beleaguered_penguin
beleaguered_penguin t1_iwkr3yc wrote
Reply to comment by richesca in Does your gut/gastrointestinal/digestive health affect how you feel mentally/psychologically? by lilm8ey
Do you know what effect the removal of the gut has one people then? I've tried looking it up but couldn't find anything.
If the gut has such large effects on the brain you'd expect the removal of the gut to have large effects too.
beleaguered_penguin t1_iv64k1a wrote
Reply to comment by matchstick_s in How accurate are the "5 stages of grief" to model behavior during the loss of an important person? by pororoca_surfer
> described what people close to death experience when facing their own mortality and how they grieve about their own upcoming loss.
Having gone through some scary medical issues - not life threatening but potentially severely shortening my life expectancy - I do agree and I went through them all
Denial: It's probably because I do <X> and not an actual underlying issue (I was wrong...)
Anger: Why has the NHS failed me and let me get to this stage? Why aren't the doctors doing anything (I complained to my GP at this point about the hospital treatment)
Bargaining: Ok but there has to be something the doctors can treat me with. Maybe if I did X exclusively I will see results (I actually ran several experiments myself and paid for blood tests out of pocket to see if they were working)
Depression: Self explanatory...
Acceptance: This is just what's left after the depression fades
beleaguered_penguin t1_iwp85ev wrote
Reply to comment by richesca in Does your gut/gastrointestinal/digestive health affect how you feel mentally/psychologically? by lilm8ey
> They also score lower in cognitive intelligence tests, especially after total removal of the colon
Oh wow, sounds terrifying. Thanks for the response!