In summary, Dr. Ettinger is an incredible functional medicine practitioner and overall human being. He was my first ray of hope during an extremely difficult time with my health, and I will ALWAYS be grateful for his expertise and kindness.
About a year ago, my health started to deteriorate. It was a horrible and complicated downward spiral of gut health issues that started with stomach acid refluxing up to my throat, followed by the inability to eat without throwing up or having severe upper abdominal pain (pain so bad that it often felt like I couldn’t breathe). I had dropped from 102 lbs to 87 lbs over the course of 2-3 weeks
The issues were so severe that I had developed a deep fear of eating, and I was constantly extremely exhausted from both the anxiety I’d developed on top of the lack of proper nutrition.
Desperate for help, I started researching how other people had solved their gut issues, and somehow, I’d found Dr. Ettinger online. I called for a consultation, and Dr. Ettinger was the FIRST person to actually listen to me and give me hope that I could go back to eating and living normally. I’m pretty sure I was crying over the phone, and he was still very patient with ensuring I felt heard.
During my first visit to Dr. Ettinger, he provided me with the supplements needed to help my body heal. At that point, I’d never turned to supplements for my health, and he had given me quite a lot. I admitted to him that I was afraid (keep in mind the anxiety), but he was very kind to talk me through things.
The changes in my ability to eat were pretty much immediate. In the next few days, I was able to eat without throwing up or developing abdominal pain, which was incredible. While I was required to slowly re-introduce food and limit what I ate at first, finishing the supplement protocol itself took 3-4 weeks. My situation was extremely complicated, and while I did end up seeing other health practitioners (a therapist, nutrition coach, PT, and acupuncturist), Dr. Ettinger gave me the crucial steps for my body to begin to heal.
If you are experiencing gut health issues like I was, PLEASE reach out to Dr. Ettinger (don’t worsen your health by trying to Google / self-diagnose like I had done). He’s a wonderful person, and I’ve recommended multiple colleagues to him already.
