well i got an endocrinologist appointment Wednesday..the hematologist appt is Tuesday but I don't know how productive it will be considering I almost know for a fact adrenal insufficiency is what I have..
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adrenal insufficiency was the trigger I agree but other issues have to be dealt at same time. It is a multifacet problem now
Candida, bacteria, parasite or low adrenals which came first probably the low adrenals - dehydration - elevated serum iron levels -
alcohol during fermentation from carbs not processsed can cause dehydration
solution treat low adrenals which will help with the candida over growth, but you still have to deal with the toxins from the candida causing elevated aldehyde (wood grain alcohol) congesting the liver (sulfation pathway) and robing energy from the krebs cycle.
molybdenum chelated 100 mgs 3 times a day will transfer the toxins into cellular energy working like a charm for me. want to find out if your pathway is blocked drink alittle red wine and see if you get drunk off one glass or turn beat red
Poor sulphoxidizers, persons with chronic seasonal allergies, elevated serum iron, or impairment of other mineral-enzymes should consider always adding the essential amino acid L-Histidine to their regular routine of nutritional supplementation
man this candida/adrenal is fucking you up but it is reversible...
Candida, bacteria, parasite or low adrenals which came first probably the low adrenals - dehydration - elevated serum iron levels -
alcohol during fermentation from carbs not processsed can cause dehydration
solution treat low adrenals which will help with the candida over growth, but you still have to deal with the toxins from the candida causing elevated aldehyde (wood grain alcohol) congesting the liver (sulfation pathway) and robing energy from the krebs cycle.
molybdenum chelated 100 mgs 3 times a day will transfer the toxins into cellular energy working like a charm for me. want to find out if your pathway is blocked drink alittle red wine and see if you get drunk off one glass or turn beat red
Poor sulphoxidizers, persons with chronic seasonal allergies, elevated serum iron, or impairment of other mineral-enzymes should consider always adding the essential amino acid L-Histidine to their regular routine of nutritional supplementation
man this candida/adrenal is fucking you up but it is reversible...
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THIS EXPLAINS IT ALL
The most stressed out organs of the body are the adrenal glands, two small glands that sit on top of the kidneys. These precious glands regulate mineral levels, glucose, mood, energy, sex drive and reproductive health, fluid levels in the intestines, HCL levels in the stomach, protect you from allergies and on and on. Some 50 different hormones are produced by the adrenal glands. You???d think with that much work to do that God would have made them bigger. Actually, it???s not the size only that affects adrenal function; it???s the nutrient-poor diet we???ve all been living on and our extremely stressful lifestyle for many of us in this time era that has lead to their depletion. The adrenals when low can contribute to many problems. Low water levels in the intestines can lead to constipation. Low HCL levels leads to poor protein digestion and a lack of appetite for protein. With a vegetarian diet one is fostering low adrenals from a nutrient deficient diet. This causes HCL production in the stomach, which leads to a lack of appetite for protein. Low adrenals leads to low sex drive, depression, difficulty waking up in the morning and difficulty going to sleep and staying asleep. The adrenal glands help you sail through the negative effects of stress, including emotional, mental and physical stress, and fight fatigue and muscular weakness.
For many years B-vitamins, animal adrenal glands, licorice root, ginseng and other herbs or nutrients have been recommended as help for the adrenals. I have taken or used all these products over many years and none of them have produced lasting results. I am happy to report that I found a remarkable adrenal support supplement and my clients are loving it. Here comes your superior alternative to coffee, coke or any other caffeine based adrenal stimulant. It is called Drenamin. Drenamin contains the nucleoprotein extracted from fresh frozen adrenal glands which helps rebuild the adrenal glands. It contains the vitamin G group of the B-vitamins and so helps improve circulation. It contains tyrosinase, which is organic copper, an adrenal activator. So-called primitive people ate the various glands from the animals, which feed and nourish the adrenal glands. This is missing in our diets.
Drenamin may dramatically help in the following ways
Help for burned out adrenals
Support the body???s ability to regulate stress
Support healthy intestinal function
Support a healthy biological body terrain
Help for Chronic Fatigue
Help for hypoglycemia
Improve immune response
Reduce allergies
Reduce respiratory disorders and stress
The most stressed out organs of the body are the adrenal glands, two small glands that sit on top of the kidneys. These precious glands regulate mineral levels, glucose, mood, energy, sex drive and reproductive health, fluid levels in the intestines, HCL levels in the stomach, protect you from allergies and on and on. Some 50 different hormones are produced by the adrenal glands. You???d think with that much work to do that God would have made them bigger. Actually, it???s not the size only that affects adrenal function; it???s the nutrient-poor diet we???ve all been living on and our extremely stressful lifestyle for many of us in this time era that has lead to their depletion. The adrenals when low can contribute to many problems. Low water levels in the intestines can lead to constipation. Low HCL levels leads to poor protein digestion and a lack of appetite for protein. With a vegetarian diet one is fostering low adrenals from a nutrient deficient diet. This causes HCL production in the stomach, which leads to a lack of appetite for protein. Low adrenals leads to low sex drive, depression, difficulty waking up in the morning and difficulty going to sleep and staying asleep. The adrenal glands help you sail through the negative effects of stress, including emotional, mental and physical stress, and fight fatigue and muscular weakness.
For many years B-vitamins, animal adrenal glands, licorice root, ginseng and other herbs or nutrients have been recommended as help for the adrenals. I have taken or used all these products over many years and none of them have produced lasting results. I am happy to report that I found a remarkable adrenal support supplement and my clients are loving it. Here comes your superior alternative to coffee, coke or any other caffeine based adrenal stimulant. It is called Drenamin. Drenamin contains the nucleoprotein extracted from fresh frozen adrenal glands which helps rebuild the adrenal glands. It contains the vitamin G group of the B-vitamins and so helps improve circulation. It contains tyrosinase, which is organic copper, an adrenal activator. So-called primitive people ate the various glands from the animals, which feed and nourish the adrenal glands. This is missing in our diets.
Drenamin may dramatically help in the following ways
Help for burned out adrenals
Support the body???s ability to regulate stress
Support healthy intestinal function
Support a healthy biological body terrain
Help for Chronic Fatigue
Help for hypoglycemia
Improve immune response
Reduce allergies
Reduce respiratory disorders and stress
Alright, here's the latest. The hematologist said the reason for the high iron and rbc count in my blood is from stress. The endocrinologist agrees I have an adrenal insufficiency problem. He ordered a cortrosyn stimulation test which requires approval from my insurance. This test requires making an appointment with the hospital to have an IV administered in my arm and cortisol introduced to see how my adrenal levels react, if I am not mistaken. He also ordered a blood test for specific male hormones and other thyroid properties. It looks like I found another good one here.It will take approximately 7-10 days for my insurance company to get back to me on the stimulation test.
EDIT: Here's the exact definition of the Cortrosyn stimulation test.."A test to measure the ability of the adrenal cortex to respond to ACTH by producing cortisol appropriately. ACTH is a hormone producd in the pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal glands."
EDIT: Here's the exact definition of the Cortrosyn stimulation test.."A test to measure the ability of the adrenal cortex to respond to ACTH by producing cortisol appropriately. ACTH is a hormone producd in the pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal glands."
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AWESOME !!!
NOW YOU ARE GETTING SOME WHERE!!
