I hope that I can be of some relief for some of you here today. No one has replied since my last comment but I hope some of you get back on here and can read this. So I'm krista and you can see my previous post about my stomach issues that have been going on for well over a year. So back in august I was in a pretty bad wreck thhat landed me at the chiropractor. As I'm lying on the table being adjusted I see a papmlet on the floor about them offering pediatric care. So I ask "What does a child go to the chiropractor for?" And she proceeds to tell me constipation, colick, and even ear infections. So I ask her if I can share my story with and she is all for it. I begin to tell her the issues I've had and that it's been a year of doctors treating me for IBS with no results and that every test I've had has come back clear. Within a matter of seconds she speaks and what she says has changed my life. She says "Oh that sounds like kidney yangs deficiency!" she goes on to tell me that it's a form of ancient Chinese medicine and that many people live with it for years because they're seeking the wrong help as it can't be treated with medication. It all has to do with the temperature of your spleen and kidney. So she asks me to list every symptom I have : early morning nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, severe stomach cramps, lower back pain, bladder inconsistency, clammy hands and feet, hot flashes through the night, and feeling like I could sleep all day. She asked about a few symptoms I NEVER imagined being related: low libido, excess clear mucus (nose, stools, or vaginal discharge), energy dropping around 3-5 pm, low sterility, no thirst, poor appetite with little to no weight loss I mean really the list goes on of symptoms it would cause. But low and behold I could check off over HALF of them. She then said after I stood up from my adjustment she wanted to look at my tongue because in ancient chinese they used a chart of tongues (shapes, sizes, color, etc) and she would show it to me but first she'd look at it. So when I stand she looks at my tongue and says "yep you have a yang deficiency." She takes me to the back room for acupuncture and shoes me this chart and holy hell!!! I never thought my tongue didn't look normal. Doctors look in our mouths all the time and they have never noticed. Your tongue is supposed to be smoothed edges, solid pink, and flat. Mine was smooth edged, had a white coating, and pink around the edges and it looked just like the chart. I am shocked. I never in my life thought a chiropractor would have fixed me. After a $50 acupuncture visit I already feel better and I have 4 more sessions to go. I don't think I will ever go back to an actual doctor. I am happy to say that I am on my way to recovery and finally relief. We all said that it was crazy how we all similar symptoms with no help from the doctor. And some have lived with it for several years. One chiropractor visit and I feel as if I've found a cure. I really hope this helps some of you if not ALL of you. I will update as I'm going through the treatment to share more info as I learn and my (hopeful) success.