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gut healing
I am trying to figure out how to heal my and my family's gut lining and overcome numerous digestive problems and illnesses related to them. After some research I found that numerous food intolerances, behavioural and learning difficulties must be linked to a damaged gut wall and I wonder whether it could have been inherited or the result of candida overgrowth as an infant? I feel it is a bit of an egg or chicken first situation. To get better though I guess the damage has to be repaired first while under restricted diet and with something to help the healing process?What do you think?
Connie
conniec on 2006-01-13
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"Conniec" :
Your innocent question is very interesting to me. I request you to read an very very interesting article by "HA21" (a dormant forum member) on http://www.abchomeopathy.com/forum2.php/14924/2 dated 26th February 2005. under caption "High Protien intolerance - DUE TO WHAT ?"
The above article and another one by Nesha-India in http://www.abchomeopathy.com/forum2.php/40731 ,, will help you understand that Candida overgrowth is not in any way connected to your family's G.I.Tract / digestive problems. NOR it is connected to or linked to inheritance or genetic factor. Food Allergens are a major factor in G.I.Tract / digestive problems and unknowingly are mostly left un-diagnosed by the conventional and unconventional medical faternity.
BESIDES above, I suggest you the following :
1. Get a through Food Allergy AND a Food Intolerance test done from a well-experienced and qualified Allergologist. Make an exhaustive list of each and every food ingredient you think you may be consuming including Spices details, Fruit details, Vegetable details, Dry Fruit details, Non-Veg. details, Green Veg, details, all Grains and Pulses, all Pollen & Dust & Mite & Fungi & Animal & .... Have yourself allergy tested specifically for Milk & Milk products, Wheat & wheat products, since these are a major allergen in the body.
2. Have an endoscopy done of your entire G.I.Tract, specially the Colon.
3. AN malfunctioning Thyroid gland will also malfunction the G.I.Tract glands (i.e. liver, spleen, kidneys ....). Check your Thyroid gland, Calcium and Iron levels in your blood.
4. Simple 10 slow-motion SIT-UP's excercise, done several times a day, will gradually improve the oxygen flow to the G.I.Tract and your spine and inturn will rectify your G.I.Tract problem permanently.
5. Consider taking "CONDURANGO-Q" (homeopathic mother tincture), 20 drops mixed in half cup plain water, sipped down slowly. Do this two times a day, preferably always on an empty stomach.
6. Abandon ANY AND ALL, herbal supplements, Antacids & digestive aid'ers you may be taking,
Also consider reading : http://www.abchomeopathy.com/forum2.php/35254
A QUOTE :
"One of the most tragic things about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon-instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today"
Your innocent question is very interesting to me. I request you to read an very very interesting article by "HA21" (a dormant forum member) on http://www.abchomeopathy.com/forum2.php/14924/2 dated 26th February 2005. under caption "High Protien intolerance - DUE TO WHAT ?"
The above article and another one by Nesha-India in http://www.abchomeopathy.com/forum2.php/40731 ,, will help you understand that Candida overgrowth is not in any way connected to your family's G.I.Tract / digestive problems. NOR it is connected to or linked to inheritance or genetic factor. Food Allergens are a major factor in G.I.Tract / digestive problems and unknowingly are mostly left un-diagnosed by the conventional and unconventional medical faternity.
BESIDES above, I suggest you the following :
1. Get a through Food Allergy AND a Food Intolerance test done from a well-experienced and qualified Allergologist. Make an exhaustive list of each and every food ingredient you think you may be consuming including Spices details, Fruit details, Vegetable details, Dry Fruit details, Non-Veg. details, Green Veg, details, all Grains and Pulses, all Pollen & Dust & Mite & Fungi & Animal & .... Have yourself allergy tested specifically for Milk & Milk products, Wheat & wheat products, since these are a major allergen in the body.
2. Have an endoscopy done of your entire G.I.Tract, specially the Colon.
3. AN malfunctioning Thyroid gland will also malfunction the G.I.Tract glands (i.e. liver, spleen, kidneys ....). Check your Thyroid gland, Calcium and Iron levels in your blood.