I just got my organic acid test back and every thing is low !! protein, carbs fats malaborption, b complexes, low serotonin levels gluthione deficeincy, toulene over load but that from improper sulfation pathway due to low gluthione. Chinese dr saids it spleen deficeincy meaning that food is not getting across small intestine wall (leaky gut) or something is using it faster then it can be introduced
make sure thyroid test checks for reverse t-3 I bet they are sky high meaning that even though your thyroid looks good its actually given you false indicators, symptoms of low thyroid.
NOW YOU ARE GETTING SOME WHERE!!
I just got my organic acid test back and every thing is low !! protein, carbs fats malaborption, b complexes, low serotonin levels gluthione deficeincy, toulene over load but that from improper sulfation pathway due to low gluthione. Chinese dr saids it spleen deficeincy meaning that food is not getting across small intestine wall (leaky gut) or something is using it faster then it can be introduced
make sure thyroid test checks for reverse t-3 I bet they are sky high meaning that even though your thyroid looks good its actually given you false indicators, symptoms of low thyroid.
just got Oraganic acids test back same results
b-vitamins, C, gluthione, citrate, protein, fats, carbs all loww
elevated xylene, an hippuric acid.
I did some reseach and found that these toxins are coming from our own bacteria in our gut, but since we have been under stress for so long the lining of our small intestine is letting them to go out into the blood stream where they are over burdening liver and adrenals. I know you have leaky gut because you SiGa is low and that is a dead ringer. I would speak to your nutritionist about leaky gut because if you are put on cortisone it will cause even more damage. One of the main causes for leaky gut is corticoid steroids !! Repairing it is easy if you no bacterial overgowth then taking glutemine will help to repair the holes. This also would make sense because leaky gut leads to autoimmune disease like hashimotos,lyme , ect. So just be careful and talk to nutritionist first.
b-vitamins, C, gluthione, citrate, protein, fats, carbs all loww
elevated xylene, an hippuric acid.
I did some reseach and found that these toxins are coming from our own bacteria in our gut, but since we have been under stress for so long the lining of our small intestine is letting them to go out into the blood stream where they are over burdening liver and adrenals. I know you have leaky gut because you SiGa is low and that is a dead ringer. I would speak to your nutritionist about leaky gut because if you are put on cortisone it will cause even more damage. One of the main causes for leaky gut is corticoid steroids !! Repairing it is easy if you no bacterial overgowth then taking glutemine will help to repair the holes. This also would make sense because leaky gut leads to autoimmune disease like hashimotos,lyme , ect. So just be careful and talk to nutritionist first.
Liver Patterns. In Leaky Gut, the intestines have been dumping unnatural amounts of microbial or metabolic toxins into the blood, which quickly end up in the liver. This causes stagnation of Qi and blood leading to heat with a reduced ability to clear toxins. It is ultimately the cause of fibromyalgia, because the toxins that the liver cannot neutralized are returned to the blood, then the lymph, and finally the connective tissue.
yeh i will start taking l-glutamine for the leaky gut, starting with low dosages and slowly get to the point where I am ingesting 30-40 g/day
also will start l-histidine to try to control food allergies
GOOD histadine will also help with stomach acids as well as make you feel more relaxed since it raises your Alpha brain waves.
500 mg 2-3 times a day between meals do not need alot
research for aids muscle atrophy is 40 grams a day, ease into glutemine like 10 grams ( 5 grams x2 ) for 3 days then up 5 grams x 3. Do not shot gun stuff.
500 mg 2-3 times a day between meals do not need alot
research for aids muscle atrophy is 40 grams a day, ease into glutemine like 10 grams ( 5 grams x2 ) for 3 days then up 5 grams x 3. Do not shot gun stuff.
Leaky Gut Syndrome (LGS) may be a major contributor of disease and dysfunction and may account for a very large component of many chronic complaints.
In LGS, the lining of the small intestine becomes inflamed and irritated allowing metabolic and microbial toxins normally kept within the small intestines for passage into the colon to enter the blood stream. In technical terms this is called increased intestinal permeability. This results in involvement of the liver, lymphatic system, and immune response (which includes the endocrine system) to react in a protective response rather than a healing response. Leaky Gut could be implicated as a primary contributor to asthma, food allergies, chronic sinusitis, eczema, urticaria, migraine, irritable bowel, fungal disorders, fibromyalgia, and inflammatory joint disorders including rheumatoid arthritis. It also contributes to PMS, uterine fibroid, breast fibroids, chronic fatigue syndrome and pediatric immune deficiencies.
Leaky Gut Syndrome is a very common problem of modern society in part because of antibiotics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), like Motrin, Advil, Aleve, Vioxx, etc. While this discussion is not going to focus on the pros and cons of antibiotics or NSAIDs, both damage the natural balance the bowel requires to operate optimally.
Antibiotics damage the bowel environment in two ways. The first is by destroying beneficial bacteria. The small intestine and large intestine host over hundreds of different kinds of beneficial bacteria. These bacteria are vital for healthy metabolism and immune response within the intestines. Through their enzyme secretions, bacteria transform metabolic and microbial wastes before they are discharged by the body. These wastes include cellular debris, hormones, chemical wastes, bile, pus, viral toxins, bacterial toxins, etc.
For example, the body creates bile not only as a lubricant to flush wastes out of the liver, but also, by its cold and bitter nature, to detoxify many of the poisons accumulating in the liver. Bile however is extremely caustic to large intestine epithelium. When bile enters the small intestine via the common bile duct, beneficial bacteria break the bile salts down into a less caustic compound, making it safe by the time it reaches the large intestine. Antibiotics destroy these bacteria and thus allow bile salts to enter and damage the large intestine. Perhaps this may explain the high incidence of colon cancer.
Beneficial bacteria also metabolize hormones (ex: estrogen) discharged from the liver into the small intestine. If you lack the bacteria to break down estrogen and the intestinal permeability has been altered, the patient is now reabsorbing estrogens. The extra estrogen binds to sensitive areas such as the breast, uterus, or ovaries, contributing, if not causing, fibroids and tumors. Many forms of premenstrual syndrome are due to relative estrogen excess.
The second way antibiotics damage the intestines is by promoting the growth of Candida and other fungi and yeast. This event, more than any other, precipitates Leaky Gut Syndrome. In a healthy situation the small intestine epithelium maintains tight cell junctions, which contributes to the physical barrier involved in intestinal absorption. In other words the cells are kept close together so nothing can penetrate between them. Candida exudes an aldehyde secretion that causes the cells ling the small intestine (epithelial cells) to shrink. This allows intestinal toxins to pass by the epithelium and enter the tissues and blood. In addition to the physical barrier, there is an important chemical barrier within the mucus that contains immune agents which neutralize any toxin that comes in contact. This mucus-immune barrier remains as the sole defender, which eventually becomes overwhelmed.
Although many people believe Candida itself enters the blood stream allowing it to be deposited elsewhere, such as the brain, unless the immune response is completely depleted, as in AIDS, Candida is quickly destroyed in the blood. The real damage done by Candida is to the intestinal epithelial barrier, allowing the absorption of toxins agents and chemicals, which then enter the blood and affect numerous organs, including the brain.
