Leaky gut?

Posted by nanceedee @nanceedeefeperi, Jan 26, 2018

Hello, I’m hoping to connect with others who may be able to Help with some answers with what I’m dealing with. I have fibromyalgia and am gluten intolerant. I also have eczema that has spread over different parts of my body. My dr prescribed a steroid to help with the eczema, however I am extremely itchy with a rash on arms
Legs torso. Dr thinks it’s all related but I’m not sure
I have had bouts with heart burn s d constipation/diarrhea. I’ve been reading up about leaky gut syndrome and think I have many of
The symptoms. Any tips as to how I can go about this would be appreciated. I’m in the ER now because of severe fatigue feeling faint s d shallow breathing.

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Profile picture for kenjack07 @kenjack07

Stool softener. I had the same problem. Now I proactively use every day. Also use magnesium tablets every day. Recommended dose on both are good enough. If not, extra stool softener is needed. If really stopped up, I use epsom salt water.

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All good to use!
I also take Psyllium Husk every morning That seems to help also

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Profile picture for millerdust @millerdust

I want to know if Dr. Gundry's program and medicine for "leaky gut" a scam? Lucien

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Doctor Gundry doesnt exist it is a fake name for advertisers who promote their stuff.

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Profile picture for redmondav @redmondav

Hi, Jake. The science behind macrobiotics in general has much to do with acid-base balance. I recommend the writings of George Ohsawa if you wish to go into greater depth. As for why braising (this cooking method) is effective from a scientific point of view, I’m sure there are reasons on which I’m not fully versed, but my gut feeling (no pun) is that it infuses just enough water into the vegetables to maximize softness without diluting their nutrients, which also maximizes flavor, thus making them a delicacy the consumption of which is a pure pleasure. I just know that they work wonders for me in terms of results. Also, don’t worry if they produce “floaters,” as this is natural once your gut is clean.

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@redmondav when you talk about “floaters”, do you mean the eye floaters? Those squiggly specks you see in your eyes …?

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Profile picture for millerdust @millerdust

I want to know if Dr. Gundry's program and medicine for "leaky gut" a scam? Lucien

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One of my doctors is a recognized world leader in nutritional science and thinks Gundry is a low nutritional information health advisor.

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Profile picture for Leonard @jakedduck1

@millerdust
In my opinion everything about him is a scam. He’s probably already selling every vitamin known to man to try and make up some of the nutrients in the foods he says we shouldn't eat.
As a scientist he should know foods provide more nutrients than supplements.
Save your money. He's looking out for himself not you.
Jake

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And yet, here is this CHRONICALLY ILL WOMAN who got no help from the likes of the Mayo Clinic or any of dozens of other "doctors," while this doctor's approach, while not a miracle cure has done wonders. Me thinks this is yet another example of ESTABLISHED, FOR-PROFIT MEDICINE trying to slur, slam, shout down any and all with a voice offering anything but DRUGS, DRUGS, DRUGS--incidentally, part of why I got so sick, "doctors' throwing proton-pump inhibitors at me without realizing I had ADVANCED PERNICIOUS ANEMIA. Also, incidentally, an illness THEY NEVER DIAGNOSED. Like most patients, I was "diagnosed" via something I saw on the internet. MY SUMMATION OF "MODERN MEDICINE," for those of us with something unusual, it's USELESS.

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Profile picture for metwo @metwo

One of my doctors is a recognized world leader in nutritional science and thinks Gundry is a low nutritional information health advisor.

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Well, if your doctor is so great, he shouldn't be so frightened by other voices. Better yet, instead of LIBELING others, he should focus on his patients.

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Profile picture for kathleene4783 @kathleene4783

And yet, here is this CHRONICALLY ILL WOMAN who got no help from the likes of the Mayo Clinic or any of dozens of other "doctors," while this doctor's approach, while not a miracle cure has done wonders. Me thinks this is yet another example of ESTABLISHED, FOR-PROFIT MEDICINE trying to slur, slam, shout down any and all with a voice offering anything but DRUGS, DRUGS, DRUGS--incidentally, part of why I got so sick, "doctors' throwing proton-pump inhibitors at me without realizing I had ADVANCED PERNICIOUS ANEMIA. Also, incidentally, an illness THEY NEVER DIAGNOSED. Like most patients, I was "diagnosed" via something I saw on the internet. MY SUMMATION OF "MODERN MEDICINE," for those of us with something unusual, it's USELESS.

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Kathleen, I LOVE your use of all caps! I am with you on how a lot of modern medicine ie, the dr.s that practice (isn't that a VERY odd word for the medical profession..it really does seem to suggest that we, the sickest people, are just guinea pigs) are useless. When your GI specialist says "I have no idea how the ANS(Autonomic Nervous System) works, you are constipated. If you have nerve issues you need to see a neurologist ". I swear he said this to me. I get the impression that dr. Gundry helped you with something. Would you be willing to share? Personally, I couldn't care less about who, what, where...if it helps me. I have never had PPIs, I refused them. I feel the same about PPIs, reverse mortgages and annuities... but this is my opinion. BTW, I think I was one of the recent negative posts about gundry/oatmeal. Shelley

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Profile picture for metwo @metwo

One of my doctors is a recognized world leader in nutritional science and thinks Gundry is a low nutritional information health advisor.

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metwo,
If nothing else, Dr. Gundry, sure is getting a lot of attention, good and bad. I think all of us should get paid for all the controversial free attention he is getting.🤪Shelley

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Profile picture for kenjack07 @kenjack07

Stool softener. I had the same problem. Now I proactively use every day. Also use magnesium tablets every day. Recommended dose on both are good enough. If not, extra stool softener is needed. If really stopped up, I use epsom salt water.

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Kenjack07,
What type and dosage of magnesium?
Epsom salt, drink it or as an enema? Thanx Shelley

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Profile picture for tabithatwitch @tabithatwitch

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 🙁

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Tabithatwitch, love your name.
I am not laughing at you, but I did chuckle when I read that you are literally full of💩and you are going to quit eating. I have had both for 17yrs. You have been through a lot and are getting lots of good advice from others so I will just use a list, good and bad, these are my personal experiences :
Enema: I have given myself many, it doesn't go up inside far enough. They can be very helpful. If you have never had one, they are an irritant and you will want to poop asap, the pressure is intense. The longer you can hold it in the more productive it will be. I get prepared with a towel and pillow, and stay on my knees (I don't lay down) as the pressure builds, I rock back and forth, it seems to lessen the pressure, then rock faster, count to ten, then again, anything to help you hold it in. I had success with Fleet enemas. Salt enemas were a painful failure.
I don't know if after your type of surgery you have to be extra cautious or not.
I currently use 3 capfuls of miralax and 5 Metamucil gummies, 1-2x day as needed. Sometimes I go straight to explosive diarrhea, or mush, or it takes 2 days to get moving.
I have been having X-rays every few months for years, only 1x I was normal. A few had mild poop, most showed heavy fecal load.
I would love to use food/yoga ect but I can't. Example with prunes, I ate 10-25 per day and got more backed up and gained weight.
I am simply too exhausted and in pain to wait to see if prunes or exercise might work. I just noticed that this is a year old post, so... I hope you have found your sweet spot and are doing great. Shelley

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