4. Simple 10 slow-motion SIT-UP's excercise, done several times a day, will gradually improve the oxygen flow to the G.I.Tract and your spine and inturn will rectify your G.I.Tract problem permanently.
5. Consider taking "CONDURANGO-Q" (homeopathic mother tincture), 20 drops mixed in half cup plain water, sipped down slowly. Do this two times a day, preferably always on an empty stomach.
6. Abandon ANY AND ALL, herbal supplements, Antacids & digestive aid'ers you may be taking,
Also consider reading : http://www.abchomeopathy.com/forum2.php/35254
A QUOTE :
"One of the most tragic things about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon-instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today"
Nesha-India last decade
Nesha,
Thank you for your lengthy reply. It has taken me some time to read over and over the recommended sites. I am always keen to broaden my horizon and with no homeopathic background but a keen interest in naturapathic healing, there is so much to take on.
First to comment on your recommendations:
1. The tests I have done and am not happy to see the list of intolerances grow.
2. An endoscopy would be my last resort, it's expensive and will propably not show more than damages to villi and the gut lining, which I suspect anyhow by now.
3. A blood test did not show a compromised thyroid gland, but I realise now this does not mean much. I assume to suffer from hypothyroidism and will try a basal temperature testing. How do you connect the thyroid with the GI tract though? Is it strength and speed of gastric juices breaking the food down?
4. Realise a lot more oxygen is needed and have started deep breathing exercises with fast walking!
5. Can't find Condurango-o. Could it have a different name and what is it?
6. All I take is fishoil, vitamin-and mineralsupplement and a probiotic.
I like your philosophical comments and attitude. For myself I strongly believe in living my dreams and have done so in the past, but the last 3 month have taken my energy. Candida has sucked the blood out of my body and the spirit almost with it. I have managed to control it by diet now, but it is not an easy task.
Anyway you don't believe it is connected to the GI tract problems. It surprises me, but you seem very knowledgable. Or is it the more one fears to have a monster in front the more the confidence shrinks? I would agree to that, but strategy is all!!
My children have shown candida signs from birth on and one of the very strong symptoms was persistent reflux, despite being breastfed. All have food intolerances. I don't beleive there is a genetic inheritance, but surely the overgrowth of candida was passed on in the womb. My theory is the candida has basically perforated the gut lining and allowed food particles to get into the blood stream and create an allergic reaction. The reflux, combined with flatulence, must have come from either over acidity, again from stress or passed on in the womb or from bacterial overgrowth in the small intestine.
What do you think? You see I am trying to understand how babies can have all these nut allergies, asthma etc. in the UK. And I believe the trouble starts in the womb.
The sites you recommended were great and I agree our human digestive system is not made for the large amounts of protein, especially animal protein, which most consume 2 - 3 x a day. Nevertheless we should have around 40g dry weight of preferably vegetable protein daily for proper functioning and not losing muscle tissue. It is the undigested animal protein which causes putrefaction in bowel pockets and inflammation and damage to the gut lining. Why does HA21 go on about plant seed oil. To my understanding when used correctly they are extremely beneficial?
Regarding your topic of calcium absorption, it is shocking to see how many people take calcium supplements and then are surprised when being diagnosed with illnesses relating to calcium dumping. My advice would be to whatch what you eat, cut out salt intake completely to improve the sodium/potassium balance, improve the alkalinity in the blood by eating more vegetables and spend a lot of time at fresh air. It is due to the increased amount of acidity in our bodies that the blood needs to find ca++ to combine to harmful amines to be able to excrete them. If the reserves in the blood are not enough to do this, they will be leached out of the bone. Sorry, I am not a biochemist, but that's how I understand it, or? Anybody against that?
Thank you for your lengthy reply. It has taken me some time to read over and over the recommended sites. I am always keen to broaden my horizon and with no homeopathic background but a keen interest in naturapathic healing, there is so much to take on.
First to comment on your recommendations:
1. The tests I have done and am not happy to see the list of intolerances grow.
2. An endoscopy would be my last resort, it's expensive and will propably not show more than damages to villi and the gut lining, which I suspect anyhow by now.
