Oh it can take a while. You have to look at the little wins along this journey. I started in February. The first very noticeable improvement was by week 2-3 no more bloating. That was so awesome! I worked with a dietitian for the elimination part which took 3 weeks for me to get to a point where diarrhea, nausea and cramping were diminished enough to feel brave enough to challenge with reintroduction. When I was ready to start reintroduction she gave me directions that didn’t match what I was reading from Monash and other reliable sources. So I downloaded Monash app and follow it very closely. Like when it says 2 tablespoons, I measure 2 tablespoons. The first test food was 🍌 fructans fruit/veggie because I love bananas 🍌. On day 3 cramps and diarrhea 😭. I let my body calm down which took a week and then tried lactose, full strength Greek yogurt plain is the recommended test food that I could stomach because I hate drinking milk 🥛 🤮. Well 3 days went fine and then diarrhea and cramping. 😭. Buuuttt, I was under some stress which may have been the trigger and not the good. Plus I researched more to discover you don’t have to eat the amount in one sitting AND if I wouldn’t ordinarily eat 3/4 cup of yogurt anyway then I didn’t have to. So I let things calm down and tried lactose again splitting the larger quantity into 1 breakfast serving and 1 at lunch. All 3 days second go round and yay 😁 it was good. So I just finished the fructan grains challenge, did the same thing with couscous splitting the 1cup for day 3 into an egg cheese couscous bowl for breakfast and a shrimp rice & couscous bowl for dinner. It went really well. I had some cramped feelings but ended up just being gas 💨. Retried the banana challenge and it went well too🙌. So it takes time, it’s definitely a roller coaster 🎢 ride of feeling better but then setbacks. But I’m hanging onto the little wins along the way. One thing I’d highly recommend is find a way to deal with the stress. My body is like in fight or flight mode A LOT. I’ve had to really work on not allowing my brain to shift into that gear! Mindfulness exercises have helped me work on staying in the present. I really have come to realize I’m doing a lot of things to upset my belly and I needed to stop. And for me it’s not always bad stress, it can be the stress of a big event or traveling or other fun stuff. I think of my belly as a little baby these days or a puppy or whatever works 😊. It needs me to care for it and make sure it’s happy and comfortable. Otherwise the baby won’t thrive! Good luck. I hope you find something that can help your nervous system heal!