This video is so long! I hope you find it helpful though. Remember that this is just my personal experience and not to start a new diet without talking to your doctor. Now let’s talk about how amazing the FODMAP diet is: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jtWnhpN1yqexmXU.html!!!

My father was a doctor and my mum a nurse, but even so I lost several stone and was told to stop being lazy when I became diabetic. I was sick! Wishing it away wasn’t working! I empathise with the undiagnosed illness as a child problem. What makes you so lovely to watch is your ability to smile through it all.

As a girl (from age of 8) I was really ill. I was diagnosed with IBS, 'abdominal migraine', and, eventually, just that I was making it up. It turned out I had kidney failure for years and had to have an urgent nephrectomy. It was an old-school nephrectomy, i.e. not laparoscopic and I had ribs removed because the kidney was septic (because no one bothered to test me for anything for 9 years). I had the opposite problem, I was on the adult ward with people with colostomy bags who were dying from late stage cancers. I was terrified and delirious on morphine. I have let go all of the hatred because being bitter does not improve my life, but when you said that if you talk about it too much you'd cry, I welled up. I'm sorry this happened to you.

I would definitely read a book about your life !!

i also had doctors saying I had an eating disorder. Because I was losing weight and was having diarrhoea they thought I was abusing laxatives. They refused to do any tests at all and so by the time I was finally diagnosed (with Ulcerative Colitis) I had to have some of my colon removed. My original doctors couldn’t believe I’d been right the whole time (I’d been saying I thought I had either UC or Chrons as I also have other autoimmune diseases). It was the worst time of my life and I’m sorry to hear that you (and others) went through a similar thing.

Because I had anorexia when I was a teenager, when I got extremely sick in my early 20s and became underweight they told me it was a relapse and also IBS. Turns out I actually had coeliac disease, extremely high levels of gut inflammation (and SIBO due to months of antibiotics). How wonderful it would be if doctors actually listened to patients when they say there is something very wrong with their body and they are not complaining for clout or attention.

I've had similar problems with doctors telling me my vomiting durning periods is normal for a year and a half..... Also told I just needed to get a boyfriend... How is that supposed to help anything??? Went to see a doctor, she gave me a magical medicine and no more vomiting- no man required

I can relate to the doctors diagnosing you with an eating disorder. When I was 12 I was diagnosed with an eating disorder because after meals I would often vomit. But at the time I had a lot of stress with my schooling and I had anxiety and I just wasn’t hungry and if I ate too much then it would come back up.. my parents took me to a psychiatrist who then put me on heaps of meds to supposedly “help”. But luckily my parents noticed that it was making me more unhappy and they took me to get a second opinion and finally realised I didn’t have an eating problem I was just always anxious. Sorry if this is kind of irrelevant, just wanted to share my story

'No one's gonna research what's wrong with my stomach? No?' - my thoughts from age 21 onwards. It's so nice to find your channel.

I HAVE CLASS TOMORROW I NEED TO SLEEP BUT I HAVE SUDDENLY DECIDED THIS VIDEO IS OF ABSOLUTE HIGHEST PRIORITY

A good friend of mine got very sick when she was 16, and I remember her telling me she got so pissed off because doctors were telling her parents she had an eating disorder and it was her fault that she had no appetite/couldn't hold down food. She was actually diagnosed with anorexia nervous I think. Nope, turns out she was in acute organ failure because her adrenal glands weren't producing cortisol and had a potentially life threatening endocrine disorder called Addison's disease! Thanks for that one doc's :/

I have Gastroparesis which means I can't digest food so just thrown everything back up. I also have a connective tissue disorder. Like you I had a hard battle with the doctors and the hospital to try and get them to do something about it. For years I struggle and because I was a teenage girl got told I was making it up that it was involuntary and got told I had an eating disorder. Anyway, it got to the point where I was rushed to hospital with severe malnutrition and was about to die for them to look into. I have now been the proud owner of a PEG-J tube for 2 years and it has changed my life for the better.

When is she going to release sweet potato merch because it needs to happen

In my microbiology class we were learning about fecal transplants (I have no idea if the concept even went past its testing stages, but we were just learning about the theory and how promising it was looking). The idea was just that they would take someone’s healthy microbiota and put it in the body of someone with a lacking microbiota and that it seemed to work great. The textbook was talking about how a lot of people really needed it to improve their digestion but it never went into what life can be like for someone stripped of their microbiota. Hearing you talk was very helpful to shaping my understanding of what we were learning about because I just thought the book was saying that these people had stomach aches and maybe had to take long trips to the restroom. Just shows how crucial it is to hear personal stories and that you can only learn so much from a textbook. Thank you!