When the integrity of the intestinal barrier has been compromised, intestinal toxins are not the only pathogens to be absorbed. The barrier, in a healthy state, selectively allows digested nutrients to enter through the small intestine. With leaky gut, nutrients can be absorbed before they are fully digested. The body's immune response, through specific antigen-antibody markers (the food IgG test), will identify some of these foods as foreign invaders. Every time that particular food contacts the lining of the intestines, an inflammatory immune response is mounted that further damages the epithelial lining. What started as an irritation from yeast with shrinking of the cells has now been complicated with active inflammation every time a particular food is eaten. Food ???allergies??? become a common secondary contributor to maintaining the leaky gut, even after the yeast is eradicated.
The most common food allergies are dairy, eggs, gluten grains (wheat, oats, rye), corn, beans (especially soy), and nuts. It is uncommon to have an allergy to meat, rice, millet, vegetables, or fruit. When an IgG antibody to a food are detected, it is important distinguish a real allergy - that which causes a histamine inflammatory reaction - from sensitivity, which may cause uncomfortable symptoms, but seldom is damaging. Sensitivities are usually due to low stomach acid or pancreatic enzyme secretion, that is, poor digestion.
In healing the intestinal lining, exposure to a food that stimulates a significant allergy can sabotage the treatment. For example, one may be very good at restricting wheat, dairy and eggs, but if you are allergic to soy and you use soy milk. For this reason, food allergy testing can be a beneficial guideline on what foods to avoid initially.
Metabolic and microbial toxins that enter the bloodstream during leaky gut end up in the liver, which has the job of detoxifying and excreting these byproducts into the bile. The daily metabolic wastes created by normal cell and organ activity keep the liver very active. Any further load from intestinal toxins can saturate the liver???s capacity to detoxify the poisons, and they are returned to the blood circulation. Because the blood must preserve chemical homeostasis, toxic chemicals and physical debris is excreted into the tissue (matrix). Although the lymphatic system attempts to collect and neutralize toxins, if unsuccessful the burden is borne by the liver and the tissue matrix, which then becomes toxic as well.
What started as a gut barrier problem can escalate into a problem of tissue toxicity. When the tissue environment is compromised microbes grow, lymphatics swell, symptoms of inflammation or deposition occur. Over a period of time, the muscles and joints ache, the brain gets a little foggy, the energy production and the body temperature drops, etc. The result can be conditions like fibromyalgia, arthritis, chronic fatigue, genetic mutations and potentially cancer.
The immune system is also stressed. As toxins and foods contact the mucosa, the immune system is activated to neutralize them from entering the body. Normally, much of this work would have been done by beneficial bacteria. With leaky gut more toxins make it to the mucosa where they will be tagged with secretory IgA (sIgA), which attracts macrophages and other white blood cells to neutralize the toxins. Of course if there are too many toxins or undigested, this immune response is overwhelmed and not only do some toxins and allergens enter the body but the immune system is depleted.
A second stress on the immune system with a leaky gut is when the liver and lymphatic system become overwhelmed and as a result, the immune system serves as an overflow.
As more microbes (viruses, bacteria, and fungi) multiply in an unhealthy GI environment, the immune system is unable to keep the microbes in check. As a result opportunistic infections take advantage of a weakened immune system.
The most important organ in resistance to infection is the adrenal gland. Leaky Gut Syndrome slowly diminishes adrenal function. In the early and middle stages, there is actually an adrenal excess, as measured by excess cortisol output. Eventually, cortisol levels drop and exhaustion develops.
Candida grows and thrives when the terrain in the intestines favors it. Just killing Candida is usually not successful, because if the anti-fungal is stopped and the intestinal terrain has not been normalized, the Candida returns. Although antibiotics may be the original cause by killing acid forming bacteria (Lactobacillus bacteria produce lactic acid, for example), if the environment is alkaline, Candida will grow. Antibiotics and chronic illness also reduce stomach acid production, contributing not only to the alkalinity but also impairs digestion. In fact, many people with leaky gut are malnourished, no matter how healthy the food is that they eat.
While lactobacillus supplementation is often recommended to help with leaky gut and Candida overgrowth, most of the lactobacillus sold today does not survive in the intestine, either due to poor terrain or due to being a strain that does not implant in the human intestines.. There are specific Lactobacillus preparations available that do implant and do help establish a healthy intestinal environment.
Summary of Common Causes of Leaky Gut Syndrome:
Consumption of allergenic foods
For infants, premature birth
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Radiation therapy
Alcohol consumption (depletes N-acetyl glucosamine)
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory disease (also depletes N-acetyl glucosamine)
Secretory IgA deficiency (can be due to zinc or vitamin A insufficiency)
Oral and parenteral corticosteroids (prednisone, Medrol, cortisone, etc.)
Eating foods that are not compatible with heritage or blood serotype
Deficiencies of amino acids that support the gastrointestinal lining (glutamine, arginine, taurine, BCAA, etc.)
Zinc or vitamin A deficiency
Digestive tract infections (bacteria, yeast, parasites, viruses)
Bioflavonoid insufficiency leading to unstable mast cells and subsequent degranulation
Excessive stress
Poor digestion
Starvation
Antibiotics
Excessive sugar leading to yeast and bacterial overgrowth
HIV infection
Confirming the Diagnosis: Laboratory tests can help confirm and gauge various aspects of Leaky Gut including Candida levels, digestive function, food allergies, etc. Many of the tests are expensive, inconclusive, and not always even accurate. It should be assumed that there are food allergies. If any food allergy is allowed to persist, the intestinal wall will remain inflamed and toxic absorption will continue. Before even considering testing, avoid dairy (cow???s milk, cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt, ice cream) and gluten grains (wheat, rye, oats, spelt, barley). Other relatively common food allergens include eggs; corn (including popcorn, corn syrup, corn oil); and beans (especially soy, lentil and kidney; soy includes tofu, miso, and tamari). Less commonly almonds, peanuts, and garlic are allergenic. Be careful of these ingredients in packaged foods or foods prepared in restaurants.
Many patients feel that certain foods are allergenic because of reactive symptoms. It is important to distinguish ???sensitivity??? from an immunologic/allergic reaction. Sensitivity to tomatoes or oranges for example may cause discomfort because of an imbalance of digestive acids and enzymes. In contrast, an immune reaction leads to damage to the intestinal lining by initiating an inflammatory reaction, and ironically, are usually without any perceived reaction. Allergy tests can largely be classified as either skin or blood. The traditional skin tests done by Allergists only show reactions that are immediate IgE-based reactions. Most food allergies are delayed reactions, and require testing of the IgG levels through blood serum.
Blood food allergy tests have been helpful even though their accuracy has been questioned. While they may not perfectly predict allergies, they seem accurate based on dramatic improvements in the clinical picture if the foods are avoided. Further, a paper print out of one's allergies is provides a clear guide to the foods that need to be avoided. There are practitioners who do machine or muscle testing of food allergies, and this is quick and inexpensive. However, they do not seem to distinguish true allergens from sensitivities. There are reliable blood tests for immune reactions but not to food sensitivities as far as I know.
