At the start of the year I decided to make some changes, one of which was stopping drinking fizzy drinks. This was primarily motivated by them being bad for dental health, but also that I’d read they’re awful for gut biome. I always drank diet versions, so calories weren’t an issue.
I’d also started to recognise something almost akin to addiction - if I didn’t have any for a little while, I’d almost start to crave it, and the craving would go away with the first mouthful. It was the only thing I’d drink, aside from tea and coffee. I rarely drank water.
Anyway, it might be completely unrelated but I’m so much less bloated (unsurprisingly) but also much more regular. After years of swerving between the runs and constipation, and everything in between, I’m going regularly and normally. I just feel generally better.
Has anyone else had a similar experience?