I wish nutrition science was not so much of a guessing game. It seems like science should be able to test a person and recommend the best diet for that person. It’s frustrating to be faced with so many choices of what is a “healthy” diet, but still a roulette wheel of what might be healthy for me.

I discovered this channel a few hours ago (KZfaq randomly recommended a video of yours) and, after watching some of your content on your own and with your wife, I got really interested on it since you tackle LGBT and disabilities issues in such a mild way. Also, as a non-native English speaker, I appreciate your expressiveness when talking because it may help me understand everything and even improve mine when doing so. I don't think it means a lot to you, but you sure earned a new suscriber!

Jessica your stomach problems sound like what I've been going through. It's so refreshing to feel less alone and less like a hypochondriac about it. Because finally, I'm not the crazy one. Hospitals do indeed suck ass sometimes.

I'm so happy that my parents listened to me. I went through a bad bit with my stomach in my early teens. I got tested for physical problems right away. No one told me I was crazy female Dr. Plus parents who are awesome. I never realized what a minefield I lucked my way out of.

Working in healthcare now and hearing these stories makes me so mad. I know that it’s not difficult to take the time to listen to your patients and take care of them properly. I’m sorry you had to go through that experience Jessica 💔 but I’m glad to see you making videos like this to help others!

My mom had a lot of problems with stomach pain and just general stomach bluh-ness. Her doctors always ignored those problems (one told her it was just because she was fat, even though she's only slightly overweight). She went on the low FODMAP diet on the recommendation of naturopath, then slowly introduced new foods. It was amazing to see her get more energy and be in less pain!

Man, the eating disorder diagnosis seems to be a common one in the comments. Unsurprisingly, that was also my experience... "you're throwing up every 5 minutes and can't stop? Must be because you're trying to throw up every 5 mins" 🙄. I had a similar experience with the anti-candida diet. On paper it sounded great, but in reality it made me have horrible CVS episodes as soon as I started it, which I took to be a sign from my body that that was not going to fly (I think my digestive system is similarly touchy). Funnily enough carbs are about the only thing I can eat (if anything) on a bad day. And Canada Dry ginger ale is nectar of the gods. I swear there's something magical in it.

Sorry for really long comment, I want to share my story. Finding your channel has been a miracle for me over the last few months. I actually cried when I found I wasn't alone. As a kid I was constantly hospitalized for infections and had to take a daily antibiotic for years, and thanks to bad genetic lottery pool, I've now got POTS, chronic fatigue, leaky gut- for some reason I cant have any fiber; give me a sliver of bell pepper and everything I intake for the next week will come intact right out the other end- even ramen , also got fibromyalgia, migraines, celiac, and it looks like endometriosis now. For ten years, I would crawl to my doctors crying and begging for help on a daily basis, but they kept saying 'youre just anxious cause your life sucks and you have bad parents, oh and you want to get out of going to school. Here take these anti-anxiety drugs and get back to class.' I couldn't take them, they'd make me severely ill; I'd bad depression- suicidal style, horrible muscle spasms to the point my whole body would be contorting in pain (I think they may have been seizures but the doctors called me a hypocondriac). Then I started getting vertigo from them- I couldn't walk and even laying down I felt like I was in a centrifuge- even melatonin and migraine medications cause these problems. The last one I was put on was supposed to be the safest with the least side effects, given to me by a psychiatrist when I was diagnosed with PTSD- it caused weight gain and horrible bloating to the point my dad asked if I was pregnant- dad, I'm a lesbian hermit, do you really think I'd get pregnant? So I went to a gastroenterologist and she said I had gluten sensitivity- she was blown away that it was caused by an anti anxiety meds, but hey, those things are poorly understood so who knows. I went on the GF diet for a while and it was a miracle. But I'm poor and my dad and bro are obese and addicted to soda. I eventually had to go back on a diet of strictly cake and bread. Till eventually I started getting what I thought was rheumatoid arthritis :D it was celiac disease. Still couldn't afford to follow the GF diet, so I haven't been able to use my hands for a year and it's started to spread to my feet and knees, plus I'm constantly bloated which is not good for a recovering anorexic Then a few weeks ago, something went wrong with my tongue, after a deep Google search I found it was oral thrush- I could temporarily get rid of it with some home remedies. Then discovered your channel, and your candida diet story. It just kinda clicked. I also have a sinus injury, which I thought was the cause of my constantly drippy and clogged nose- after research into candida, I realized it was cause by the same thing causing the oral thrush, and with my medical history/ being on antibiotics from age 4-12 with no probiotics or precautions for the damage it would cause, well its pretty much a given I have it in my intestines. I haven't been able to get into my main doctor to ask about it, but I've been trying to ease myself into the candida diet. I went to my psychiatrist yesterday and she informed me that if I do have candida, it would be why seretonin effecting drugs give me seizures. They're absorbed through the intestines and if the gut bacteria is off- things go crazy and unpredictably. So now I'm even more dedicated to getting rid of the thing. I did further research, since there's no way I can survive on the strict candida diet toted around on the internet- I discovered an alternative one that's more science focused than health nut focused- the lady who designed it made it specifically for leaky gut syndrome. So I'm trying that, hoping it helps. I see my doc next month and am going to ask for help with it, but for now I'm cutting down and sugar+gluten and switching to artificial sweeteners.

