Russell Mariani, Digestive Wellness Expert and Author of Healing Digestive Illness
Lindsay's Story: Constipation, Colonic Inertia, Gastroparesis
I had just come home from a week-long vacation in Mexico in the Fall of 2010, when I realized that everything I was eating was causing me extreme stomach distention. I spent the next six months going in and out of doctor’s offices and hospital emergency rooms and still no diagnosis. It was in month six that I finally found a new doctor who would take me on as a patient and he was determined to get to the bottom of my symptoms.
My main symptom was distention of the stomach and I was also suffering from chronic constipation. I would eat something as little as a strawberry and instantly bloat-out as if I was pregnant. I wasn’t eliminating on a regular basis and as a result I was having to get enema’s in the emergency room twice a week.
After a lot of persistence and a series of testing, I was diagnosed with something called: gastroparesis; paralysis of the stomach. This was comforting to me at first finally having a label for my condition and symptoms. I started doing research on my own right away.
And so the medications began. I was put on various medications and multiple laxatives, sometimes two at a time, as nothing seemed to work for longer than two week periods. After months of research and unhappiness, discomfort and major inconvenience and a deteriorating quality of life, I decided to get Botox injections into the opening of my stomach as people with my same condition were having success with this method. Sadly, after 3 separate injections and thousands of dollars later, there was no change in my condition.
I went through this same kind of routine for almost two years when I realized that if I didn’t make a dramatic change of direction, this was the quality of life I would have into the foreseeable future. This was unacceptable to me.
I was so determined to do things the natural way, thinking there has to be some-thing else out there! I must have researched and tried every natural product for constipation available and by this point I was living off of baby food and liquid nutrition drinks. I would stay up late at night researching my condition online and reading numerous blogs and other people’s experiences. I came across Russell’s name in one blog where a Mom was writing about her daughter’s condition and how nothing had worked until they met Russell.
I reached out to Russell by email and I couldn’t believe it when I heard back from him the next day. Russell and I set up a phone conversation to discuss his program and my condition. After the Initial Consultation with Russell I knew with my whole heart that his program was going to work for me. I had nothing to lose at that point and it just felt right.
Within the first three weeks of starting his program I was able to eat solid foods again and noticed that my stomach wasn’t nearly as extended. I started to notice a real difference once I incorporated all of the supplements and the cleansing herbs. Normal functioning was returning including daily normal elimination.
I think routine and consistency were the keys for me while doing the program. Things like drinking my daily water the way I was instructed to do it versus playing catch up all the time; taking my time when I eat, slowing down during meal times and chewing properly; having consistent meal times and being consistent with the quality of the foods I eat. My biggest piece of advice to anyone doing Russell’s program would be to trust him and let him lead the way. I found I had the most success in the quickest period of time when I did that.
I am proud to say that today, I can eat almost anything I please. I have very few limitations and although I continue to take some supplements daily, I consider myself very lucky because I used to take a lot more. I have very minor occasional stomach extension and that’s typically only when I eat certain foods that I know aggravate my stomach. I continue to take all of the supplements I did while on the program, just a reduced amount because I feel great and have so much more energy.
I will be forever grateful to Russell. He gave me hope when I needed it most and more importantly he helped me create a future without medications and surgery. Russell was extremely dedicated to me as a patient and continued to be even after I finished the program. Both he and his program come with my highest recommendations.
Lindsay Reid, age 31
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
February, 2015
My main symptom was distention of the stomach and I was also suffering from chronic constipation. I would eat something as little as a strawberry and instantly bloat-out as if I was pregnant. I wasn’t eliminating on a regular basis and as a result I was having to get enema’s in the emergency room twice a week.
After a lot of persistence and a series of testing, I was diagnosed with something called: gastroparesis; paralysis of the stomach. This was comforting to me at first finally having a label for my condition and symptoms. I started doing research on my own right away.
And so the medications began. I was put on various medications and multiple laxatives, sometimes two at a time, as nothing seemed to work for longer than two week periods. After months of research and unhappiness, discomfort and major inconvenience and a deteriorating quality of life, I decided to get Botox injections into the opening of my stomach as people with my same condition were having success with this method. Sadly, after 3 separate injections and thousands of dollars later, there was no change in my condition.
I went through this same kind of routine for almost two years when I realized that if I didn’t make a dramatic change of direction, this was the quality of life I would have into the foreseeable future. This was unacceptable to me.
I was so determined to do things the natural way, thinking there has to be some-thing else out there! I must have researched and tried every natural product for constipation available and by this point I was living off of baby food and liquid nutrition drinks. I would stay up late at night researching my condition online and reading numerous blogs and other people’s experiences. I came across Russell’s name in one blog where a Mom was writing about her daughter’s condition and how nothing had worked until they met Russell.
I reached out to Russell by email and I couldn’t believe it when I heard back from him the next day. Russell and I set up a phone conversation to discuss his program and my condition. After the Initial Consultation with Russell I knew with my whole heart that his program was going to work for me. I had nothing to lose at that point and it just felt right.
Within the first three weeks of starting his program I was able to eat solid foods again and noticed that my stomach wasn’t nearly as extended. I started to notice a real difference once I incorporated all of the supplements and the cleansing herbs. Normal functioning was returning including daily normal elimination.
I think routine and consistency were the keys for me while doing the program. Things like drinking my daily water the way I was instructed to do it versus playing catch up all the time; taking my time when I eat, slowing down during meal times and chewing properly; having consistent meal times and being consistent with the quality of the foods I eat. My biggest piece of advice to anyone doing Russell’s program would be to trust him and let him lead the way. I found I had the most success in the quickest period of time when I did that.
I am proud to say that today, I can eat almost anything I please. I have very few limitations and although I continue to take some supplements daily, I consider myself very lucky because I used to take a lot more. I have very minor occasional stomach extension and that’s typically only when I eat certain foods that I know aggravate my stomach. I continue to take all of the supplements I did while on the program, just a reduced amount because I feel great and have so much more energy.
I will be forever grateful to Russell. He gave me hope when I needed it most and more importantly he helped me create a future without medications and surgery. Russell was extremely dedicated to me as a patient and continued to be even after I finished the program. Both he and his program come with my highest recommendations.
Lindsay Reid, age 31
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
February, 2015
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