finally I am starting to feel better.

Getting my life back after BAM/BAD diagnosis
After years of IBS which I’d managed, I developed some other rather unpleasant symptoms, after months of seeing a nutritionist having unnecessary tests, taking supplements, stopping eating dairy, gluten, eventually I could only eat fish and rice. I was starting to feel very unwell. I went to the doctors in November 2023 and they suggested I may have Bile Acid Malabsorption (BAM) or Bile Acid Diarrhoea (BAD). I’d never heard of it, I was in denial, I didn’t want to have it. They gave some medication which I took but still wasn’t feeling well, I couldn’t keep any food in and was losing weight rapidly, they weren’t really there to support me. No one had heard of this condition so I started searching for an expert so I could get a handle on it and that’s when I found Kirsten. She felt like a lifesaver when I first talked to her just after Christmas. I have been on a 121 programme with her for 3 months and finally I am starting to feel better. Her kindness, support and advice has been amazing. I couldn’t have got through this very difficult time without her all round approach of not just nutrition, but also looking at sleep, exercise and mindfulness. Kirsten helped me getting the dosage right of the medication, I went on a low FODMAP diet which I’m nearly finished with but now I know what foods trigger symptoms. Thank you Kirsten for giving me my life back. I cannot recommend you enough. Good luck with your new book and I hope you’re able to help more and more people suffering.