I know this is two years old but I’m chronically late so: I have an unspecified connective tissue disorder and I can’t digest red meat or onions anymore. Just seeing this video and knowing that you’re out on the other side is so reassuring. It’s helpful as a point of reference but also helps me feel less alone.

I know so many people who have some sort of digestive issues (like IBD for example) and the doctors refuse to do any tests, insisting that they have an eating disorder and basically blaming the patient or their parents. And yes I know how frustrating it is to be underage and have your doctors and parents talk over you and not really having any say regarding your treatment. I found the info on your supplements really informative, I'm definitely gonna check some of those out!

I can't BELIEVE ... I'm honestly in shock right now. Someone else has gone through the same dietary trials and tribulations as I have, and also ended up on the low FODMAP diet. I've gotten the, "what can you eat??" question so many times. I've boiled the explanation down to a well honed speech and rattle it off without much of a thought at this point. I've also suffered with "mysterious" and debilitating stomach issues since I was very young. I'm now 37. Went through so many diets, tests. I gave up, at one point, and spent a very long time on a very restricted diet that only improved things a bit. For me, the answer is twofold. My digestive system is pretty poor at what it does. In addition to that, I've got something called "Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction" where the bile duct opening, even after the gallbladder is removed, raises all kinds of hell. That being connected to the pancreas leads to higher risks of pancreatitis whenever they go poking around. Also found out I'm still producing crystals in my bile (I like that term better than "sludge," which is what its more commonly known as) despite not having a gallbladder anymore. Its been pretty painful. In fact, I was pregnant and didn't know I was in active labor for a LOOOOONG time. I just thought I was having a bad digestive night! Its not a very elegant disorder. I've fainted on the toilet. I've been stuck in some pretty demoralizing public bathrooms for hours on end waiting for the attacks to pass. My husband has had to hold my hand while I was pooping... you know, for moral support. Out of everything I've tried, the low FODMAP diet has improved my life the most. It has been a godsend and I am a FODMAP evangelist now ;) Wow, Jessica - thank you so much for making this video! I'm sorry if this comment is all over the place. Its 3am and I have a hyper toddler. Nuff said. I'm wishing only the best for you in your food goals. Congratulations on the sweet potato! Every little win counts!!!

I'm always amazed at how much of an improvement diet makes for many suffering from chronic illnesses. I wish we focused more on diet as a holistic approach to health as the traditional medical community regularly neglects it and sufferers often only discover the importance of nutrition when they do a lot of research on their own.

I'm so sorry Jessica that sounds so painful to go through. So you're saying a bad exam caused problems with your spinal fluid and made you sick, and then after that you did not get the care you needed and you were not heard and had not control over the drugs. I cannot imagine. This makes me angry. Congratulations on taking control over your health and fixing it to the degree you have, it's something to be proud of.

Congratulations 🍾🎈🎊 on becoming an aunt!