If testing is indicated, assessing the level of Candida infestation helps prioritize treatment. High levels usually warrant specific anti-Candida treatment. Blood antibody tests for Candida is readily available through many reference laboratories but may not identify yeast infections that are localized to the gut (or urogenital tract). It only shows the person for whom candida has been exposed to the blood based antibodies (IgG). Another way to assess yeast is to examine the feces (stool or digestive analysis) with yeast cultures or stains. Both should be done since often times the yeast will not grow in culture but can be seen when searched for by a microscope. In addition, the intestinal environment that promotes yeast often has bacteria and parasites and these add additional avenues to explore. A third technique is to test the urine for metabolites of yeast. Since humans do not make certain chemicals, if these chemicals are seen in a urine specimen one can assume that a bacteria or yeast produced them.
Part of the digestive analysis profile includes an assessment of digestion, absorption, inflammation, in addition to cultures for bacteria, yeast, and parasites. For example, chymotrypsin is a digestive enzyme produced by the pancreas that has been suggested as an indicator of pancreatic enzyme function. Traditional Chinese Medicine might call this a stomach-pancreas deficiency with a spleen qi deficiency. From this perspective, lack of Candida and a normal fecal chymotrypsin level one can infer Leaky Gut is unlikely. Another part of a comprehensive digestive test is measurement of fecal secretory IgA (sIgA) as a marker of your intestinal immune system at the site of mucosal lining.
There are tests to determine the intestinal permeability, which is a more precise way of saying leaky gut. By drinking a liquid containing two measurable sugars, one large and one small in size, and then collecting urine for 24 hours, the degree of permeability can be measured. It accurately shows the degree of Leaky Gut. It is helpful in making your case with medical doctors. It does not give any insight into the actual cause, however.
Therapy: Leaky Gut Syndrome may require the following:
Identify and avoid ongoing dietary irritants to the intestine mucosal lining (food allergies, alcohol, and NSAIDs). Diet is perhaps the hardest path for patients to follow, but this is what determines who gets better and who doesn't. Patients need to understand that allergenic foods keep the intestines inflamed, allowing toxins to continuously enter the body and perpetuate the process that leads to a leaky gut.
Candida, bacteria, and parasite overgrowth must be resolved. Diet therapy alone will not eradicate a large overgrowth of Candida, but certain foods will sabotage successful therapy: sugars, refined white flour products (bread, pasta, and pastry), fruit juice and dried fruit. Fresh fruit may or may not be a problem, depending on the severity. Treating Candida can be a big challenge. Funguses are survivors and are difficult to get rid of. Their job is to suck the life out of decaying tissue, so a fundamental imbalance in the vitality and chemistry of the small intestines is often the root cause. Addressing proper pH and restoring vitality via herbs are often mandatory to success. When the Candida levels are high, prescription medicine such as Nystatin, Nizoral, Diflucan, or Sporanox combined with an anti-Candida diet may be necessary to achieve a rapid response. Some of the medications can be toxic to the liver and thus is not without risk. It is not uncommon to need to change the anti-fungal product (either pharmacologic or herbal) every so often to avoid tolerance and adaptation by the yeast or microbe.
Nutrients and herbs to promote healing of the epithelial lining. If one can stop the irritating factors discussed above, the lining should heal by itself, although slowly. Ginkgo, slippery elm, aloe vera, bioflavonoids such as quercetin, chlorophyll complex, essential fatty acids, antioxidants, and the amino acid glutamine have all been used to heal the intestines. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, the spleen is responsible for repairing the intestinal lining of the small intestine, and prolonged Leaky Gut easily depletes spleen Qi. This can be noticed with traditional TCM signs and symptoms, or by the Chymotrypsin enzyme level in the feces. If spleen deficiency and liver stagnation coexist there will often be food stagnation, a formula that addresses both may be helpful. If all signs of excess are gone with signs of a weak or small pulse, tonifying the spleen may be required
Liver support.
Lymphatic and interstitial fluid mobilization, drainage and detoxification.
Immune deficiencies need to be supported
The endocrine system, with particular focus on the adrenals, regulation and support. Pituitary and duodenal support may also play a role.
Stomach acid, digestive processes, and pancreatic enzyme optimization. Naturopathic approaches often include hydrochloric acid (HCL) and pancreatic enzyme support but these will not rehabilitate the pancreas but will promote efficient digestion while the spleen-pancreas-intestine is recovering.
Prognosis: If you can stay on an appropriate diet, recovery is possible within a few months using the types of therapy indicated above. However, some patients may need up to nine months of treatment for complete recovery if they have depleted their energy reserves. Leaky Gut Syndrome at its heart is auto-toxicity. The need is to rehabilitate the selective barrier of the small intestinal wall, detoxify the body, and restore liver, spleen and kidney functions.
In LGS, the lining of the small intestine becomes inflamed and irritated allowing metabolic and microbial toxins normally kept within the small intestines for passage into the colon to enter the blood stream. In technical terms this is called increased intestinal permeability. This results in involvement of the liver, lymphatic system, and immune response (which includes the endocrine system) to react in a protective response rather than a healing response. Leaky Gut could be implicated as a primary contributor to asthma, food allergies, chronic sinusitis, eczema, urticaria, migraine, irritable bowel, fungal disorders, fibromyalgia, and inflammatory joint disorders including rheumatoid arthritis. It also contributes to PMS, uterine fibroid, breast fibroids, chronic fatigue syndrome and pediatric immune deficiencies.
Leaky Gut Syndrome is a very common problem of modern society in part because of antibiotics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), like Motrin, Advil, Aleve, Vioxx, etc. While this discussion is not going to focus on the pros and cons of antibiotics or NSAIDs, both damage the natural balance the bowel requires to operate optimally.
Antibiotics damage the bowel environment in two ways. The first is by destroying beneficial bacteria. The small intestine and large intestine host over hundreds of different kinds of beneficial bacteria. These bacteria are vital for healthy metabolism and immune response within the intestines. Through their enzyme secretions, bacteria transform metabolic and microbial wastes before they are discharged by the body. These wastes include cellular debris, hormones, chemical wastes, bile, pus, viral toxins, bacterial toxins, etc.
For example, the body creates bile not only as a lubricant to flush wastes out of the liver, but also, by its cold and bitter nature, to detoxify many of the poisons accumulating in the liver. Bile however is extremely caustic to large intestine epithelium. When bile enters the small intestine via the common bile duct, beneficial bacteria break the bile salts down into a less caustic compound, making it safe by the time it reaches the large intestine. Antibiotics destroy these bacteria and thus allow bile salts to enter and damage the large intestine. Perhaps this may explain the high incidence of colon cancer.
Beneficial bacteria also metabolize hormones (ex: estrogen) discharged from the liver into the small intestine. If you lack the bacteria to break down estrogen and the intestinal permeability has been altered, the patient is now reabsorbing estrogens. The extra estrogen binds to sensitive areas such as the breast, uterus, or ovaries, contributing, if not causing, fibroids and tumors. Many forms of premenstrual syndrome are due to relative estrogen excess.
The second way antibiotics damage the intestines is by promoting the growth of Candida and other fungi and yeast. This event, more than any other, precipitates Leaky Gut Syndrome. In a healthy situation the small intestine epithelium maintains tight cell junctions, which contributes to the physical barrier involved in intestinal absorption. In other words the cells are kept close together so nothing can penetrate between them. Candida exudes an aldehyde secretion that causes the cells ling the small intestine (epithelial cells) to shrink. This allows intestinal toxins to pass by the epithelium and enter the tissues and blood. In addition to the physical barrier, there is an important chemical barrier within the mucus that contains immune agents which neutralize any toxin that comes in contact. This mucus-immune barrier remains as the sole defender, which eventually becomes overwhelmed.
