Dr. Diana, both a doctor (therapeutic optometrist), and a recovered POTS and ME/CFS patient, offers help and hope for POTS, Dysautonomia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Chronic Fatigue, Chronic Lyme, vascular abnormalities, Fibromyalgia, and Multiple Sclerosis. Dr. Diana is now working full time at POTS Care.
Ginger root helps with gut motility – it is a mild prokinetic agent. Apple cider vinegar helps kill bacterial overgrowth in the small intestine. Many people with EDS, FMS, etc. have Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth which causes symptoms of IBS. Ginger root and ACV are helpful for this.
Have you tried taking choline by itself? Dr. Driscoll says that vagus nerve problems are due to low levels of acetylcholine. I take 2 capsules of ginger root and 2T ACV – the ingredients in vagus nerve support and think they are moderately helpful.
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