You are definitely not alone! I grew up thinking terrible stomach aches every day was normal, finding out about gluten intolerance in college changed my life at the time. Taking out gluten helped TREMENDOUSLY with all of my symptoms. But as I got older I would keep getting sick with something. And I was getting intolerant to more and more foods. And doctors would look at me like I am crazy or just claim it is all from depression or something when I KNEW something was wrong. Finally I was diagnosed with chronic lyme disease and Chronic Inflammation Response Syndrome (mold/biotoxin illness). Turns out the place I was living/working at at the time had black mold and I genetically am more sensitive and my body cannot effectively remove those toxins by itself. It also caused problems with candida too. So NO WONDER I couldn't eat anything. I am getting better but I found that a paleo-ketogenic diet is the best for me. Whenever I eat heavy carbs or sugar, I feel GREAT for an hour or so but then I feel really sick and it makes all my symptoms worse. But the paleo-keto seems to be my sweet spot for food and I actually FINALLY have been losing weight which I wasn't able to do for over ten years!

Having battles constant nausea for the past nearly twenty years, I absolute understand the struggle of panicking about which foods are “safe” and dealing with doctors who assume eating disorders or stress over a different problem! I actually am doing the low-FODMAP diet thanks to you, and I’ve found it has helped immensely! So thank you for your videos, raising awareness, and all your tips for dealing with nausea and food restrictions! 💖

It’s honestly so amazing to see creators representing candida and people suffering with it. Especially when lots of doctor blow it off as an eating disorder or something it’s not. Mine resulted from lots of antibiotics and meds and was mostly set off by a body trauma like a heart attack (that was fun) which killed all my stomachs good bacteria. So thank you for sharing this with the world I feel heard 💖

I had sort of the exact opposite of your problem. When I was 17 I suffered from depression and anxiety and an eating disorder. I was hospitalized for a suicide attempt bc 17 year old me didn't believe in medication (I DO NOW, IT'S A LIFE SAVER) But when I was brought to the hospital they didn't think I was sick enough to have an eating disorder, and by so doing, did nothing to help me treat it. It was a large cause of the problems I was facing mentally (and physically but since I was toned and at an average weight they thought I was faking) they refused to acknowledge it at all. I was pill'd up to the max and sent home, only to relapse in my eating disorder and land myself back in the hospital within 6 months... I'm 22 now and FINALLY am seeing a diatician and she has solidified a lot of what I already knew was my problem and has worked with me tremendously to reverse my habits and get me eating correct foods and on correct amounts. Diaticians are life savers when hospitals and 'normal' doctors think, or don't think, an ED is involved. I'm from the US and started watching your videos bc I'm studying ASL in college to be an interpreter, I know your BSL is different but you're still such an inspiration! Thanks from across the sea, I love everything about you so keep on keeping on ❤❤

The exact same thing happened! I’ve got EDS, Gastroparesis, intentional failure, POTS, MCAS, migraines etc. when I couldn’t eat, they did no testing. Of course a teenage girl who can’t rap has an eating disorder. One of the most traumatizing things of my life

I would LOVE if you wrote a book!!!!

Ha! I was eating a sweet potato while watching this (I like mine with garlic salt) and then I heard you give a shout out to said food lol. That said, yeah. Unfortunately, I can relate to some of the crappy and ableist experiences you've had with doctors. I really do think doctors are too quick to dismiss something as psychosomatic etc before they put in the proper work. For so many years, doctors would be like "we can't find anything wrong with you. ever see a psychiatrist" and even some were like "I think you're just doing this for attention" (because apparently I loved doctors SO much that I would do anything to spend more time with them #sarcasm :P ) only to find out 10 years that surprise! She has a benign brain cyst on her cerebellum! (among other things)

I'm glad you've been able to find good foods to eat. I have a really sensitive stomach linked to being autistic and it was only once I turned 19 (I'm 23 now) that I started paying attention to what made my stomach and body hurt. I started an elimination diet and cut out or reduced some things and now I feel so much better! No more headaches and being locked in a bathroom every night! I used to sleep in my tub so i would be near the toilet it was that bad. I found out I was lactose intolerant and histamine intolerant. So I was basically having an allergic reaction to everything I ate for almost 20 years in a row.

Metaphorically, Jessica deserves the whole world. I hope for better doctors

My mom had CDIF. All good bacteria was gone from her stomach and for almost half a year she was sick. She could not eat much. Cheerios...no no no. Meat - Nope! There were doctors that thought she was exaggerating. After a while she ended up having a fecal transplant to put the good bacteria back into her body and it worked and she is feeling better. I don't know what it's like personally to have something wrong but I know what it was like for my mom.

