He Focused on Change – and Healed His IBS

Summary

A person started experiencing severe stabbing stomach pains in January 2020 requiring hospitalization, was diagnosed with IBS and leaky gut, and within three months was down to only six foods they could eat as allergies developed to eggs, beans, and rice they had eaten daily before, having never had allergies previously. After a year of paying naturopathic doctors without much improvement, they flew to Panama for a progressive retreat in December 2021 and began daily meditation, but the first year showed minimal physical results despite feeling lighter and less stressed, though they still had eczema and red hands when walking outside. They gave it another year after hearing transformational stories could take multiple years, doubled down to twice-daily meditation about 18 months in, and things started improving once they broke through their anger about the situation and stopped forcing outcomes, instead focusing on feeling more whole inside and operating through life with more love for life, others and themselves. Their body began transforming as they separated themselves from their emotions, realizing external events didn't have to dictate internal state, and they learned to ask what they could learn and grow from rather than staying stuck in the moment. Now they can eat anything they want with minimal symptoms and very little brain fog, having healed not just their body but fundamentally transformed how they look at and approach life, understanding this work is about healing their entire relationship with living rather than just physical healing.