This actually a subject I have some knowledge of as there are people in my family with serious GI disorders. Yes, the drugs are harsh but sometimes there are few alternatives other than removing the colon entirely.
There is a clinic in Los Angeles that is famous for the treatment of this. Actually, the 3 main places I have heard that are tops for this issue are the IBD clinic at Cedars in Los Angeles, the Mayo Clinic (Minn. I think), and there is one specialist who is famous for it down in San Diego at Scripts Clinic.
Sympathy here for those who have to deal with this.
I’m in TN so they are no help to me. I have a top GASTRO. But even he can’t fix Gastroparesis especially when patients are allergic to the drugs even if I weren’t there is still no cure they just treat symptoms.
Many have had colon surgery gallbladder which cuts the Vagas Nerve.
But when U are put on a PPI you should be weaned off them quickly due to the bone density issue not just kept on them for 30 yrs like I have been.
Few know female HRT have high Acid Reflux or that
osteoarthritis drugs do to.
Many IBS issues are from Cilic (?sp) disease or Crohn’s or parasites.