Your videos have been so helpful in informing me about my own abelism and what someone who is disabled in any way could be experiencing. Your videos give me so much perspective that I would never have gotten and helped me to be a more informed person. Thank you so so much !!!

I loved the editing and they little white board writing 🤗 For a long time I struggled with a medical issue too, not quite as serious as yours, but I was also being misdiagnosed and not really taken seriously. I’ve had joint pain, muscle pain and fatigue for a long long time and my doctor just kept sending me away with ‘low muscle tone’ and did nothing else. After I moved houses recently I also had to get a different doctor who found out that I had a pretty big vitamin d deficiency and prescribed me pills, and I feel much much better! I forgot to bring them on my Christmas holiday and the pain came back so I’m really very sure that it’s all indeed caused by vitamin d deficiency. I’m amazed at how much better I’m doing now! I’m going back to school and everything is getting back on track. I think I understand your excitement about the low FODMAP diet, I personally want to tell everyone about vitamin d 😂

It's great to hear you've really benefited from the Fodmap. My mum is helped to develop it (she's a dietition). I found your videos whilst looking up videos of lesbians with disabilities (bit niche), my wife has M.S, you have much in common....symptoms wise. thank you for being articulate, it's helping me greatly.

I totally related to the Candida part (basically had so much pain in my younger years (stomach pain, headaches etc.) and every time I would go to the doctor I would get medicine to treat the symptoms but would never find the actual cause until one day I found a doctor who told me about Candida. (Also I was apparently allergic to eggs and dairy intolerant so when I tried to explain to people they would be like, but, what can you eat?!!). I went on a very strict diet for a whole year and for the first time I felt energized and I actually found that my mental state improved as well. Nowadays I do mess up from time to time (get on my chocolate binge eating and then I am sick :/) and then I'm sick for a few days or get back my old symptoms. It's scary to think this will never go away... (Especially when it takes so much time (that I don't always have) to actually make good food for yourself (and money)) but I never heard of the FODMAP diet, I am definitely going to check that out ! Anyway, thanks for sharing, really love your channel :)

PLEASE WRITE A BOOK ABOUT YOUR LIFE!!

I've done Low Fodmap for about a year. It's pretty amazing when your stomach stops hurting all the time and you slowly get to add stuff back in figuring out what's an issue for you. I find there are some higher fodmap items I can tolerate in tiny amounts as part of a larger meal like onions when I couldn't eat anything oniony for a good long while. The only thing I really miss is nuts like almonds and pistachio and coconut (though I can eat peanuts) because I don't tolerate them at all well even in quantities that are supposed to be low fodmap. Sometimes I screw up because I desperately want a certain food and my stomach lets me know pretty quickly. I've been trying different probiotics but I can't see any evidence they're making any difference.

I did have an eating disorder but I’m autistic so some foods make me physically ill because of their texture. Although they may have good intentions, parents shouldn’t force children to eat all their food, their are other ways to make sure your children are greatful for food and understand it’s worth, but forcing it down their throats can actually cause eating disorders, fear of certain food, anxiety around food, and making them physically sick because it’s not about how hungry they are, it’s about shoving all the possible food down your throat.

I have a friend who went through the eating disorder nightmare when she first had gastroparesis as part of ehlers danlos. And I had years of undiagnosed pain as a kid. So, I’m with you, people need to start listening to what kids say about their own bodies!

You’re basically my favourite person on you tube. You’re videos are engaging, interesting and so well put together while also being so honest, open and informative. It’s what KZfaq should be .

Really congrats to you on so many things. On deciding that YOU were going to find out how to feel better and tell those doctors to stop assuming things. And congrats on being an auntie! And congrats on getting through it all and being as cool as you are 😁 When I was a teenager I had a fairly horrific health problem to do with my menstrual cycle that I won't go into detail here because, well, you know. The first time I went to see a doctor about it (a young male doctor) he asked if I thought it could be psychosomatic??!! What?! I then spoke to some female doctors and a specialist in women's health and got the problem solved fairly quickly. Just with the right drugs and a scan to check my organs. Couldn't believe how the other doctors couldn't work out what to do and didn't actually seem interested in helping me.

