u/Turbo_______

i have had pots for around 3-4 years but was only diagnosed last December so i'm still fairly new to understanding things and figuring out patterns and triggers and whatnot but i always see people talking about their baseline and then they have the flare ups, i definitely have flare ups where everything gets real bad but i don't really have a "normal" state. everyday just feels so different and i have a very huge variety of different symptoms that are just all over the place, i don't think i ever feel the same as another day and my energy levels seem to be the same way just very inconsistent. i also worry i may be on a slow decline because i swear most days didn't use to feel this difficult but its hard to say because of the inconsistency idk if i'm just making that up in my head. anybody else feel the same way? is this normal?

ive tried plenty of different dietary changes and my diet has consisted of absolutely no junk food or processed foods for quite some time i only eat whole foods but i still seem to have gas and my lower belly always is protruding a bit, ive removed most dairy, garlic and onion, beans/lentils, lowered sugar intake from things like fruit and honey and am loosely following low fodmap and all of those seemed to help and make my bloating feel less tight and pressure like but it still protrudes a bit and the gas and discomfort still persists, i drink plenty of water and electrolytes everyday and i workout 4 days a week and ive also tried to make my meals a bit smaller cause i know big meals can be difficult and that also helped but again its not gone. has anyone had success in getting rid of bloating?