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To be fair, I think most people in Asian counties are shorter than 5'11"

So the one friend was able to escape independently, essentially. How did you begin to find the other two? It still seems like finding two needles in a haystack.

So you're saying every fetus essentially starts off female, then hormones happen and differentiation occurs? Hmmmm curious.

This may be considered a personal anecdote, but I've struggled with consistent stool composition for a while. Here are some things I've noticed make it worse, and some that make it better:

Worse: alcohol, bread (even if you don't have celiac, wheat can be incredibly inflammatory because of ATIs), and especially treated tap water. Tap water is safe from pathogens because they put so much chlorine and fluoride in it, but these compounds can also have negative impacts on your gut flora (as they are supposed to do).

Better: dates, walnuts, cocoa, RUTIN, milk (for some reason. I am of northern european descent so that might be a genetic thing), vitamin D, asparagus, rice and beans, other healthy fiber and vegetables. One thing to note is that often fiber will make your symptoms worse. First, control inflammation, then focus on fiber, prebiotics, and probiotics.

I have found rutin to be extremely valuable. It resists digestion until it reaches the colon so it has potent anti inflammatory properties. You can buy it off Amazon for pretty cheap. Some good sources of rutin are capers, so I try to eat a lot of those. Asparagus also has a good amount, plus fiber.

It is also worthy to note that, with the exception of celiac disease, we really don't know much about autoimmune diseases. Celiac is unique because we know what triggers it (gliadin) and we know what treats it (stop eating gluten). Other autoimmune diseases, at this point in our medical journey, are just to be dealt with as best as we can. Sometimes people find certain diets help.