Although many people believe Candida itself enters the blood stream allowing it to be deposited elsewhere, such as the brain, unless the immune response is completely depleted, as in AIDS, Candida is quickly destroyed in the blood. The real damage done by Candida is to the intestinal epithelial barrier, allowing the absorption of toxins agents and chemicals, which then enter the blood and affect numerous organs, including the brain.
When the integrity of the intestinal barrier has been compromised, intestinal toxins are not the only pathogens to be absorbed. The barrier, in a healthy state, selectively allows digested nutrients to enter through the small intestine. With leaky gut, nutrients can be absorbed before they are fully digested. The body's immune response, through specific antigen-antibody markers (the food IgG test), will identify some of these foods as foreign invaders. Every time that particular food contacts the lining of the intestines, an inflammatory immune response is mounted that further damages the epithelial lining. What started as an irritation from yeast with shrinking of the cells has now been complicated with active inflammation every time a particular food is eaten. Food ???allergies??? become a common secondary contributor to maintaining the leaky gut, even after the yeast is eradicated.
The most common food allergies are dairy, eggs, gluten grains (wheat, oats, rye), corn, beans (especially soy), and nuts. It is uncommon to have an allergy to meat, rice, millet, vegetables, or fruit. When an IgG antibody to a food are detected, it is important distinguish a real allergy - that which causes a histamine inflammatory reaction - from sensitivity, which may cause uncomfortable symptoms, but seldom is damaging. Sensitivities are usually due to low stomach acid or pancreatic enzyme secretion, that is, poor digestion.
In healing the intestinal lining, exposure to a food that stimulates a significant allergy can sabotage the treatment. For example, one may be very good at restricting wheat, dairy and eggs, but if you are allergic to soy and you use soy milk. For this reason, food allergy testing can be a beneficial guideline on what foods to avoid initially.
Metabolic and microbial toxins that enter the bloodstream during leaky gut end up in the liver, which has the job of detoxifying and excreting these byproducts into the bile. The daily metabolic wastes created by normal cell and organ activity keep the liver very active. Any further load from intestinal toxins can saturate the liver???s capacity to detoxify the poisons, and they are returned to the blood circulation. Because the blood must preserve chemical homeostasis, toxic chemicals and physical debris is excreted into the tissue (matrix). Although the lymphatic system attempts to collect and neutralize toxins, if unsuccessful the burden is borne by the liver and the tissue matrix, which then becomes toxic as well.
What started as a gut barrier problem can escalate into a problem of tissue toxicity. When the tissue environment is compromised microbes grow, lymphatics swell, symptoms of inflammation or deposition occur. Over a period of time, the muscles and joints ache, the brain gets a little foggy, the energy production and the body temperature drops, etc. The result can be conditions like fibromyalgia, arthritis, chronic fatigue, genetic mutations and potentially cancer.
The immune system is also stressed. As toxins and foods contact the mucosa, the immune system is activated to neutralize them from entering the body. Normally, much of this work would have been done by beneficial bacteria. With leaky gut more toxins make it to the mucosa where they will be tagged with secretory IgA (sIgA), which attracts macrophages and other white blood cells to neutralize the toxins. Of course if there are too many toxins or undigested, this immune response is overwhelmed and not only do some toxins and allergens enter the body but the immune system is depleted.
A second stress on the immune system with a leaky gut is when the liver and lymphatic system become overwhelmed and as a result, the immune system serves as an overflow.
As more microbes (viruses, bacteria, and fungi) multiply in an unhealthy GI environment, the immune system is unable to keep the microbes in check. As a result opportunistic infections take advantage of a weakened immune system.
The most important organ in resistance to infection is the adrenal gland. Leaky Gut Syndrome slowly diminishes adrenal function. In the early and middle stages, there is actually an adrenal excess, as measured by excess cortisol output. Eventually, cortisol levels drop and exhaustion develops.
Candida grows and thrives when the terrain in the intestines favors it. Just killing Candida is usually not successful, because if the anti-fungal is stopped and the intestinal terrain has not been normalized, the Candida returns. Although antibiotics may be the original cause by killing acid forming bacteria (Lactobacillus bacteria produce lactic acid, for example), if the environment is alkaline, Candida will grow. Antibiotics and chronic illness also reduce stomach acid production, contributing not only to the alkalinity but also impairs digestion. In fact, many people with leaky gut are malnourished, no matter how healthy the food is that they eat.
While lactobacillus supplementation is often recommended to help with leaky gut and Candida overgrowth, most of the lactobacillus sold today does not survive in the intestine, either due to poor terrain or due to being a strain that does not implant in the human intestines.. There are specific Lactobacillus preparations available that do implant and do help establish a healthy intestinal environment.
Summary of Common Causes of Leaky Gut Syndrome:
Consumption of allergenic foods
For infants, premature birth
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Radiation therapy
Alcohol consumption (depletes N-acetyl glucosamine)
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory disease (also depletes N-acetyl glucosamine)
Secretory IgA deficiency (can be due to zinc or vitamin A insufficiency)
Oral and parenteral corticosteroids (prednisone, Medrol, cortisone, etc.)
Eating foods that are not compatible with heritage or blood serotype
Deficiencies of amino acids that support the gastrointestinal lining (glutamine, arginine, taurine, BCAA, etc.)
Zinc or vitamin A deficiency
Digestive tract infections (bacteria, yeast, parasites, viruses)
Bioflavonoid insufficiency leading to unstable mast cells and subsequent degranulation
Excessive stress
Poor digestion
Starvation
Antibiotics
Excessive sugar leading to yeast and bacterial overgrowth
HIV infection
Confirming the Diagnosis: Laboratory tests can help confirm and gauge various aspects of Leaky Gut including Candida levels, digestive function, food allergies, etc. Many of the tests are expensive, inconclusive, and not always even accurate. It should be assumed that there are food allergies. If any food allergy is allowed to persist, the intestinal wall will remain inflamed and toxic absorption will continue. Before even considering testing, avoid dairy (cow???s milk, cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt, ice cream) and gluten grains (wheat, rye, oats, spelt, barley). Other relatively common food allergens include eggs; corn (including popcorn, corn syrup, corn oil); and beans (especially soy, lentil and kidney; soy includes tofu, miso, and tamari). Less commonly almonds, peanuts, and garlic are allergenic. Be careful of these ingredients in packaged foods or foods prepared in restaurants.
Many patients feel that certain foods are allergenic because of reactive symptoms. It is important to distinguish ???sensitivity??? from an immunologic/allergic reaction. Sensitivity to tomatoes or oranges for example may cause discomfort because of an imbalance of digestive acids and enzymes. In contrast, an immune reaction leads to damage to the intestinal lining by initiating an inflammatory reaction, and ironically, are usually without any perceived reaction. Allergy tests can largely be classified as either skin or blood. The traditional skin tests done by Allergists only show reactions that are immediate IgE-based reactions. Most food allergies are delayed reactions, and require testing of the IgG levels through blood serum.
Blood food allergy tests have been helpful even though their accuracy has been questioned. While they may not perfectly predict allergies, they seem accurate based on dramatic improvements in the clinical picture if the foods are avoided. Further, a paper print out of one's allergies is provides a clear guide to the foods that need to be avoided. There are practitioners who do machine or muscle testing of food allergies, and this is quick and inexpensive. However, they do not seem to distinguish true allergens from sensitivities. There are reliable blood tests for immune reactions but not to food sensitivities as far as I know.
