Has aided my digestion considerably
"First off the bat, consumer should know that "Leaky Gut" is not a proven medical condition. There is quite a debate in medical community and no U.S. Medical association has acknowledged Leaky Gut as a medical condition or syndrome. However, this product that I have taken once a day has, for me, very much improved both my digestive condition and regularity. It's not a miracle cure but it has had a very positive effect on me. I take it in the evening with sugar-free Metamucil and can't taste this product at all. the first couple of times I tried it, I got a very slight rumbly tummy. Not uncomfortable but could tell there was movement down there. Let me tell you, at the time, I was grateful for any movement at all. Overall, I can only speak for my own experience. I feel better and things "move" better since I have started taking it and I continue to order it. Although everyone's body is different, I recommend for myself and family and anyone who has thinking a bout it. But just remember, bodies differ. Worth a try? In my experience, definitely!"
Day 6; Still in awe.
"TL;DR: This worked wonders for my CIC. I suggest trying it even if you're on the fence about it. Seriously, buy it and try it.
The long version.
I have had CIC problems since 2012. It got worse and by 2017 I had to take 2 biscodyl a day to get things moving. even then, it was still difficult to get things going. After a year of this hell, my GI was mad that I took this route and let me know that he was disappointed that I didn't to to him for a safer answer after the Miralax he directed had failed. I was prescribed linzess, which worked for less than a month. I had to start taking it with Miralax which was OK for about a week. Then...nothing. no movement. I was deployed, had biscodyl handy for a rescue drug but didn't want to take it. I want to live without it. I doubled up on the Miralax with the daily linzess and that worked. Well, it "worked".
I had to take 3 doses of Miralax at the same time with a single dose of linzess and that got the system running. This is NOT how I wanted to live. After a very long and uncomfortable deployment I contacted my GI and he put me on Motegrity. This was a godsend. After a month, it stopped working. I had to use a rescue drug after a week of no movement. Since then, it's been hit or miss; mostly miss. I wanted to find another doctor for a second opinion and have some motility tests. I've already been on the "list" at a nearby university's medical center for 5 months and it feels as if after all these years of trying force food out of my body that I'm at my wit's end. A local GI who I called doesn't want to take me on for testing but I found out she's just a scope jockey. You know, wants to make all her money on colonoscopies rather than work on diagnosing a problem with transit time.
I did some more research (I'm constantly looking for an answer) because I'm tired of only thinking about 1 thing and want to come up with an answer. Then, I stumbled onto several different slow-motility factors that I could try to fix: inflammation and flora. Work has me traveling a lot so I am able to get things that I might not get back home. I acquired Xifaxan, a liver cleanse, highly concentrated curcumin, and probiotics. This started to work, not as much as I was hoping but it's something; a move forward. Last week I ordered Gut Assist after reading further on the ingredients. I got back home last weekend and the jar was waiting for me. On day 2, things moved along very nicely for me but I wasn't getting my hopes up. Day 3: nothing. Day 4: magic. Everything worked OK. My slow motility has around a 2 day transit time; my evening drink is 1 cap of Miralax, 1 serving of PHGG, 1 teaspoon of psyllium husk and water. (none of those things worked individually). In the morning, 2mg of Motegrity and 1 scoop of Gut Assist.
Now every other day is a happy day and I've felt crisp, energetic, and can think again. And not just about one thing. Even as I'm writing this I an hear that sound of things moving along just the way I think happens to "regular" people.
Whoever came up with this formula is a genius and I've already paid gladly for 2 more."