eugenics4dumies
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You may have heard me call in to the bioenergetic hotline episode 4 with these gut issues. I'll go ahead and explain again. Please, any insight would be helpful.
3 years ago my husband and I both got what we thought was food poisoning. Very sick for a week with fatigue, diarrhea, awful stomach pains. We both got better, but neither of us fully recovered from it.
We both had bad bowl movements ranging from clear bubbles and nothing else, to what we call "soft serve" for lack of better terms lol. Sorry TMI. Some burping and gas, some stomach gurgling. Other than that, no issues. This went on for a few years.
We are now at the point where we'd like to conceive. I realize I need to fix these gut issues before getting pregnant. So last year, before I really started getting into my own health research and peating, we hired a holistic health practitioner to "fix me".
She did some gut testing (this past October) which I'll link. She said the main issues were e. Coli and h pylori, and put me on a protocol including mastic gum, barberry, megaspore (which gave me herx reaction), s boulardi, l reuteri, and a biofilm buster. After 60 days of this I seemed to have improved.
I came off most supplements, and things were okay for a week or two, then bowel movements declined again. Also started drinking raw milk from a trusted friends farm around this time, not sure if that's related at all.
Shortly after I developed hemorrhoids with quite a bit of bleeding (bright red at the end of BM), which has just now gotten better. Today being day 3 of no blood at the end of stool. It was brought to my attention that the type of E. coli I had caused hemorrhoids. Not sure if that was the cause or if it was just from having awful bowel movements for 3 years. I went to an awfully clueless doctor, who confirmed I have hemorrhoids, but didn't think the size of my hemorrhoids would warrant the amount of bleeding I was having. She said she would refer me to a GI and I have not gotten a call back yet. My holistic practitioner (who I now realize is not as smart as I thought) wants me to get a colonoscopy, which is a big NO from me after researching the risks.
I've tried to find info on this strain of E. coli and how to treat it, but it seems in most cases it just resolves itself quickly and no treatment is necessary. Maybe it's the h pylori causing the issues. I'm exhausted with trying to figure it out.
Hard to believe it could be something like IBS when both me and my husband both had the same symptoms at the same time, though his has not caused hemorrhoids or burning stomach (he does still have diarrhea and gurgling and gas).
Now, my stomach is burning every day and I have tons of gurgling. I just want it all to be done with.
Any ideas/thoughts would be great.
Also for anyone who may suggest oregano oil, I tried that a year ago and got a week long anxiety attack with no symptom relief.
As for diet, the first half of this mess, we were doing fasting and low carb. Realized that was garbage and switched to Ray Peat inspired. I only eat Whole Foods, no junk ever. Currently eating oat bran, yogurt with honey and bee pollen, apple and orange juice, pasteurized cows milk and cheese, winter squashes, lots of beef and beef liver, cooked apples, rice, potatoes, carrots, and some very occasional peppers, plantain chips cooked in coconut oil. Have been cutting the starch recently though, without any luck.
Started taking methylene blue a few days ago, I also take tyromax. Was taking magnesium capsules but switching to Epsom foot baths so I don't have to digest the pills.
I'm open to taking first generation antibiotics like amoxicillin etc, but have never tried these and not sure if they're appropriate for the situation or not.
3 years ago my husband and I both got what we thought was food poisoning. Very sick for a week with fatigue, diarrhea, awful stomach pains. We both got better, but neither of us fully recovered from it.
We both had bad bowl movements ranging from clear bubbles and nothing else, to what we call "soft serve" for lack of better terms lol. Sorry TMI. Some burping and gas, some stomach gurgling. Other than that, no issues. This went on for a few years.
We are now at the point where we'd like to conceive. I realize I need to fix these gut issues before getting pregnant. So last year, before I really started getting into my own health research and peating, we hired a holistic health practitioner to "fix me".
She did some gut testing (this past October) which I'll link. She said the main issues were e. Coli and h pylori, and put me on a protocol including mastic gum, barberry, megaspore (which gave me herx reaction), s boulardi, l reuteri, and a biofilm buster. After 60 days of this I seemed to have improved.
I came off most supplements, and things were okay for a week or two, then bowel movements declined again. Also started drinking raw milk from a trusted friends farm around this time, not sure if that's related at all.
Shortly after I developed hemorrhoids with quite a bit of bleeding (bright red at the end of BM), which has just now gotten better. Today being day 3 of no blood at the end of stool. It was brought to my attention that the type of E. coli I had caused hemorrhoids. Not sure if that was the cause or if it was just from having awful bowel movements for 3 years. I went to an awfully clueless doctor, who confirmed I have hemorrhoids, but didn't think the size of my hemorrhoids would warrant the amount of bleeding I was having. She said she would refer me to a GI and I have not gotten a call back yet. My holistic practitioner (who I now realize is not as smart as I thought) wants me to get a colonoscopy, which is a big NO from me after researching the risks.
I've tried to find info on this strain of E. coli and how to treat it, but it seems in most cases it just resolves itself quickly and no treatment is necessary. Maybe it's the h pylori causing the issues. I'm exhausted with trying to figure it out.
Hard to believe it could be something like IBS when both me and my husband both had the same symptoms at the same time, though his has not caused hemorrhoids or burning stomach (he does still have diarrhea and gurgling and gas).
Now, my stomach is burning every day and I have tons of gurgling. I just want it all to be done with.
Any ideas/thoughts would be great.
Also for anyone who may suggest oregano oil, I tried that a year ago and got a week long anxiety attack with no symptom relief.
As for diet, the first half of this mess, we were doing fasting and low carb. Realized that was garbage and switched to Ray Peat inspired. I only eat Whole Foods, no junk ever. Currently eating oat bran, yogurt with honey and bee pollen, apple and orange juice, pasteurized cows milk and cheese, winter squashes, lots of beef and beef liver, cooked apples, rice, potatoes, carrots, and some very occasional peppers, plantain chips cooked in coconut oil. Have been cutting the starch recently though, without any luck.
Started taking methylene blue a few days ago, I also take tyromax. Was taking magnesium capsules but switching to Epsom foot baths so I don't have to digest the pills.
I'm open to taking first generation antibiotics like amoxicillin etc, but have never tried these and not sure if they're appropriate for the situation or not.
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