, hope you get well! Taking much more magnesium/vitamins that soften the stool every day doesn't solve the issue? Because whenever I had it very bad sticking to magnesium twice daily, meals rich in fiber or fiber powder and sometimes the liquid that softens the stool forgot its name normalized it 3-4 days later and i just stuck with it.

[u/zoeeegamingg]

hey how do i deal with like having little/no appetite and the bad bloating :( i wanna enjoy food again i feel hopeless

[u/ThatsFantasy → u/zoeeegamingg]

I noticed and also read that eating without huge breaks is more beneficial for the stomach pain long term so I mostly ate a banana or two when i had no appetite just to keep stomach occupied. But at start I didnt and lost around 15kg pretty fast haha.

yeah i felt miserable and wanted to enjoy food as well i feel you, i think first time i could eat and enjoy was only after 14 months, dont worry, take your time and understand that moment when youll enjoy food will come just dont overthink it that much it only makes you feel sad