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Leaky gut?
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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@jord, @tabithatwitch, and all...I'm so sorry your mother is having these issues as well as so many others. It's not fun and can be disabling as well. BTW: you said your mother is 'old'...please, please find other words to use for us older folks. My son all too frequently that I'm an old woman, etc. I take offense at that and it doesn't make me feel loved or healthy or good in any way. Your mom may not have those reactions, but bet inside she'd prefer a different phrase...I like older, older middle age, fierce older woman!!! We are, you know. Fierce. At least inside and many of us are also fierce through and through, or we wouldn't be OLD!
Enough of my soap box...I get my UTI supplement from the same company I've gotten the Probulin, probiotic. I decided since it's the same company, I was fairly safe taking it and gave it one bottle try. I'm now taking it every day, 2X. I'm experiencing a UTI now and am on Macrobid. Doing the same thing I do with antibiotics...adding an additional probiotic in the morning as well as at night, and if I develop diarrhea, I'll take a Lomotil daily until I don't need it. That's my system approved by the PCP and others.
I hope she can find help with this supplement. It's full of all the herbs and fruits we're told to load up on to avoid UTIs but rarely can do that. So, this is good for me. This is the 2nd UTI so far this year. Definitely an improvement. Drinking a lot of water, and eating some but not really hungry, so just enough to know I'll be ok.
Blessings. Elizabeth
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2 Reactions@jord...I neglected to mention the company where I get the UTI supplement! Oops...'cause I'm so old!
Research Verified is an online supplement company. So far, the items I've used from them have worked well. UTI, Anemia. Hope this helps.
Blessings. Elizabeth
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Hi Lizzy,
“cause I'm so old!”
Senior, not “old”
Jake
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2 ReactionsI am unsure why I am grouped in with this reply. My mother has been deceased since 2011 and I would never refer to anyone as "old" unless I was referring to myself. My prolapsed surgery I went through last October failed.. it's worse than it ever was now. The new surgeon I saw last week says I need it scheduled, but I just received a 90 vacate notice on this apartment so I have to move. It's going to be very rough to move all these things into storage and it's looks like I may need to go to a shelter, I am very sick from this failed surgery and there is no one to help me. I have no friends or family that can help me. It's like having no friends or family at all and the way I am feeling is those relationships are forever changed now and will not survive.
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4 ReactionsI take a cranberry supplement called "Utiva" which contains 36 PAC's - the amount necessary to keep bacteria from sticking to the bladder. I also take Florastor probiotic and a prescription medication called "methenamine mandelate" which is an anti-infective medication - not an antibiotic. I take it along with 500 mg of Vitamin C. It keeps the urine acid which does not allow bacteria to grow. It is very safe and has been around for years and doctors are now starting to use it more often. Hope this helps.
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2 ReactionsThank you so much.
Let me tell you about my experience. I’ve had chronic UTIs for 30 years. For the past 2 years I had been taking nitrofurantoin daily for prevention. (Just the way I’m built says doctor.) Last fall on vacation, I got another but different bacteria called pseudomonas., despite taking the antibiotic daily. Very strong bacteria, To make a long story short, the first alternate antibiotic wasn’t effective either so I got a stronger one, then a anti fungal to kill the yeast infection caused by the antibiotic.
All the drugs burned my digestive tract leaving me allergic to lots of different foods- gluten, apples, onions garlic. This created chaos in my system with terrible debilitating diarrhea. Now 8 months later I’m still trying to find out what I can eat and have a very limited diet. Lost 15 lbs and lots of muscle mass, so that it’s difficult to sit for any length of time. I was in bed for days at a time and had brain fog, and the antibiotics Aldi caused nerve damage in my feet.
So think long and hard about taking antibiotics. Can’t eat at restaurants for fear that they will put some garlic salt on food.
I could go on an on, but you get the picture I hope
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2 ReactionsYes it is. No science backs any of his claims, and in the countries where people have the highest longevity, the diets highly consist of the foods that are banned by Dr. Gundry.
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4 ReactionsLook into the healing powers of intermittent fasting / time restricted eating. It seems unrelated, but if you read "Why we get sick" you'll learn it's ALLL about insulin and food quality (for everything from leaky gut to Alzheimers!).
IMO the first book to read to set a framework is "Fast, feast, repeat" by Gin Stephens. She explains (in simple easy to read language) why to fast (or do time restricted eating) and HOW to fast.
She bases all of her writing on other's research and the findings of Dr. Jason Fung -- who's has AMAZING results and research on fasting and disease... but can be a bit convoluted in his explanations of WHAT to do to solve your issues.
Nevertheless ... I recommend listening to Dr. Jason Fung's podcast. Reading Gin Stephan's Fast, Feast, Repeat, and Benjamin Bickman's Why we get sick. All soooooooo eye opening, and instructional as to how to elevate / cure IBS and other gastro-intestinal issues as well as everything from type 2 Diabetes and Depression to preventing Alzehiemers. Who knew they were alllll related?!!!
They'll explain the role of insulin and how you might be spiking your insulin (and thus not giving your digestive tract time to rest) without even realizing it, and how important digestive rest is to give your body time to clean up "junky" cells and other issues by use of Autophagy.
Once you start down this health rabbit hole, you'll realize, it's the real thing!
I recommend:
Gin Stephens' book "Fast, Feast, Repeat" and her podcast "intermittent fasting stories"
Canadian Dr. Jason Fung's' you tube videos (or if you're really sciency his booksDiabetes Code and Cancer Code)... and his co-aministrators' podcast "The fasting Method"
Researcher Tim Spector's YouTube talks about gut health
Benjamin Bikman's book "why we get sick"
These will blow your mind, but also give you an understanding as to how to heal your digestive tract issues and health overall.
They've really helped me.
Good luck!
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4 ReactionsNo science backs up leaky gut syndrome.
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