Oh my goodness!!! I have not been able to eat any solid food for 4+ years. I've tried nearly EVERYTHING. ALL the things you do are most helpful. You reminded me of some of the good things i let slide away because i just didn't have much hope. But recently I've seen a little improvement!!!♡♡♡♡ Your Vloging, so very VERY beautifully done, , has helped me a great deal!!!♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡◇ THANK YOU!!!♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡ Nameste ♡

I got put on the low FODMAP diet when I had an intestinal infection, C. Diff. I didn't have to stay on it for long though as we found out what was wrong fairly quickly

I just can't tolerate lactose well, and it took me ages to figure that out. Doctors used to tell me I should loose weight and that would help me not having stomache cramps/bloating/diarrhea etc. Until finally someone said to cut out dairy and it worked like a charm! I've since become a vegetarian (for ethical reasons) and giving up meat fixed the rest of my digestive issues that didn't go away with eating no dairy. I was surprised, but also pleased of course :) I wish doctors could have taken my issues as a child more serious, I could have felt fine so much longer!!

Sounds like Gatroparesis, which like I had for 5 years as a side effect of my cancer. I had to have feeding tube that went to my heart . They wanted to put a permanent feeding tube but I tried weed edibles. YA I KNOW. but when your loosing 10-20 lbs a month from throwing up you try anything. It worked, I was able to reverse the damage done to my stomach and eat foods now that I could never eat, like apples.Which really helps my Lupus. I was falling apart before. I hate Dr.s it takes forever to find a good one. happy you're better. :)

This was so helpful Jessica!! Thank you!!

Perfect way to start my week!

I'm so glad you found answers!!!!! Even if you go to a Dr and they got nothing, try two more (or if a doc says something that's got you a bit 'ehh') you're entitled to multiple opinions. And if several specialists tell you nothing helpful, try alternative methods. And even if that doesn't help. Wait. Research keeps evolving and in 2-5 years there could be a whole realm of new discoveries. Ex. My first concussion I got when I was 14, they basically said "don't take tests or do sports. Proceed as normal" my sisters first concussion 4 years later (and my undiagnosed 2nd) they didn't even tell her she had a concussion for like a month. My 3rd concussion 2 years after that? 2 separate concussion tests, a neurologist and a team of specialists that were able to tell me "don't do ANYTHING but sleep, pee, and eat for a few weeks" then were able to prescribe medication to help with the inflammation, and THEN were able to get me into different therapies to hell with balance, cognition, and eye sight (use avalible saftey equipment at all times kids, cause even doing everything right, a split second miscalculation can leave you dibilitaTed for the better part of a year. And that's WITH my using all advalible safety precautions. Without them I'd be dead, or worse) yes my concussion was worse because it was my 3rd. But the research and diagnostic tools have changed rapidly, even just for this one condition. Just because you don't have answers today, doesn't mean that you won't get them ever. There's always light around the bend.

Extremely useful & you look stunning as always!

Love your eyeshadow in this vlog!

I´m so happy for you!

This video will help so many people. Brilliant job.

This is so helpful!! Thank you for making this. :)

So glad to hear your energy up and your pain is down! Whoo!

This was a great video. Thanks for sharing and encouraging people to do their own research to find what's best!

Jessica, I can’t begin to explain to you how important this video is to me and how much I appreciate you posting this. My 20th birthday is just round the corner, and unfortunately the struggles you explain you went through and continue to fight against are very similar (in some instances identical) to my current circumstances. I too have been a victim of people believing the issue was an eating disorder (even had family joke about it), or that my stress and anxiety were causing me to me sick. You are such an inspiration and the “light at the end of the tunnel” for me. To know others have similarly struggled and prevailed to have a beautiful and loving life gives me hope to going. Thank you. Sincerely. It’s nice to know I’m not alone.

You really seem like you’re feeling better I’m so happy for you!!

Can so relate to what you said. thanks for making me feel less alone.

Interesting video Jessica. And I love your make here, particularly the lipstick. ❤️

205k! Congratulations! Jan 17 at 9pm Pacific time USA Loved the video, as always! (Two days late commenting, even though I watched the video when it first came out, cuz, you know, I'm living for this!)

I'm so happy for you that you finally found a diet that works!

So glad your stomach issues are improving! Love watching your videos ❤

Loved this video!! I love how you included the supplements you take. I’m in nursing school so I find all of this very interesting! Especially when you did your medications video!!! Loved that!!!

I'm glad the low fodmap is working for you and I loved the little whiteboard stuff at the end. You have such a lovely voice!!

omg!! the supplement section was so fun, I enjoy this little tidbit you worked on!! also, I would buy like 2 copies of your book. I would love to read anything you create. you inspire me!!

