alt Hacker NewsNot related to beans, but I had serious issues with bloating, gas and bad smell comparable to sewage. It went on for years until I had a short massage to adjust my stomach, the lady was pushing and shifting things around. This was a few months ago. Ever since I haven't had that type of gas, and I burp now which I haven't for years. I didn't change my diet at all.
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Was this a normal body massage, where they also worked on your stomach or specifically a massage for the stomach promising a cure for your specific issues?
Years of digestive issues resolved by a single massage? I've never heard of an outcome like that before. Could you explain more about how it worked and what this lady's approach purported to do? Who was she? Genuinely curious!
Are you a Batman villain by any chance?
Did the massage trigger a giant fart? I would be terrified of somebody massaging my stomach, lol
Please say more; this is breaking my brain.
There are yoga poses that can be done solo, that have the effect of massaging internal organs. This can also be helpful for the lymphatic system, in which lymph circulates passively, encouraged by movement of the relevant body parts.
Not my field, but I wonder if this could have been a case of a bezoar of some kind, perhaps Phytobezoar[0], that got loosened by the massage?
After seeing reports[1] a few years back about the use of Coke as a non invasive way to clean these out, I now drink the stuff when my stomach is upset. With n=1 I can report it has a real effect on me.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytobezoar
[1]: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3292399/