Seven years later, relatively symptom free with the few issues here and there that a couple of days of Pepto took care of, I find myself relapsed. It likely has to do with four courses of antibiotics in the last three months, two of which were "prevention prescriptions". The last course I couldn't finish due to severe stomach issues so they prescribed a five day lesser evil type.
Most recently I'm finding myself riding the porcelain pony every few days.

My adult daughter recommended that I treat this as recovery (like addict would). I'm back on the Pepto and eating GF blah food. I know it will work since I've been there before. It's not quite as hopeless as back in 2016 when I felt like I was dying.
So there it is. My confession.