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Kim (Mo) on 07/06/2026: 
I initially became ill after a trip to Belize back in May 2017. In June 2017, my symptoms started off with deep depression and suicidal thoughts and I had no idea why.
Basically, I know that the unsanitary conditions there lead to me eating something that threw off my entire gut health. I slowly became more and more ill over the months and years.
I have tried more things than I can ever list and have a 100's of supplements. I tried just about every remedy known to man during these years including Licorice Root, Salt, Borax, raising my PH, etc. While Borax helped another problem with kidney pain it didn't solve my stomach issues. AI told me that I didn't have enough stomach acid to break down my food. I've tried Betaine before, but it didn't have the results that the Berberine HCL has, by any means.
I was certain I was going to die after severe left sided pain that was so bad after eating and my bowels never moving that I lost 30 lbs & was down to 80 lbs in 2022. Probiotics did not help solve the problem as one doctor advised after a stool test in 2021 revealed I was low in both L. Acidophilus & Bifidobacterium.
I then went to 2 different specialized GI Doctors and although I refused to do a colonoscopy...it had never helped any of my friends with autoimmune gut issues, like Crohn's & Ulcerative Colitis, the 2 GI Doctors at different practices both determined based off my symptoms of severe intolerance to all carbs that I had SIBO and Intestinal Permeability. One finally prescribed me Rifaximin, but even with insurance it would cost $2,000.
I declined to take it not just based on the price, but because all of the reviews on Drug websites confirmed that it did not work and always came back. Same with Doxycycline. I knew what I had was diagnosed correctly, but no one knew how to help me.
I recently used Google Chrome AI and typed in all my flagged high and low results of my Genova stool tests from 2021 into the search bar and explained the constant low blood pressure after eating all foods and during the night.
Of course Google AI recommended the Rifaximin drug. But I challenged AI and told it that based on the cost it was unaffordable and even if it was it didn't work based on reviews. It then confirmed that I was correct! It even empathized with me. When I asked AI what herbal supplement I might be able to use, AI recommended taking Berberine HCL for 4 to 6 weeks. Then after the 4 to 6 week period I should slowly introduce a quality yogurt using only a 1/4 tsp. And only if the yogurt didn't cause a relapse, it recommended increasing by an additional 1/4 tsp over the course of days to a week and so on until I am finally able to tolerate it without a backlash.
I have to admit I haven't even made it to the 4 week point. I'm only at the 3 week point. But it is working! I began June 13th, 2026 and it is July 6th, 2026. I have not gone 2 weeks eating and drinking anything I want e.g. Popcorn, Fried Chicken Tenders with Tator Tots, Pop, etc. without resulting in low blood pressure after eating or sleeping in 5 years. But I can now! Praise God!!
Before my blood pressure would often be 90/60 and even as low as 85/46. Now my blood pressure after eating daily is 124/86 or 122/76 or similar, as well as normal during the night. My heart rate is still high upon rising. But I know as my body starts to absorb the nutrients from foods and supplements I will only continue to get better and better and that the high heart rate is due to anemia from the inability to absorb anything.
AI told me to take 1 Berberine HCL with each meal. Please don't take it with too little food as that did hurt my stomach greatly one night. I asked it how I would know I was healed and it said I would no longer be bloated 1 to 1 1/2 hours after eating. That my nails would become stronger and my skin would heal up. My nails are the best they've been in a decade. They may never have been this good, it's hard to recall at this point.
I have frequently halved the 500 mg capsules (Vitamin Shoppe Brand) to only 250 mg by dumping the contents into a larger capsule, as it can really get the bowels moving which is exactly what I needed.
Most food just sat in my stomach fermenting and rotting. I couldn't belch or pass gas nor a regular stool. I take a whole capsule with my largest meals.
At the beginning of my protocol that was only once a day. It has taken a bit to increase my low appetite as that is a part of SIBO Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth, that apparently causes major low blood pressure after eating and sleeping. I've used salt tablets for a couple of years and drank salt water and while it helps, it never solved the problem. Berberine HCL is the cure!
