Several years ago, Brooke Gottlieb started having a plethora of gastrointestinal digestive issues that baffled her doctors. In high school at the time, Gottlieb was a competitive lacrosse player. She was used to dealing with sore muscles, bruises, and joint pain.
Her tummy troubles began after she had a serious concussion playing lacrosse. But it took her and her parents several years to realize that the stomach issues were actually connected to the brain injury.
It didn’t help that the conventional doctors she visited said that the severe bloating, constipation, and inflammation were the fault of a combination of “bad genes” and stress. More than one gastroenterologist confirmed this, diagnosing Gottlieb with irritable bowel syndrome and colitis and telling her that reducing her anxiety would fix the symptoms….