Zpol
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So, I have been following a Peat style diet for several weeks, plus I am taking a combo of T3 and T4. I have Hypothyroid, PCOS, Raynauds, and Small intestine bacteria overgrowth. I had been originally only taking Rx progesterone every 3 months, now I take Progest-E. Anyway, my PCOS has improved... I now get regular periods, so that's good. And my TSH Blood work is now good as well. I still have lowish body temp and low Blood pressure.
My diet dilemma is that my digestion works fabulously on a very low carb diet but I know this type of diet is not good for thyroid issues. I've suffered with severe constipation everyday for the last 20yrs, plus I have a lot bloating and abdominal pain. Low carb solved this!! I was astounded!! But I couldn't continue it because I was peeing every single hour and literally nearly passed out 3 times on this diet. Now I found out that these side effects are avoidable on the low carb diet and I'm tempted to go back to it. Currently, I'm using Cascara, massive doses of magnesium, and even doing that I still have to use enemas 4x a week in order to function enough to keep up with work, house upkeep, etc. These methods of elimination are not fun and kind of painful, plus the cascara is unpredictable. So you can see why it's tempting to go back to low carb. I am extremely ill due to the SIBO; it's affecting my work, my social life, family life, everything.
On the Peat diet, I've been eating coffee, gelatin, cheese, potatoes (boiled for 40+ min.), gelato, lots of salt, chocolate, OJ, applesauce, pickles (supposedly helps w/ digestion), raw carrots, small amounts of Macadamia nuts and coconut oil. No meat.
I should mention that I only eat about 10 to 13 oz. of potatoes per day because they cause extreme gas and uncomfortableness... which makes me think they are contributing to my bacterial overgrowth in my small intestine.
I've gained about 13 lbs on this diet so that probably helped with me finally getting a period. I used to only be 93 lbs.
So, this is my quandary... Dr. Peat says it's extremely important to reduce bacteria overgrowth in the intestines, which I can do on a low carb diet, but, a low carb diet is not good for liver, thyroid, etc.. So I'm not sure what to do.
I also take niacinamide, cream of tartar, and enzymes.
Can anyone help?
My diet dilemma is that my digestion works fabulously on a very low carb diet but I know this type of diet is not good for thyroid issues. I've suffered with severe constipation everyday for the last 20yrs, plus I have a lot bloating and abdominal pain. Low carb solved this!! I was astounded!! But I couldn't continue it because I was peeing every single hour and literally nearly passed out 3 times on this diet. Now I found out that these side effects are avoidable on the low carb diet and I'm tempted to go back to it. Currently, I'm using Cascara, massive doses of magnesium, and even doing that I still have to use enemas 4x a week in order to function enough to keep up with work, house upkeep, etc. These methods of elimination are not fun and kind of painful, plus the cascara is unpredictable. So you can see why it's tempting to go back to low carb. I am extremely ill due to the SIBO; it's affecting my work, my social life, family life, everything.
On the Peat diet, I've been eating coffee, gelatin, cheese, potatoes (boiled for 40+ min.), gelato, lots of salt, chocolate, OJ, applesauce, pickles (supposedly helps w/ digestion), raw carrots, small amounts of Macadamia nuts and coconut oil. No meat.
I should mention that I only eat about 10 to 13 oz. of potatoes per day because they cause extreme gas and uncomfortableness... which makes me think they are contributing to my bacterial overgrowth in my small intestine.
I've gained about 13 lbs on this diet so that probably helped with me finally getting a period. I used to only be 93 lbs.
So, this is my quandary... Dr. Peat says it's extremely important to reduce bacteria overgrowth in the intestines, which I can do on a low carb diet, but, a low carb diet is not good for liver, thyroid, etc.. So I'm not sure what to do.
I also take niacinamide, cream of tartar, and enzymes.
Can anyone help?