Leaky gut?

May I ask what supplements you take?

Thank you for your comments. For stress relief, I started meditating a couple of years ago. I use two apps - HEADSPACE and INSIGHT TIMER. What I have learned that is vey helpful, in addition to meditating, is breath work that can be used anytime I feel stressed to calm me down. Learning to meditate is a process but well worth it. I especially like INSIGHT TIMER for the variety of meditations they have based on a Morning Check In on how I'm feeing. And both apps have meditations of varying lengths - 5 min to 20 minutes or more. So you can always fit in at least a few minutes. I strive for daily to be consistent.

Nondairy products are fine based on calcium levels. Both nuts and seeds contain calcium that are good for us. I snack on nuts and add seeds like chia seeds to my smoothies. Google "calcium in nuts and calcium in seeds" and you will see a list and how much calcium contained in each specific nut and seed. Yes, these supplements can be expensive. But it's also important that our bodies will absorb the calcium and minerals or we have wasted money and time. I look for the most bioavailable, meaning my body will absorb it well. I order supplements from Ancestral Supplements for bone builders - Bone and Marrow is one and Living Bone is another, SFI Health for Ultra K2 and I also take Boron recommended by my doctor from a company called trace minerals.

Hope this is helpful. We all have to find what works for us. I don't recall if I mentioned it in an earlier post, but my last dexascan showed no significant changes - meaning I held steady which is so much better than continuing to get worse. This dexascan was one year after my previous one and I asked my doctor to request it as I was curious how I was doing and didn't want to wait another year.
Best to you, G.

Oh my gosh, I have taken a variety of products and progressed to others based on subsequent testing. The supplements I take are not ones you can order yourself. A doctor's recommendation is required and come not only from Fullscript where several doctors have access to prescribing as well as individual brands that also required a doctor's recommendation.
I highly recommend you find a doctor that can test you if you have not been tested. And then follows up with testing again to check on progress.
Best to you. It's not easy and it's a journey to get back to health.
Best to you, G.

I’m just now learning about his beliefs and have no idea what to think at this point obviously feel strongly about it so you think he’s a quack?

Well, I have been researching anything that can return my regular BM since my intestinal prolapse surgery in October and now I am becoming more than a little concerned. I also read Dr Gundry's excerpts from his book and I think he sounds like he just wants money from people. Not an expert as he calls himself. I don't know what to use anymore because nothing is really working.. Doctors have prescribe the Miralax, Lactulose, Bisacodyl, Phillips Milk of Magnesia (yuk) and other over the counter things- such a waste of money .... the list goes on... I was so desperate last week I bought one of those liquid enema apparatus kits.. but I felt it was too dangerous and that I may harm myself even further... my PCP suggested eating 2 Kiwi's Fruits and at least 64 ounces of warm lemon water per day.. Apparently Kiwi's are the new "Prunes" Yoga and different types of twisting exercises sometimes gets things moving a bit, but none of this gives me the relief that is needed to be normal. I am literally full of ___ !! Today I decided I am no longer eating because it is not being eliminated properly. I can't go on this way any longer.. Each doctor seems to be of no help. This is such a condition that is difficult and embarrassing to talk about, even to a gastrologist .. I don't know... I feel something is terrible wrong.. Please, does anyone have any have any other suggestions about what I can do this weekend? Thank you so much for any response 🙁

@tabithatwitch, @baz, and all...I'm so sorry you folks are having such a tough time with this. I've suffered from IBD, diarrhea for most of my adult life, often very difficult to control, and then constipation for the last several years. A doctor at Mayo helped me tremendously when he diagnosed a leaky gut which is actually a legitimate problem. He referred me to Probulin, an excellent probiotic I buy online from Research Verified. This has changed my life! I was taking an over-the-counter probiotic but this is miraculous. I take one capsule nightly and no longer have the constant issues I did for decades.

I will tell you I bought Dr. Gundry's biome supplements and take them now. I've had good results. I'm not sure if I'll reorder, but probably not as I think the Probulin is truly excellent and doing the job I need. I also take a UTI supplement from Research Verified as I was having 3-5 UTIs every year, one with sepsis, and all quite difficult to treat. I began having problems with antibiotics due to this constant use and was even prescribed antibiotics prophylactically. I now handle the antibiotic issue with my own solution...at the first sign of diarrhea, I take a Lamotil and begin taking a 2nd Probulin in the morning, 2 daily as long as I take antibiotics. This enables me to take the necessary medications and the added supplement for UTIs works wonders as well. I've only had one this year! That's a record.

I hope some of this may help someone as you go through this crazy health journey. Blessings, elizabeth

Hi , which strength Probulin was best for you ?

Unfortunately, gastroenterologists are not very good at correctly diagnosing digestive diseases either. I know from my own agonizing experience.

Well, I have been researching anything that can return my regular BM since my intestinal prolapse surgery in October and now I am becoming more than a little concerned. I also read Dr Gundry's excerpts from his book and I think he sounds like he just wants money from people. Not an expert as he calls himself. I don't know what to use anymore because nothing is really working.. Doctors have prescribe the Miralax, Lactulose, Bisacodyl, Phillips Milk of Magnesia (yuk) and other over the counter things- such a waste of money .... the list goes on... I was so desperate last week I bought one of those liquid enema apparatus kits.. but I felt it was too dangerous and that I may harm myself even further... my PCP suggested eating 2 Kiwi's Fruits and at least 64 ounces of warm lemon water per day.. Apparently Kiwi's are the new "Prunes" Yoga and different types of twisting exercises sometimes gets things moving a bit, but none of this gives me the relief that is needed to be normal. I am literally full of ___ !! Today I decided I am no longer eating because it is not being eliminated properly. I can't go on this way any longer.. Each doctor seems to be of no help. This is such a condition that is difficult and embarrassing to talk about, even to a gastrologist .. I don't know... I feel something is terrible wrong.. Please, does anyone have any have any other suggestions about what I can do this weekend? Thank you so much for any response 🙁

When I was 45 I had a frontal x-ray for something, I don't remember, but my doctor laughing told me I was full of s__t.
I had a constipation problem for a long time. I tried a few "Colonics" and I now poop regularly. I am now 71 and can testify Colonics helped me.