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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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@redfinch, I think you might appreciate joining this discussion to connect with others talking about leaky gut.
- Is there anyone dealing with Leaky Gut Syndrome?: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/is-there-anyone-dealing-with-leaky-gut-syndrome/
My friend who visits . Yes she does and deals with it. She visits regularly
I fell for it and they got me for about $500. It is a total 100% scam from my experience. They doubled my online order “by accident” and changed my card the full amount for both orders, I called customer support about the mix up and after a very long hold a very pleasant young lady assisted and assured me that all I needed to do was return the extra merchandise (I would be responsible to pay shipping both ways) and that the refund would show up on my card between 30 to 60 days. She actually laughed a few times while assisting me. She also advised me that I would end up needing the doubled order anyway because the best results occurred over a longer period of time. I kept them and took the probiotics as directed 4ea daily for 120 days with absolutely zero results.. not even a slight placebo in the beginning etc. I could have bought an awful lot of sauerkraut for $500, what a rip off. The best probiotics you can get are in organic plant based foods. It turns out that all of my low energy, bloated gut and digestive problems disappeared after 45 days of abstaining from drinking beer or any other alcoholic beverage.
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3 ReactionsSorry about you not being able to go.
I'm 60, this should work for you, as it does for me:
1. Organic psyllium Husk
- not the capsule stuff....see images on Google : Grape Tree Organic Psyllium Husk.
Just a spoonful or two is incredible! With some grub, of course. You can actually hear your guts bubbling , as the husk is pushing things through the gut!
2. Fast walk for about an hour....like you're in a hurry to catch a train .....because the gut operates better when you're exercising.
3. Eat all kinds of beans : black beans , heinz, butter beans, canelli beans , kidney beans .....avoid white bread, junk food etc etc.
- that's it, really.....in fact, it's so easy to do a number 2, that you have to stop taking it for a while, or else you keep going 2 or 3 times a day.
Good luck!
Oops! Forgot!
Do a poo squatting, our ancestors never used toilets ....we have their genes .,..you'll be amazed how quickly the waste comes out , compared with doing it on a seat!
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1 ReactionIn answer to the original question, Dr Anthony Fasano discovered Zonulin, which regulates the trafficking of environmental antigens across the mucosal barrier. A web search should bring up details.
I believe that is related to leaky gut, but may not be exactly the same.
Gundry is a CON MAN!
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1 ReactionZonulin?
Forget it, mate....!
Rely on Nature : a healthy diet supplying healthy gut colonies - the mucosal lining will then be in a healthy condition.
The OP asked about leaky gut. Zonulin regulates the size of the cellular junctions in the gut. Inappropriately wide junctions allow larger and more passage, or “leak”. I don’t know how that relates to Dr Gundry because I am unfamiliar with his theories.
Although i don’t disagree with your recommendation to have a healthy gut, some people need to take action to obtain such a gut. I have celiac. Celiac disease causes an overproduction of Zonulin, wider junction, and the leakage of proteins, antigens, and antibodies into the blood. I have to maintain a strict gluten-free diet to keep that from occurring.
I had minor gynecological surgery last year that afterwards required radiation and Chemo therapy and since then it has taken nearly a year to finally get back to some form of regularity. Since I studied medical technology decades ago, I tend to diagnose everything and I think I may have finally gotten this issue right. Since Chemo wipes out the normal bacterial flora in the digestive tract, it takes time to rebuild it. I tried several things before I discovered a probiotic for women's vaginal and digestive health that has worked the best. It's gentle and effective. It's Nature's Way Pearls and I purchase them on amazon. They seem to be working well for me.
Getting back to normal takes time. So as they say "keep on keeping on." Your body is a natural healing mechanism."
Gluten free or not.....celiac or not - the correct combination of healthy gut colonies will insure a powerful gut lining....after all, the gut is the front line of the body's defence system!