Hi Guys,
New on the forum but just wanted to add my current experience,been having problems with stomach issues that may be made worse by my hormones,I'm peri menopause,have PMDD and cyclical vomiting syndrome which all add their own complications!
I'm currently still experimenting with my HRT on Sandrena 2.5mg,uterogestan 100mg 7-10 days a month vaginally depending on how much I can stand that particular month and Tostran 2-3 times a week but unfortunately menopause clinic not open right now due to Covid.
I suddenly developed a new stomach issue last summer,bloating and pressure feeling in my stomach,actual stomach/upper abdomen,no bowel or lower abdomen issues,well...not related to this new issue anyway as far as I can tell.
It is very uncomfortable,like I've over eaten at Xmas kind of uncomfortable but with no acid,gas symptoms just the extreme pressure/bloating and nausea,loss of appetite in stomach/upper abdomen.
Seen a gastro Dr privately who doesn't think it's serious and asked me to try a diet and suggested I try Symprove.I thought I'd post as someone mentioned gut bacteria and Symprove is a way of getting these.It's a bit expensive but I'm giving it a go along with the suggested diet and I have seen a big improvement although not completely resolved,I have long periods of no symptoms at all now.
The diet I suspect is an IBS kind of diet,avoiding bread,wheat,lactose,some fruits/veg etc I can elaborate if anyone wants to know more.
I'm currently 2 months into the Symprove(they recommend trying for at least 3 months)-it's a drink I take on empty stomach every morning,tastes gross but it's only 70ml once a day.
I'm using lactofree milk and yoghurt currently but as things are improving I'm slowly reintroducing different food to see what or if I react to them,lactose is next on the list.
I'm not sure but I think with stomach/hormone issues I've had in the past the Symprove has definitely helped,there seems to be a lot more research being done about gut bacteria so may be worth a go along with live yoghurt.Fermented things like kimchi/kpmbucha are suggested but I haven't tried any of these things yet.
Hope this info is useful to someone.x