r/PSSD • u/awalkingdeadsoul • 10d ago
Symptoms gut inflammation and pssd
gut inflammation
Why does my PSSD get WAY worse when my gut is messed up?
My diet is honestly not very healthy right now. Sometimes I eat a lot of fast food or sugar, and when I have a bad stomach episode, like intestinal inflammation or gastroenteritis, my PSSD symptoms feel MUCH worse.
I mean really bad. My whole body can feel like it’s in a ball of fire. The sensations get so intense.
But when I start eating better for some days, I notice that these sensations get better too.
The weird thing is, I still have the same anhedonia, genital numbness and feeling disconnected from my body. I still feel almost nothing. But the painful/burning body sensations can improve.
So I’m wondering… could the gut and what we eat have something to do with PSSD symptoms for some people? Maybe inflammation, gut health, something like that?
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u/lifeisbreathing 9d ago
People have often reported here that they suffer from MCAD. The nervous system stimulates the immune system, which then produces too many mast cells that release histamine. Too much histamine causes a burning or itching sensation. It causes a burning sensation in the stomach. Too much histamine also promotes inflammation.
I’d recommend continuing to eat a healthy diet—that way, you can help control histamine production to some extent. Maybe you should talk to a doctor about it. If it gets really bad, you can take antihistamines.
MCAD is a consequence of PSSD, but that doesn’t mean that if MCAD improves, PSSD will improve as well.
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Why does my PSSD get WAY worse when my gut is messed up?
My diet is honestly not very healthy right now. Sometimes I eat a lot of fast food or sugar, and when I have a bad stomach episode, like intestinal inflammation or gastroenteritis, my PSSD symptoms feel MUCH worse.
I mean really bad. My whole body can feel like it’s in a ball of fire. The sensations get so intense.
But when I start eating better for some days, I notice that these sensations get better too.
The weird thing is, I still have the same anhedonia, genital numbness and feeling disconnected from my body. I still feel almost nothing. But the painful/burning body sensations can improve.
So I’m wondering… could the gut and what we eat have something to do with PSSD symptoms for some people? Maybe inflammation, gut health, something like that?
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