If testing is indicated, assessing the level of Candida infestation helps prioritize treatment. High levels usually warrant specific anti-Candida treatment. Blood antibody tests for Candida is readily available through many reference laboratories but may not identify yeast infections that are localized to the gut (or urogenital tract). It only shows the person for whom candida has been exposed to the blood based antibodies (IgG). Another way to assess yeast is to examine the feces (stool or digestive analysis) with yeast cultures or stains. Both should be done since often times the yeast will not grow in culture but can be seen when searched for by a microscope. In addition, the intestinal environment that promotes yeast often has bacteria and parasites and these add additional avenues to explore. A third technique is to test the urine for metabolites of yeast. Since humans do not make certain chemicals, if these chemicals are seen in a urine specimen one can assume that a bacteria or yeast produced them.
Part of the digestive analysis profile includes an assessment of digestion, absorption, inflammation, in addition to cultures for bacteria, yeast, and parasites. For example, chymotrypsin is a digestive enzyme produced by the pancreas that has been suggested as an indicator of pancreatic enzyme function. Traditional Chinese Medicine might call this a stomach-pancreas deficiency with a spleen qi deficiency. From this perspective, lack of Candida and a normal fecal chymotrypsin level one can infer Leaky Gut is unlikely. Another part of a comprehensive digestive test is measurement of fecal secretory IgA (sIgA) as a marker of your intestinal immune system at the site of mucosal lining.
There are tests to determine the intestinal permeability, which is a more precise way of saying leaky gut. By drinking a liquid containing two measurable sugars, one large and one small in size, and then collecting urine for 24 hours, the degree of permeability can be measured. It accurately shows the degree of Leaky Gut. It is helpful in making your case with medical doctors. It does not give any insight into the actual cause, however.
Therapy: Leaky Gut Syndrome may require the following:
Identify and avoid ongoing dietary irritants to the intestine mucosal lining (food allergies, alcohol, and NSAIDs). Diet is perhaps the hardest path for patients to follow, but this is what determines who gets better and who doesn't. Patients need to understand that allergenic foods keep the intestines inflamed, allowing toxins to continuously enter the body and perpetuate the process that leads to a leaky gut.
Candida, bacteria, and parasite overgrowth must be resolved. Diet therapy alone will not eradicate a large overgrowth of Candida, but certain foods will sabotage successful therapy: sugars, refined white flour products (bread, pasta, and pastry), fruit juice and dried fruit. Fresh fruit may or may not be a problem, depending on the severity. Treating Candida can be a big challenge. Funguses are survivors and are difficult to get rid of. Their job is to suck the life out of decaying tissue, so a fundamental imbalance in the vitality and chemistry of the small intestines is often the root cause. Addressing proper pH and restoring vitality via herbs are often mandatory to success. When the Candida levels are high, prescription medicine such as Nystatin, Nizoral, Diflucan, or Sporanox combined with an anti-Candida diet may be necessary to achieve a rapid response. Some of the medications can be toxic to the liver and thus is not without risk. It is not uncommon to need to change the anti-fungal product (either pharmacologic or herbal) every so often to avoid tolerance and adaptation by the yeast or microbe.
Nutrients and herbs to promote healing of the epithelial lining. If one can stop the irritating factors discussed above, the lining should heal by itself, although slowly. Ginkgo, slippery elm, aloe vera, bioflavonoids such as quercetin, chlorophyll complex, essential fatty acids, antioxidants, and the amino acid glutamine have all been used to heal the intestines. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, the spleen is responsible for repairing the intestinal lining of the small intestine, and prolonged Leaky Gut easily depletes spleen Qi. This can be noticed with traditional TCM signs and symptoms, or by the Chymotrypsin enzyme level in the feces. If spleen deficiency and liver stagnation coexist there will often be food stagnation, a formula that addresses both may be helpful. If all signs of excess are gone with signs of a weak or small pulse, tonifying the spleen may be required
Liver support.
Lymphatic and interstitial fluid mobilization, drainage and detoxification.
Immune deficiencies need to be supported
The endocrine system, with particular focus on the adrenals, regulation and support. Pituitary and duodenal support may also play a role.
Stomach acid, digestive processes, and pancreatic enzyme optimization. Naturopathic approaches often include hydrochloric acid (HCL) and pancreatic enzyme support but these will not rehabilitate the pancreas but will promote efficient digestion while the spleen-pancreas-intestine is recovering.
Prognosis: If you can stay on an appropriate diet, recovery is possible within a few months using the types of therapy indicated above. However, some patients may need up to nine months of treatment for complete recovery if they have depleted their energy reserves. Leaky Gut Syndrome at its heart is auto-toxicity. The need is to rehabilitate the selective barrier of the small intestinal wall, detoxify the body, and restore liver, spleen and kidney functions.
I am seriously hoping the glutamine restores my intestinal tract to normal and eradicates the leaky gut. I am still waiting fir my insurance company to get back to me regarding the Cortrosyn stimulation test. I am also curious to see the levels of my hormones on my latest blood test taken Friday.
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On never mind dude....here is is....site your references if you are going to rip someone off.
Sorry I am just a copy and paste freak, but articles well support theory, but justin again speak to your nutrtionist and see what she recomends and agrees.
i left her a message, asking if she could test me for leaky gut syndrome..After doing a lot of research, I realized I have all the classic symptons.
Given the account you have candida, and leaky gut is highly related to this. You have high levels of unknown toxins in your liver only points that should not be there. it is good that you consulted the nutritionist because its always good to get a medical opinon and she seems to be open minded. Actually the test is cheap and i think I found it on line cheap
http://www.yourwaytowellness.com/shop/gsdlab.htm
Intestinal Permeability Assessment (Urine)
My main focus is to
1. plug the hole and reduce stress on liver and adrenals
2 support digstion with enzymes. Am just going to double or tripple up on them.
3. I wish drs would identify if it is a low stomach acid or pancreatic deficiency, or bile. I have an idea its combination of low stomach and bile (with out b-6 you can not make bile)
. Vitamin B6 promotes iron excretion and this has been used as a rationale for treatment in iron storage diseases
Vitamin B6 is necessary for the production of hydrochloric acid
http://www.yourwaytowellness.com/shop/gsdlab.htm
Intestinal Permeability Assessment (Urine)
My main focus is to
1. plug the hole and reduce stress on liver and adrenals
2 support digstion with enzymes. Am just going to double or tripple up on them.
3. I wish drs would identify if it is a low stomach acid or pancreatic deficiency, or bile. I have an idea its combination of low stomach and bile (with out b-6 you can not make bile)
. Vitamin B6 promotes iron excretion and this has been used as a rationale for treatment in iron storage diseases
Vitamin B6 is necessary for the production of hydrochloric acid
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^^^yeh that's the exact test I found as well for leaky gut syndrome..however i am waiting for her to call me back before i purchase the test
Still waiting for my amino acids tests to come back and that will really tell the tail. i have an idea my body is over producing ammonia from break down of proteins due to deficiency. And if my hunch is right I bet my taurine levels are in the shitter becuase with candida it eats up taurine and will out taurine your bile becomes like sludge and so does your Shit. You can take all the herbs you want to increase production but if there is no building blocks for it to increase they will not work. Also taking all that glycine is good except for fact that taurine can spare the glycine so it can make more glutethione which taurine can not do and with out b-6 taurine can not be made. Fucking labs neglect to tell you this which is very important for recovery. Also low taurine will result in MAJOR DEPRESSION and low serotonin as well. Point is that you may be sufficent in some amino acids, and deficienct in one and it only takes one to fuck you up.
