heckin_cool

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heckin_cool57 karma

Ah, capitalism.

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I have IBS so my gut bacteria are very sensitive. Is it possible that certain foods could cause long-term damage to my digestive system because of the way my gut bacteria react?

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That's really encouraging! I'm an introvert so I'll really have to get out of my comfort zone, but I'll be living with Japanese students while I'm there so I will definitely be talking to them a lot. Thanks for answering!

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Hi, thank you for doing this AMA.

I'm an American college student who just started learning Japanese in prep for spending the spring 2020 semester in Kyoto. Japanese will be my 3rd language, but the first one I've self-taught. Do you have any tips for self-instruction, specifically as an English speaker learning Japanese? And to what degree should I be fluent before I immerse myself?

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I've done several elimination tests and the biggest ones are gluten and dairy. However there are a lot of times I have an IBS attack despite not having eaten any major triggers. It's sometimes impossible to avoid. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a lot of research about the long term effects of IBS.