@sueinmn Ithought about it but haven't taken the next step. My Nurse Practitioner specializes in hormones so that seemed like a good first step. I got a blood draw that will look at thyroid and sex hormones. My friend graduated from a nutrition college course and said what the NP is doing is reasonable. We will see if more is needed. My friend also suggested we do an elimination diet together for a few weeks. Once my dairy products are done we will do that.

@sueinmn Not yet. My nurse practitioner specializes in hormones so that is a good place to start. My friend, who went through an accredited university nutrition program, also offered to set me up on an elimination diet and then guide me thru re-introducing food to determine effect. At the moment I will stay that course but consulting an RD in the future is always on the table. My big question really is whether to follow the NP's suggestion to do that expensive KBMO allergy test that isn't paid for by insurance but covers 170 foods and supposedly answers the question of whether one has leaky gut. So far no one on Connect has had offered experience with it.