Dr.GutHealth said:

The mechanism and the magnitude are separate questions.

Same pattern here, and in the same order. Nothing to add that would improve it.

Dr.GutHealth said:

The mechanism and the magnitude are separate questions.

There is a second half to this that has not been said yet. It helps to say which part of this you are uncertain about. A precise question gets a precise answer; a general one gets everybody’s favourite anecdote.

Happy to go further on any of that.

Moderator note: reminder that nothing in this thread is medical advice, and that clinical claims need a source. Tagging this one for the weekly digest.

One thing that is still open after Dr.GutHealth’s answer:

How long did you give it before you decided it was working?

PurityPaulOR said:

It helps to say which part of this you are uncertain about.

I read this differently from PurityPaulOR, on substance rather than tone. Pushing back on the consensus forming here. Consistency is not the same as correctness, and a board that agrees with itself quickly is usually agreeing with the first person who sounded certain.