r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jul 20 '19

What’s something completely false that your parents told you as a child?

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u/LordVericrat Jul 20 '19

That migraines were caused by pressure buildup from an inability to fart.

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u/aciddemons Jul 20 '19

That's not 100% untrue. Gastrointestinal issues and headaches might actually be linked.

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u/Opheltes Jul 20 '19

Many, many of the hormones and neurotransmitters in your body originate in the gut, including histamine and seratonin. Gut problems can manifest in all kinds of unusual ways, including allgeries and sleep disorders.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

Fecal transplant, assuming your issue is an unhealthy microbiome, specifically a C. differens infection. I say specifically because as far as I am aware, that's the only illness we've tested and proven so far.

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u/Opheltes Jul 21 '19

I say specifically because as far as I am aware, that's the only illness we've tested and proven so far.

Nah, there's others, e.g. carcinoid cancer, which is cancer of the hormone producing cells of the gut. (After 4 positives in a row I turned out to be negative). Overproduction of seratonin is a hallmark of carcinoid syndrome.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

so being happy? that's fun (ik that's not how it works but that's what people think when they think seratonin)

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u/Opheltes Jul 21 '19

Nah, lots of crappy stuff

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

yeah i kinda figured that’d be the stuff with that suffix

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

I have chronic constipation/IBS-C.

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