BodyBio Sodium Butyrate - Postbiotic for Gut Health, Leaky Gut Repair, Digestive Support, Bloating Relief, & Microbiome Balance - Butyric Acid Supplement for GI Wellness

Like all medications or supplements, this should not be taken without first figuring out what the problem is and then determining realistic ways to treat it. Taking something just because 'I have stomach issues' or 'it's trendy' or 'I saw it on social media' is a horrible way to get to whatever vague definition of health you're trying to achieve, rather if you know what the problem is, then you can start figuring out how to get there. If your problem is upper GI (stomach, duodenum) this is not the cure you're looking for. If your problem is lower GI (caudal small intestine, colon) then this might actually help, especially if leaky gut is involved. If your problem is lousy diet, little sleep, lots of stress, and no exercise, all the pills in the world won't help as you need to fix your lifestyle, the same with food sensitivities and allergies, get tested and adjust your diet accordingly. Yes this stuff smells weird, it is also called butyric acid (the name comes from the greek or latin for 'butter') and they use it as a fake butter flavor in foods. Does it work? That depends on the problem!I first heard about this stuff not on social media or on a trendy daytime talkshow but rather two years running at a professional conference for bovine medical professionals (cow doctors) from two different speakers, from two different states, talking about two different topics (immunology and ruminant nutrition). A professor of mine once said a ruminant is basically a pig's GI tract with a rumen tacked on, and he wasn't far wrong, as most mammals (sans horses and certain rodents, the 'hind gut fermenters') have a fairly similar hind gut. We spent hours talking about the role of stress and diet on the GI tract, particularly the phenomenon called 'leaky gut,' and the immune system's response thereto. Butyric acid came up quite a bit, not as something for sale, these guys weren't sales reps but researchers, professors, and nutritionists, but it plays a huge role in calming the immune system's response to junk in our gut, especially junk that leaks into the blood. It also helps feed the good bacteria and the colon cells and strengthens the bonds between those cells, helping prevent said leaks. All I could wonder was why no one had told me this from the human medical side if it is so vital in cows?! I did a bit of digging and found studies with positive results in dairy calves, weanling pigs, broiler chickens, rats and in vitro cell lines but only a few case studies on the human side. For $20 I thought it worth a shot.I have suffered from what I call 'IBS' for over a decade, but it's worse than just diarrhea: it is body aches, headache, no energy, brain fog, emotional unease, itchy skin...life kind of sucks most of the time. I was tested for food sensitivity and try to avoid the worst of that, which helped a ton. I added more fiber to my diet which also helps some, but on my best days I was still at 75% capacity and on my worst days, it is sort of like the flu without the cold symptoms. I tried colostrum at my doctor's behest (bad idea when you have a severe whey sensitivity!) and then a good probiotic (that only made the diarrhea worse) but had pretty much given up on supplements. Then I heard about this and thought it was worth a try, at worse I'd be sick for three days and out $20.I've been on it a little over a week and just ordered a bigger bottle. It hasn't done anything for my stomach per se, it is still pretty much like having a ticked bucking horse in your abdomen at times, but for the rest of me it has been a most excellent investment and I hope in time even my irritated gut will eventually chill out (weeks to months probably). It calms down the immune system (inflammation), it feeds the gut and good bacteria (promotes healing), and it repairs those leaky junctions between the cells (which is what allows the leaks and ticks off the immune system in the first place). Besides for the typical unhappy stomach, I feel like I haven't since I got sick: I have energy, the mental fog has lifted, my emotions are more balanced and calm, I don't ache everywhere and haven't had a vague headache for 9 days. I'll still need to stick to my strict diet but maybe this stuff will encourage enough healing that I can someday expand it a little? Maybe with enough time and healing the GI signs themselves will chill out? With less exposure to foreign stuff in the blood maybe my immune system will chill out too? But at least I can now have some semblance of a life. It won't cure it, especially on its own, but it is a huge step in the right direction. This is also with a covid exposure (I never get respiratory disease but I feel like I've just eaten a large triple meat pizza with my immune response), prednisone (I've cut out any pain killers or steroids unless necessary, those being a covid exposure or a migraine), and discovering I can no longer eat brown rice pasta (which I have eaten a couple times this week and upset the primadona I call my intestine), with all that this stuff still works! Just make sure you're using it for the right stuff: certain types of IBS, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory GI diseases like celiac and crohns, leaky gut syndrome. Stomach ulcers, pancreas and bile issues, stomach acid, a primary issue with allergies or sensitivities (instead of the leaky gut leading to the sensitivity), SIBO and other upper GI maladies probably won't benefit much unless there is a combination of issues. Please check with your health care provider and nutritionist before making any life changing medical choices!

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Good product with quality ingredients. Just hope that one of the pills don't break because the smell is horrific.

Works great

My gut health is improving.

Please read the entire review if you haven’t before….To the Amazon reps, if you are reading this- please block this company from selling anymore of this supplement.Update- ok so it’s been over a month since I got off this supplement. And I am STILL having problems. This supplement actually GAVE me acid reflux and stomach issue I never had before. I used to be able to drink coffee and eat red sauce. NOT ANYMORE! My stomach is torn up from the sodium hydroxide.PLEASE think twice before taking this supplement. It literally has been the hardest recovery time for me.I hardly ever give reviews and I never give bad reviews…. But I have to warn everyone.I didn’t realize why this supplement was making me so sick, until I read some of the other reviews.Sodium hydroxide IS LYE! They literally put lye as an ingredient in this!If you look up the definition of sodium hydroxide this is what it says-“Sodium hydroxide, also known as lye and caustic soda, is an inorganic compound, a corrosive white solid. Sodium hydroxide is a very strong chemical. This article discusses poisoning from touching, breathing in (inhaling), or swallowing sodium hydroxide.Sodium hydroxide is found in many industrial solvents and cleaners, including products to strip floors, brick cleaners, cements, and many others.Below are symptoms of sodium hydroxide poisoning or exposure in different parts of the body-AIRWAYS AND LUNGS-Breathing difficulty (from inhaling sodium hydroxide)Lung inflammationSneezingThroat swelling (which may also cause breathing difficulty)ESOPHAGUS, INTESTINES, AND STOMACH-Blood in the stoolBurns of the esophagus (food pipe) and stomachDiarrheaSevere abdominal painVomiting, possibly bloodyEYES, EARS, NOSE, AND THROAT-DroolingSevere pain in the throatSevere pain or burning in the nose, eyes, ears, lips, or tongueVision lossHEART AND BLOOD-CollapseLow blood pressure (develops rapidly)Severe change in blood pH (too much or too little acid in the blood)ShockI am actually speechless because what do you say to a company that puts such a volatile compound in a supplement you are trusting to help you…. I didn’t think it was even possible for this to happen.I got horrible diarrhea, dizziness, heart palpitations, swollen throat, achy body, extreme tiredness but couldn’t sleep well.If the company is reading this review-Please start caring about the people you are making these supplements for.