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Well, I guess now I know. And I have been eating raw fruit. Actually, I have been doing that for a while, so maybe that is ok.: Well, really the stomach stuff. By now I know all the other stuff is related, so am hoping to see improvement there too.
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Originally Posted by JaneS
What about giving babe bifidus to help seal up her gut?
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Originally Posted by JaneS
Definately take lots more probiotics.
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Originally Posted by JaneS
Also magnesium is great for constipation.
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Originally Posted by JaneS
GI Revive is an intesting product.
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Originally Posted by JaneS
You could try goat's milk and/or raw milk.
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Originally Posted by JaneS
See Yeast/Bacteria link here re: taking enzymes between meals
www.enzymestuff.com |
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Originally Posted by JaneS
Not sure what to say except make sure to get some probiotics into him and see if there are any changes on that front.
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Originally Posted by JaneS
Mine has always liked to chew capsules but perhaps he's just weird.
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My ds is weird too - he absolutely loves chewing on salmon oil capsules!
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Originally Posted by JaneS
Pee accidents usually mean yeast problems from what I've read in ASD community.
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Originally Posted by JaneS
Do you want to post a sample diet for your DS and we can try to brainstorm for further help?
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Originally Posted by JaneS
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| Originally Posted by ercicaz I still needed a replacement probiotic and at that point (and currently) I really couldn't afford to spend $45 on Primal Defense so I bought a recommended new one on the market from NOW (less than $20 and contains similar strains/soil-based organisms like PD). I usually have good results with NOW supplements and so far I really like these probiotics. Nothing seems to be working (and I mean nothing) during the second part of my menstrual cycles. Digestion deteriorates, IC symptoms flare and I feel generally crappy. Clearly there's a hormonal link despite my normal hormone tests. I really don't need a test to tell me my issues are related to my hormones and/or immune system. So, that's basically what I'm trying to figure out now. Back to self-diagnosing and analyzing my health to death! Anyone else? |
Ah well, at least she waited 10 mos. pp this time. With dd1 she returned 6 WEEKS pp! 
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Originally Posted by JaneS
UGH, I feel bad for complaining about 3 (and DH is helping).
Have you tried high doses of vitamin C to neutralize toxins? I keep meaning to post that link to discussion w/ MT in N/I 101 thread. Is she eating a lot of fruit? There aren't as much lipases and proteases in lacto fermented foods as in capsules. Might be important for the proteins as well. I know DS has a protein eating bad gut bug for ex. |
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Originally Posted by Annikate
Thanks for the info. re: Primal Defense. I've been looking at that product for dd1.
I really like NOW brand supplements too - their B12 is by far the one that works best for me. I'll check out their probiotics. What is the name of the one you're talking about? Re: menstrual cycles & gut - - me too! AF always messes with my digestion. It took me a while to link it solely to hormones, but that's all it is. I really really dislike that bit**. Ah well, at least she waited 10 mos. pp this time. With dd1 she returned 6 WEEKS pp! |
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Originally Posted by EBG
So what can I do about it?
