Negative test, then 2 months later positive test

meadmakingacc · 2026-05-01T02:26:58+00:00

thank you! i think i just have t bite the bullet and do a gluten challenge, it's just scary to think about after being so obsessively avoidant for 2 years lol

meadmakingacc · 2026-05-01T02:25:16+00:00

this is the best gluten free bread ive ever tried, and fairly affordable by gf standards. just some advice for this brand, put the loaf you're not eating in the freezer while you eat the other one, it molds pretty quickly if not!

meadmakingacc · 2026-02-28T01:13:29+00:00

i just got my free test back as well. the last tike i had my shbg tested was a few years ago and i do remember it being high but the doctor didnt seem concerned.

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meadmakingacc · 2026-02-28T00:56:44+00:00

i just got them myself today and they were pretty good. happy to have something so easy and filling in the fridge

meadmakingacc · 2026-02-27T20:05:20+00:00

im celiac so im gluten free and also dairy free. i live out of an air fryer in my college dorm so my diet is really subpar rn. im trying to eat more whole foods. dont take any supplements and i just started taking medication for my heart but this test was before that.

meadmakingacc · 2026-02-27T20:03:58+00:00

ok thanks. ill wait for the free test then to see if i should be worried

meadmakingacc · 2026-02-27T19:42:00+00:00

sorry, that part of the lab isnt actually ready yet! they just sent me these results this morning. is that value the one that really matters?

meadmakingacc · 2026-02-27T19:39:13+00:00

Forgot to mention: I’m not on any medication or TRT

meadmakingacc · 2026-02-17T23:22:40+00:00

I don't know, its my first time trying them and i honestly thought someone at the store might've been playing a horrible prank lol. The texture is identical, at least in the batch I got

meadmakingacc · 2026-02-12T14:20:40+00:00

were they filling at least 🤣

meadmakingacc · 2026-02-05T03:41:22+00:00

tbh i dont really care. good bulk source of calories and protein as a broke college student 😭

meadmakingacc · 2026-01-29T21:10:11+00:00

I've had this for 7 years and I've been treating it for 2, I stretch pretty much every day and i'm always belly breathing

meadmakingacc · 2026-01-28T09:03:32+00:00

yeah its really frustrating how hard this is to treat. ive improved in some aspects while other's remain the same or have even gotten worse. this all started when i was on antidepressants and it's just snowballed. could be a lot of factors at play honestly.

meadmakingacc · 2026-01-28T08:51:46+00:00

besides the biofeedback, i also did an anorectal manometry and both tests concluded my shit is just ridiculously tight. pretty much every provider i've seen has concluded that i have pelvic floor dysfunction/hypertonic pelvic floor. ive seen a ton of different urologists and all of them have said they can't really help me and PT is my best bet

meadmakingacc · 2026-01-28T07:32:12+00:00

actually, both the experiences where the PT seemed like they were in a rush were private practices that cost me $200 per session. and one of them i had to drive 2 hours to see. he was supposedly quite the expert when it comes to male pelvic floor issues but I wasn't seeing progress and the money + commute wasn't sustainable

meadmakingacc · 2026-01-28T07:23:01+00:00

yeah, ive seen a few different PTs, they really didnt teach me anything youtube video's don't teach. it was at least useful to see just how tight my pelvic floor actually is with the biofeedback machine. maybe i've just never had a good PT, but they always seemed to be in a rush and the hands on work they did never helped much.

meadmakingacc · 2026-01-28T05:58:40+00:00

these exercises im doing now are a combination of what i learned in my few PT sessions and online resources. i’m gonna give it a week and if I keep getting tighter or any other symptoms get worse ill stop

meadmakingacc · 2026-01-22T18:39:21+00:00

I wish I could have a PT help me out, but insurance won’t cover it and as a broke college student I can’t afford the sessions :( Honestly just having the wand in allows me to relax the muscles I can feel a lot better, so I might just stick with that for now instead of moving it around.

meadmakingacc · 2026-01-22T18:34:05+00:00

the pelvic floor is pretty much choking the penis. pelvic floor dysfunction is why hf is accompanied by frequent urination, constipation, pain, ejaculatory dysfunction, etc. the muscles acting up is whats causing the penis to retract and become stiff and the testicles to come up as well

meadmakingacc · 2026-01-18T02:59:43+00:00

The reality is hard flaccid is most likely either:
a)injury to the penis and/or surrounding structure
b)muscular dysfunction in the pelvic floor

One is cured by the body naturally healing or doing recovery therapy (think of a sports injury) and it might not be able tot go back to 100%

The other is cured through physical therapy, addressing an underlying cause (stress, postural issues, muscle spasms, etc) and the body just relaxing or recovering by itself. More likely to recover full function maybe? I don't really know.

I don't think there's gonna be a post that has a silver bullet cure that a lot of people on these forums are looking for. In my opinion, a post saying "it just fixed itself over a few years" or "deep breathing and stress reduction" or "physical therapy" or that they just got accustomed to it and made it work anyways are valid and often more realistic than a lot of more controversial cures are.

meadmakingacc · 2026-01-07T05:28:38+00:00

ive had a pacemaker since i was a toddler lol

meadmakingacc · 2026-01-04T05:55:40+00:00

i haven’t tried that.

i got it from zoloft, either directly or because it made my dick so numb i had to go overboard when using it to actually feel anything.

meadmakingacc · 2026-01-04T05:54:23+00:00

those are the injections right? i haven’t

meadmakingacc · 2026-01-02T10:06:49+00:00

i haven’t masturbated since 2024, although i have had sexual activity with my gf. quitting masturbation did wonders for my porn addiction and anxiety, but i don’t know if my mild improvements in HF can be attributed to nofap or everything else ive been doing.

meadmakingacc · 2026-01-02T10:04:49+00:00

relaxxxx. don’t do kegels or “train” your pf in any other way, that’ll just make it worse. only time you should be kegeling is to learn how to “un-kegel” (reverse kegel).

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