Loved this video! So interesting

Why is it that you are such and amazing speaker and you are like magnetic to me!

Thank you for making this video! And I'm so glad to see you're feeling better than on the Candida diet, you looked so sad in those videos.

I really like your channel. I am so happy to hear that you are able to eat more and to feel a little bit better each day.

Eyyyy Relating with the EDS over here. That vitamin break down was flawless. Thank you for all your time on that! And Claud

I feel you with the diet musical chairs! I get chronic migraines so I have been playing around with different diets. I did a huge elimination/AIP diet over the summer where I cut out basically every GI or migraine trigger known to doctors and the internet. So many sweet potatoes!!! When I was adding things back in, I didn't find one particularly thing that was a trigger unfortunately. I'm thinking of trying low fodmap though. I definitely agree that one of the hardest things about keto-type diets was having to constantly eat. Also, for limiting diets, not being able to eat out was so sad because I'm such a foodie :( DIM SUM FOREVER!

I love your channel! I'm so glad I stumbled across it! I'm sorry you've struggled with digestive issues too among other medical struggles. I'm glad you're doing better now 💓

You're making me want to be brave and adjust my supplements. Thank you so much for sharing! I hope your good (for you) health continues! :)

Thank you for sharing the supplements and what they do :D

You are adorable. Also i like how you explain the supplements and what they're for, cuz I have no idea

Wow props to you for sticking to these diets to figure out what worked

I'm so happy for you! I have chronic pain, it gives me hope when I hear of other people being able to improve their chronic conditions.

i have an autoimmune disease that doesnt really show up that often. ive only had 2 episodes in my life and was a few hrs from death during both. mostly my doctors not knowing what to do with me but hey im still here :D ive recently gone vegan tho and that has helped a lot with my overall health. i have some left over neurological stuff from my autoimmune diesease since your nervous and immune system are tightly interlinked but mine is fortunately just issues with memory and nothing sinister. however i do fatigue quite easily so now ive started some fupplementing, i take b12, d3 and im going to start flaxseed oil because i sometimes to forget to eat enough flax which is the source of omega 3 for vegans XD best of luck with your diet jessica :D

Thanks for updating on whats going on. I really liked how you went a little more in depth of your diet changes and why you went from one to another. Its great to hear that you are doing better than ever now and I hope it only goes upwards from there.

Hey Jessica, I love your hair in this video 😍 Congrats on being an Auntie!! 🎉

I LOVE your eyeshadow

Anxiety around food is normal when you don't feel well. When I had mold poisoning I developed paranoia about everything, my food poisoning me was one of them (turned out mold was making me allergic to food). I have been considering a youtube channel to discuss my health journey as well. You are one of my muses for my channel.

Your eyebrows are absolutely perfect in this video. I'm mezmerized.

I've been really struggling with similar issues lately, and to hear you report that there is something I can try that might help - gives me such hope. Plus, the supplement list was amazing, so informative and well presented. Thank you, so glad you have some relief!

I've been on all of those diets! Don't feel alone!! I'm so glad you can enjoy sweet potatoes now. Yay!

I would LOVE to read a book about your life. You're such an amazingly strong person.

Perfect timing for you to post this video. I recently had an argument with a childhood friend about diets and overall health. She's recently gone vegan, a full-on new-age vegan. She constantly gives me unsolicited advice. But the other day she said to me, that if you follow a vegan diet, lowering your risk of heart disease and diabetes, you won't need health insurance. With my usual sardonic sense of humor, I responded, "Yeah, that'll work so long as you never get hit by a bus or something." She was completely discounting so many potential disabling injuries or illness that can happen suddently or as you grow older. So, what do you think of people who treat certain diets as a cure-all for most illness and ailments?

Honestly I've been struggling with a lot stomach stuff and fatigue for a long time and we haven't been able to figure it out and this gives me a new way to figure it out. So thank you.

Oh damn sweet potato!! I completely understand your undying love for these! I tried homemade sweet potato chips yesterday and holy Hell it's so good!!

I appreciate you putting a warning in your video about vomiting as I have Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome. Kudos to you!

I feel like you are soo strong. I have not seen another person, that has so many debilitating issues but still is so full of optimism and not complaining at all (at least in your videos ;-). I don't know if I could go through all this. You are a role model and I admire you. Thank you!

You are without a single doubt the most amazing and inspirational woman I've ever "known". Honestly.

I swear you could make anything interesting. I could listen to you talk for hours!