If the NT diet is not fixing thyroid problems, what will? I've been using sea salt for months and not celtic, so I might be deficient in iodine? I know thyroid problems are complex, but I really don't know anything about how to treat it. The coconut forum has a ton of stories how CO is helping them. Well I just ran out of CO and can't get any more for a long time. I'm also running out of CLO, so I expect things to get a lot worse. |
| Originally Posted by sierratahoe Back to reality: Ok, now what do I do?? What kind of a doc should I be looking for? I simply cannot afford to have an appointment with every gut doc in town hoping against hope for one who has his/her head out of his/her arse and has heard of leaky gut or anything else slightly alternative. Nor can I afford to visit with every 'naturopathic' nutcase who just wants to rinse me out or give me a rubdown or stick needles in me (no offense to any who might find acupuncture helpful for their gut; I just doubt a session or two is going to heal me, nor is a massage or two). Should I aim for calling every D.O. in town and ask if they have experience with healing guts? Or just scrap getting help and focus on helping myself? What about tests? Could it be that I possibly actually don't need any testing and just need to experiment with what works for me? Now for the million dollar question: I know this is called healing the gut, but, will there ever be a day when I don't have to fear certain foods? Will there ever be a day I can eat trigger foods without paying the price? Is it truly possible to make this all better and move beyond it, looking back at the experience and laughing nervously? |
| re: gut/menstrual cycles - I was talking with my mother about this and she works in a large doctors office with a bunch of other women. She said almost all of them have stomach issues right before they get their period. I'm sensing the only difference (maybe not since I have no other information on their accompanying symptoms) is that when my digestion falters the rest of my body just seems to shut down and I am open to all sorts of pathogens, i.e. yeast and bacteria overgrowth. When I think clearly about it the one thing that stands out is leaky gut. If my gut wall weren't leaky I wouldn't have this constant barrage of pathogenic bugs wreaking havoc. Now, the question is...why do my hormones seem to be setting me up for this frequent inflammation?? Same goes for my IC symptoms. I had a great chat with a NP yesterday (who dx'd my IC after 15 years of no specialist being able to do so) who agreed that people who seem to have a similar profile as I also have a major hormone imbalance that does not necessarily show up on hormone tests. This is why my issues went away when I was pregnant. I'm just hoping with all my heart and soul that when I finally get pregnant again I'll have the same experience. What a nightmare that would be if it reversed and my symptoms worsened (as is the case for some people). |
. When I first posted, I think it was like pg 11 of the last thread. When I'm able to come back a few days later y'all are already to page 20something! Wow, you all can post a lot !
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Originally Posted by caedmyn
OT...is it terrible of me to let DD cry for a minute in the middle of the night? Last night she woke up 5 times, and DH's back was realy bothering him so he didn't get up with her at all. The third time she woke up, DH said, "Why don't you just let her cry for a while?" (we have distinctly different ideas on the "benefits" of CIO). So...just to appease him for a minute and because I was really exhausted, I lay in bed, thinking, "This will never work, she'll just get more and more upset." Lo and behold, less than two minutes later, DD stops crying and falls asleep. She was never really upset, just doing her, "Pick me up I'm tired of this" cry. I'm thinking, "If all I had to do this whole time was give her a minute to fall back asleep, I am going to be so mad!" So the next time she woke up, I lay in bed for a minute again...this time I could tell she was getting upset and was probably hungry, so I got up and nursed her. She woke up again a couple of hours later...I stayed in bed and within two minutes she was asleep again. I feel kind of bad for letting her cry, but maybe she just needs a minute to realize she can self-soothe (she used to do this but apparently forgot how). Is it okay to give her a minute or two and see if she'll fall back asleep on her own?
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| I read the cellfood website. I don't think the product will harm you or Kate but I don't think it's cracked up to be everything they say on the website, I'd put the money you'd save from that into the girls college fund. I think you could get the same effect by eating a balanced healthy diet with fruits, veggies, green tea, and omega 3 rich foods... Cellfood has trace minerals which are fine, I think you could get what you need from a good multivitamin. Also they say there are enzymes in the mix. That's okay except if you ingest Cellfood the enzymes will get denatured and lose function by your stomach acid. Like I said, it won't hurt you but why pay more for something that isn't all that. I 'm skeptical in regard to the splitting water claim (hydrolysis), that would release hydrogen gas and oxygen gas, you'd have farty cells or farty blood. Typically, kids can do a hydrolysis experiment in the classroom using electricity, I think I did that in Bud Boltes class. I read some of their DNA/RNA supplements and I think that's total doo doo. |
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Originally Posted by chlobo
quick question. If one has malabsorption and/or poor fat digestion would that person have trouble gaining weight as everything is going through instead of into? Or is there some parallel process that would cause weight gain?
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| Originally Posted by chlobo quick question. If one has malabsorption and/or poor fat digestion would that person have trouble gaining weight as everything is going through instead of into? |
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