This is embarrassing but if it helps someone else, I don't care. The gas was OUT OF CONTROL. I'm talking all day, every day. I work in an office and I was constantly making excuses to leave my desk. My stomach would bloat up so bad by noon that I had to keep an extra pair of pants with an elastic waist in my car. I was exhausted constantly – falling asleep on the couch at 7pm. And yeah, I noticed those vertical ridges on my nails but didn't think anything of it.
I've been drinking since college. Nothing crazy, just consistent. Beer after work, drinks with buddies on weekends. But watching that video about liver failure symptoms was like looking in a mirror. All four signs. Every single one.
Started this milk thistle because the 80% silymarin thing seemed legit and the reviews were insane. Week one, nothing. Week two, I noticed the gas was less frequent. By week three, my stomach wasn't ballooning up after lunch. Now I'm two months in and it's like I have a different digestive system. The flatulence is 90% gone. My stomach stays relatively flat. And I have energy to actually go to the gym after work.
Haven't quit drinking. Still have my beers. But my body is handling it completely differently now. If you're bloated and gassy and exhausted, your liver is drowning in toxins. This stuff helps flush it out. Just do it.