Take is slow with glutamine
This amino acid is often recommended to help heal the intestines. Yet, not everyone will tolerate glutamine. In the intestines, glutamine converts to glutamate and releases ammonia. Ammonia interferes with sleep and interferes with cellular energy production. The extra ammonia is one reason that glutamine might not be tolerated. Glutamine can also cause constipation. Glutamine can lower taurine. This reduction of taurine is not good. Taurine is very important for the body and a taurine deficiency is common in autism. Therefore, you might want to consider correcting a taurine deficiency before experimenting with glutamine. Also, perhaps take some more taurine when using the glutamine. It is usually better to wait until most of the dysbiosis (poor gut flora) is gone before trying glutamine. Otherwise, some bacteria may convert glutamine into unwanted substances
. . Taurine helps to prevent seizures. Taurine helps the body form bile. It also helps the cells detoxify. Sometimes taurine is elevated if the body isn't using it properly. If high, it is not prudent to add in more. However, for most of the autistic, the taurine levels are low. Yeast overgrowth depletes taurine. Unless instructed differently by your doctor, start with only a small amount of taurine (eg. 50 mg instead of 500 mg) and allow the body time to get used to this supplement. Give the taurine with a meal, because taurine will increase stomach acid secretion. Taurine will also alter the balance of intestinal flora, for better or worse. This is another reason to start with only a small amount. It is difficult to accurately measure taurine in the blood. You will find that the test results show a rather wide range of "normal" for taurine. Although the blood tests are helpful, you may have to place more emphasis on how the body reacts to this amino acid than on the blood tests.
Take is slow with glutamine
This amino acid is often recommended to help heal the intestines. Yet, not everyone will tolerate glutamine. In the intestines, glutamine converts to glutamate and releases ammonia. Ammonia interferes with sleep and interferes with cellular energy production. The extra ammonia is one reason that glutamine might not be tolerated. Glutamine can also cause constipation. Glutamine can lower taurine. This reduction of taurine is not good. Taurine is very important for the body and a taurine deficiency is common in autism. Therefore, you might want to consider correcting a taurine deficiency before experimenting with glutamine. Also, perhaps take some more taurine when using the glutamine. It is usually better to wait until most of the dysbiosis (poor gut flora) is gone before trying glutamine. Otherwise, some bacteria may convert glutamine into unwanted substances
. . Taurine helps to prevent seizures. Taurine helps the body form bile. It also helps the cells detoxify. Sometimes taurine is elevated if the body isn't using it properly. If high, it is not prudent to add in more. However, for most of the autistic, the taurine levels are low. Yeast overgrowth depletes taurine. Unless instructed differently by your doctor, start with only a small amount of taurine (eg. 50 mg instead of 500 mg) and allow the body time to get used to this supplement. Give the taurine with a meal, because taurine will increase stomach acid secretion. Taurine will also alter the balance of intestinal flora, for better or worse. This is another reason to start with only a small amount. It is difficult to accurately measure taurine in the blood. You will find that the test results show a rather wide range of "normal" for taurine. Although the blood tests are helpful, you may have to place more emphasis on how the body reacts to this amino acid than on the blood tests.
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Ok justin here is my final break down of our scenerio
Lets say stress in general over the years was slowing creeping up on you and you had no idea that changs were going on inside of you. Your dieting was the strawl that broke the camels back so to speak. Even though you seem to do everything perfect the stress was just too great and this resulted in your bad bacteria taking over good bacteria and weakening your immune system even more. The reason for all your neurological problems I believe are due to the deadly toxins that the bacteria are given off and altering your brain chemistry when they enter out into the blood stream. Since your good bacteria are out numbered by bad bacteria so many toxins are given off and this is irritating the lining of your small intestines (reflective of your low sIga salvia). The food allergies from gluten where where created from the leaky gut. Now since all this time has past th toxins which normally would have been detained in the gut are now leaky in to the blood stream affecting your nervous sytem. Now inorder to deal with these toxins the liver gets over burden and over stimulated which then starts to activate your adrenals. Over time the adrenals/endocrine system eventually give out and the toxins are to great for the liver to deal with and eventually the bile becuase so thick that it clogs up your large intestine. Thicken bile also impairs fat metabolism and this may be way the fish oils never worked for both of as us as well as our hormonal imbalance from fat deficiency. With out thin bile your feeces begins to slow down and ends up in severe constipation. Even though you are producing enough bile its more like that of sludge vs free flowing. So we were right with the kinds of herbs but I just found out that thickness of bile could be more the culprit then not enough or it could be both. I believe its the thickness from all the build up more then anything because taurine which is depleted in candida thins the bile.
In order to remedy the problem
Emotions also control the rate of healing and if some one is angry or resentment it could slow down the healing process
1. Heal the intestinal wall carefully - this releive stress on the liver and aid in digestion,
2. kill the bad bacteria in your gut
3. thin out the bile - this will releive tension on the liver and should resolve the constipation
4. replenish good bacteria
Lets say stress in general over the years was slowing creeping up on you and you had no idea that changs were going on inside of you. Your dieting was the strawl that broke the camels back so to speak. Even though you seem to do everything perfect the stress was just too great and this resulted in your bad bacteria taking over good bacteria and weakening your immune system even more. The reason for all your neurological problems I believe are due to the deadly toxins that the bacteria are given off and altering your brain chemistry when they enter out into the blood stream. Since your good bacteria are out numbered by bad bacteria so many toxins are given off and this is irritating the lining of your small intestines (reflective of your low sIga salvia). The food allergies from gluten where where created from the leaky gut. Now since all this time has past th toxins which normally would have been detained in the gut are now leaky in to the blood stream affecting your nervous sytem. Now inorder to deal with these toxins the liver gets over burden and over stimulated which then starts to activate your adrenals. Over time the adrenals/endocrine system eventually give out and the toxins are to great for the liver to deal with and eventually the bile becuase so thick that it clogs up your large intestine. Thicken bile also impairs fat metabolism and this may be way the fish oils never worked for both of as us as well as our hormonal imbalance from fat deficiency. With out thin bile your feeces begins to slow down and ends up in severe constipation. Even though you are producing enough bile its more like that of sludge vs free flowing. So we were right with the kinds of herbs but I just found out that thickness of bile could be more the culprit then not enough or it could be both. I believe its the thickness from all the build up more then anything because taurine which is depleted in candida thins the bile.
In order to remedy the problem
Emotions also control the rate of healing and if some one is angry or resentment it could slow down the healing process
1. Heal the intestinal wall carefully - this releive stress on the liver and aid in digestion,
2. kill the bad bacteria in your gut
3. thin out the bile - this will releive tension on the liver and should resolve the constipation
4. replenish good bacteria
also will start Candigest for erradicating the Candida albicans
what I need from u is information pertaining to how exactly reveres leaky gut syndrome i.e. what supplements to take, etc.
