Long-Term Addiction to PMO May Contribute to Digestive Disorders (Gastritis, IBS, SIBO, Dysbiosis)

People here are listen to their bodyes. You don't need to be a scientists to know you got a headhacke becaouse you hit the wall with it 10 times. Do you only do what scientists and doctors tell you or did you ever take a friends advice in you life. If you don't belive that mastrubation and porn are bad for your health why the f*uck you are here and provoking?

 

@Toni7 I didn't say the things you suggest I said. My only point was this pseudo-scientific demeanor and the baseless claims that pmo would cause hair loss and things like that. If the addiction wasn't bad enough already!
Do I know what causes hair loss? No, I don't. If you would tell me, you think that pmo caused you loosing all your hair I would take that as a personal experience and opinon and I have no problem with that.
I just don't want to hear so-called facts that are totally made-up, I mean without any source, I can rely on.

I tried to deliver my critique with humor. But maybe it was not quite the right time and place for this critique. It was a bit random, I admit.

 

I would take the time to question things a bit further rather than simply denying a claim as "so-called facts that are totally made-up", you will not find a source for this. The porn industry is likely in the high billions, if not trillion dollar industry. They finance studies to support that porn is healthy for people. They aim to shut down and ruin the lives of those who don't support that, look at what happened to the late Gary Wilson. They even tried/are trying to shutdown nofap.

There are many accounts of anecdotal evidence to support that PMO can affect a persons digestive system. We already know that PMO, more so in excess, can wreak havoc on dopamine and serotonin levels. The majority of serotonin is made in the stomach. Disturbing serotonin levels causes GI distress. Ergo, I do not need direct scientific literature to draw the conclusion.

There was no critique in your post or counter arguments to what has been brought forward. I am not here to claim that staying clear from PMO will cause you to sprout wings and fly, but please do not be so quick to discredit others and mock the way you have.

@Toni7 I can empathize with your frustration brother, there is no need to get riled up to the point needing to swear. Disagreements will happen and that is fine, we need to learn to navigate those moments without being reactive. It is a lesson I am also trying to adopt.

 

Yeah man no hard feelings. But somehow this addiction is like puting stone around yourself and then go swimming. It makes everything harder and makes you work twice as much. So your body can't heal itself like it supposed to becaouse you make it to work for something else what is first priority.

@Redemptionisrequired you are right about that. Bit to much from me.

 

I've had 90-100% of your listed symptoms and I also attribute them to PMO. There's nothing else.

 

Hey guys,

I’m new here, just created my account. I’m 27, struggling with this addiction for probably 10-15 years (EDIT: not sure when it really turned into an addiction but around that time). I have IBS and am currently on an animal-based diet, which is the only “solution” I found after years of struggling. I’m trying to get over this addiction for roughly 3 years now.. longest streak was a month, made it to 2-3 weeks several times now. But every time I do relapse, I binge. It’s never just once. Maybe it’s once for a day. Then two days later again. Then a couple times, then with porn… and every time I suffer. I’m currently extremely bloated, I literally cannot stop burping. This is the second night that this is keeping me up, and so I barely function. In fact, I have a weekend trip planned with friends, that I now consider canceling because of how shit I feel.

My IBS started 2015 after I came back home from traveling. In the last month of traveling I had a very distressing time and experience and edged a LOT. I already had struggled with PMO before, as well as PIED, which then already took over 2 months to reverse when I was in a relationship. But the gut issues only developed after that time - I only made the connection much later, but I think it’s related to pelvic issues. And possibly neurotransmitters as well.

sorry for the disorganized text. It’s 6.30am and I haven’t slept. Just wanted to share. This has to stop.


EDIT 2: Actually wanted to add a question to those that have similarly intense addictions: do you think (for me) hard-mode is necessary? I think human contact is important for healing; I have a date lined up with a girl from uni, we were definitely quite flirty and I could see this developing, among other things, into a sexual direction. Should I do 90 days without sex? Or longer? I generally think healthy sex should be fine, however, with pelvic and ED issues, and with how fast these return from a relapse, I’m not so sure as to what’s the best approach.

 

What happened to Gary wilson somebody killed her ?

 

Personally I feel like it gets better within an few weeks and after a few weeks my digestion gets a bit worse again. I’m subjectively convinced that this will change if I keep from porn and masturbating for a long period of time like 1.5 years

 

Really really helpful it has lift up really big rock from the bottom of my heart and from my shoulder I was also struggling from the addiction for 5 years I have no idea does this PMO addiction can be really bad for me
Thank you soooo much for sharing.
Please pray for me..

 

I think it is also possible or even likely that fapping stresses the pelvic floor which in turn can cause constipation.

For example decades of fapping has caused arthrosis in my knees. I have a BMI of 20, so the opposite of being overweight and there are no other reasons why I should have knee arthrosis already in my age, except fapping. My upper legs are always tight and that puts a lot of pressure on the knees. If I don't fap for more than a week I see great reduction in knee pain and less stiff muscles.
I am sure this doesn't stop at the thighs. I've seen some videos on youtube where physical therapists who are specialised in pelvic floor treatments said that massive masturbation can lead to pelvic floor issues. I just hope that, unlike my knees, this is reversible. I am almost a month in and it seems it has become easier to pass gas. But I also changed my diet a bit. Time will tell...

@brahmacarya It's been more than a year since you started this thread. How is it going?

 

Our brains and bodies are intimately connected.
Porn messes with our minds and our bodies will react negatively, so yes all those symptons could easily be induced by porn.
Nofap will cure you of any porn induced symptons, but if you still have unresolved trauma's in your life, consider using a therapy called EMDR.
If requires nothing more than recalling a traumatic scene in your mind and moving your eyes quickly from side to side while keeping your head still.
That is it, do it for about 20 seconds, then repeat as many times as necessary to squash the trauma until it has no power anymore.

Cheers for now.

 

Doing NoFap for 1 years atleast is the key to get out from ibs I have same digestion issue currently on 3 months streak

 

Bro my stomach is mess up bad. 9 days clean and Holly hell. I been eating plantain soup that is one of the best thing for you stomach and still mess up. Hopefully gets better soon because this sucks ass. Honestly am getting scared

 

bro quit now you will be cured or it will distroy you life u will not be able to eat anything

 

Yea my stomach mess up too it’s like everything I eat goes right thru me smh

 

Bro ty for posting this! Honestly since yesterday I been getting some crazy urges and just for 1 second sometimes I feel like i can’t hold it any longer. I was feeling like Doing it now so I came here saw your message and definitely not doing it now. Luckily my stomach has gotten a lot better.

 

How many days you been without fap? I hope you get better soon! Try drinking some chamomile tea with your food, help me tremendously. Gl bud

 

i have on NoFap for 5+ months but my gut health is not healed yet and my body weight is 44+ , i am unable to digest food , and have frequent nightfall

 

If you can cure now than do nofap later the damage will be higher and your body will fall apart , when your digestion get damaged , no doctor will able to help you .