That looks like a good product and should do the job. It is common practice to kill the candida and heal leaky gut same time. Becuase if you kill candida and do not deal with leaky gut then it just keeps coming back. Also i was thinking that if your taking glycine for so long and not getting any effect from it that was becuase if you are lacking taurine it will just depelte glycine further and impair its main job produce gluthione.
to main things I found where
http://www.health-n-energy.com/intestinew.htm
In addition to proper diet and exercise, many suffers of leaky gut have found relief in taking natural, organic supplements. Probiotic supplements, colostrum, glutamine, anti-oxidants and digestive enzymes have all been found to be effective in the treatment of leaky gut syndrome. All of these supplements aid in the balancing of the digestive system, promote healthy flora and immune system support.
http://www.newlifefoods.com/colostrum_plus.shtml
basically
1. absorbable multi mineral/vitamin complex
2 molybdenum chelated - 100 mgs x 3 times a day
3. colostrum
4. intestinew
5. subligual coenzyme b complex 2 x2 times day
6 coenzyme b-6 4 times a day
7. probiotic
Just got my amino acids tests and they are all FUCKEN in the gutter low !!
Reason why the omega 3 did not work for either one of us is that we can have problems digesting fats due to impaired bile production.
http://www.health-n-energy.com/intestinew.htm
In addition to proper diet and exercise, many suffers of leaky gut have found relief in taking natural, organic supplements. Probiotic supplements, colostrum, glutamine, anti-oxidants and digestive enzymes have all been found to be effective in the treatment of leaky gut syndrome. All of these supplements aid in the balancing of the digestive system, promote healthy flora and immune system support.
http://www.newlifefoods.com/colostrum_plus.shtml
basically
1. absorbable multi mineral/vitamin complex
2 molybdenum chelated - 100 mgs x 3 times a day
3. colostrum
4. intestinew
5. subligual coenzyme b complex 2 x2 times day
6 coenzyme b-6 4 times a day
7. probiotic
Just got my amino acids tests and they are all FUCKEN in the gutter low !!
Reason why the omega 3 did not work for either one of us is that we can have problems digesting fats due to impaired bile production.
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my stomach is killing me today..craving sugar big time...all points to Candida I suspect..I wish the Candigest Plus would get here already..though I imagine it may take awhile considering the only place I could find that carried it was located in England
BEST PRIOBIOTIC IS KEFIR WITH FRESH COCCONUT MILK CHEAPER THEN ANY OTHER PROBITOIC IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS CANDIDA KILLER, BUT KILL THE CANDIDA FIRST WITH THE CANDIIGEST THEN USE BIOTICS ..CAN NOT DO BOTH SAME TIME COUNTER PRODUCTIVE. i JUST GOT LUCKY. i DID NOT HAVE THAT MANY
At my appointment I let her do her thing and this is what she came up with before I even mentioned anything.
1. Electromagnetic disturbance from the computer- preventing immune system from recovering since levels are already so low because of low gluthioine levels make us vulnerable then ordinary people
2. Digestion -sluggish gall bladder, protein malabsrption -low hcl
3. no leaky gut but rather impaired absorption from irriation of the villa
4. Fats I have been eating where poisoning me because they could not be broken down so they ended up being a toxins instead to the body. This resulted in MAJOR omerga 6 and 3 deficeincy as well as Vitamin a, k,d as well
5. Bcomplexes are really low mainly b-6 coenzyme form need 6 a day
i asked how much glutamine and body responded 3 TBSP -yikes only for 3 weeks then back to one TBSP
for omega 3 also 2 TBSP with corrected digestive supplements with out supplements body did not want any. I found that strange, but only makes sense since could not absorb it. The Essential fats are going to be the main source of getting better since with out omega 3 cell will not let nutrients in or let toxins out, also all endocrine imbalances should be brough back into balance. After this section alot of pieces of the puzzle are finally fitting together. Its been like a dog chasing its own tail, but we are at the total source now which is a protein/fat absorption problem leading to liver over load as well as sluggish bile.
1. Electromagnetic disturbance from the computer- preventing immune system from recovering since levels are already so low because of low gluthioine levels make us vulnerable then ordinary people
2. Digestion -sluggish gall bladder, protein malabsrption -low hcl
3. no leaky gut but rather impaired absorption from irriation of the villa
4. Fats I have been eating where poisoning me because they could not be broken down so they ended up being a toxins instead to the body. This resulted in MAJOR omerga 6 and 3 deficeincy as well as Vitamin a, k,d as well
5. Bcomplexes are really low mainly b-6 coenzyme form need 6 a day
i asked how much glutamine and body responded 3 TBSP -yikes only for 3 weeks then back to one TBSP
for omega 3 also 2 TBSP with corrected digestive supplements with out supplements body did not want any. I found that strange, but only makes sense since could not absorb it. The Essential fats are going to be the main source of getting better since with out omega 3 cell will not let nutrients in or let toxins out, also all endocrine imbalances should be brough back into balance. After this section alot of pieces of the puzzle are finally fitting together. Its been like a dog chasing its own tail, but we are at the total source now which is a protein/fat absorption problem leading to liver over load as well as sluggish bile.
Protocol now is
1.Support neurological and autonomic system with fish oils (will help thyroid and adrenal work much more efficeinctly with enhancing serotonin receptors)
With out proper omega 3's sertonin can not hook to receptors so it just floats around in your system. )
2. Rebuild digestion tract (villa, leaky gut) with glutemine 40 grams a day for 3 weeks then reduce to 10 grams, digestive enzymes with oxbile (for fat emulsication which was casuing me to malabsorb fat for a very long time, keep anti bacterial low dosage for maintence.
3. support immune sytem with thymus extract
4. Reduce computer time due to un wanted stress on immune system (thymus gland). People with weaken immune system can not heal when expose to electromagnetivity. People who use cell phones alot are increasing there chances of many degenertative diseases.
Justin i do not think you are absorbing your fish oils and if candida are there they are just stealing it or worse yet oxidizing it and causing free radicals. This may explain why your medicine is not working and further more that your high serotonin levels becuase it is not binding to the receptors and just being excreted.
1.Support neurological and autonomic system with fish oils (will help thyroid and adrenal work much more efficeinctly with enhancing serotonin receptors)
With out proper omega 3's sertonin can not hook to receptors so it just floats around in your system. )
2. Rebuild digestion tract (villa, leaky gut) with glutemine 40 grams a day for 3 weeks then reduce to 10 grams, digestive enzymes with oxbile (for fat emulsication which was casuing me to malabsorb fat for a very long time, keep anti bacterial low dosage for maintence.
3. support immune sytem with thymus extract
4. Reduce computer time due to un wanted stress on immune system (thymus gland). People with weaken immune system can not heal when expose to electromagnetivity. People who use cell phones alot are increasing there chances of many degenertative diseases.
Justin i do not think you are absorbing your fish oils and if candida are there they are just stealing it or worse yet oxidizing it and causing free radicals. This may explain why your medicine is not working and further more that your high serotonin levels becuase it is not binding to the receptors and just being excreted.
i am fully convinced that my prolonged sickness is due to Candida albicans/leaky gut.
HAN what is the issue with having high serotonin levels? I thought its a good thing to have higher levels...its like a mood elevator right? Isn't that the reason depressed people take SSRI drugs?