3. A blood test did not show a compromised thyroid gland, but I realise now this does not mean much. I assume to suffer from hypothyroidism and will try a basal temperature testing. How do you connect the thyroid with the GI tract though? Is it strength and speed of gastric juices breaking the food down?
4. Realise a lot more oxygen is needed and have started deep breathing exercises with fast walking!
5. Can't find Condurango-o. Could it have a different name and what is it?
6. All I take is fishoil, vitamin-and mineralsupplement and a probiotic.
I like your philosophical comments and attitude. For myself I strongly believe in living my dreams and have done so in the past, but the last 3 month have taken my energy. Candida has sucked the blood out of my body and the spirit almost with it. I have managed to control it by diet now, but it is not an easy task.
Anyway you don't believe it is connected to the GI tract problems. It surprises me, but you seem very knowledgable. Or is it the more one fears to have a monster in front the more the confidence shrinks? I would agree to that, but strategy is all!!
My children have shown candida signs from birth on and one of the very strong symptoms was persistent reflux, despite being breastfed. All have food intolerances. I don't beleive there is a genetic inheritance, but surely the overgrowth of candida was passed on in the womb. My theory is the candida has basically perforated the gut lining and allowed food particles to get into the blood stream and create an allergic reaction. The reflux, combined with flatulence, must have come from either over acidity, again from stress or passed on in the womb or from bacterial overgrowth in the small intestine.
What do you think? You see I am trying to understand how babies can have all these nut allergies, asthma etc. in the UK. And I believe the trouble starts in the womb.
The sites you recommended were great and I agree our human digestive system is not made for the large amounts of protein, especially animal protein, which most consume 2 - 3 x a day. Nevertheless we should have around 40g dry weight of preferably vegetable protein daily for proper functioning and not losing muscle tissue. It is the undigested animal protein which causes putrefaction in bowel pockets and inflammation and damage to the gut lining. Why does HA21 go on about plant seed oil. To my understanding when used correctly they are extremely beneficial?
Regarding your topic of calcium absorption, it is shocking to see how many people take calcium supplements and then are surprised when being diagnosed with illnesses relating to calcium dumping. My advice would be to whatch what you eat, cut out salt intake completely to improve the sodium/potassium balance, improve the alkalinity in the blood by eating more vegetables and spend a lot of time at fresh air. It is due to the increased amount of acidity in our bodies that the blood needs to find ca++ to combine to harmful amines to be able to excrete them. If the reserves in the blood are not enough to do this, they will be leached out of the bone. Sorry, I am not a biochemist, but that's how I understand it, or? Anybody against that?
conniec last decade
"Conniec" : Reply to your post.
1. Since you already suspect G.I.Tract damage, no point in doing Endoscopy. Since you have a keen interest in Naturopathy, it might interest for you to know that the G.I.Tract repairs itself in about 40 odd days, if left alone, with very simple alkalising food intakes.
2. No point in self-over-sensitising the Candida infection. It is in a way immaterial. The body takes care of it, provided again of course, if simple alkalising foods are taken. No point here assuming that the body requires a balanced acid + alkali foods, which is true for a healthy body, but the moment the body systems goes haywire the body should be keep more akaliee.
3. The Thyroid gland is also responsible for the G.I.Tract muscles and other G.I.Tract Glands (Liver, Kidneys,Spleen ....) upkeep and strength. With the Thyroid gland malfunctioning, the intake of oxygen by various glands is effected, causing Gland fatigue or say systems fatigue, simply because these glands are deprived of optimum oxygen requirement and hence malfunction. Everything becomes sluggish, including the mind, the body and all the glands.
4. HA21, has given an explaination of High Protien intolrance. Vegetable kingdom oil, is a High density and High protien and also an allergen. Animal kingdom oil, is low density, high protein and an non-allergen and easily mimics our own fat and is more easily digestible without using up more oxygen and gastic juices.
5. Candida cannot be passed on to the fetus via the Womb. However a weak genetic factor can be easily incorporated into the fetus via the womb.
6. A high worry and high strain and a high sedentary life style, causes the Candida to form dense colonies. Among sedentary life style is absence from exposing to the sunlight.
7. Doing high pressure breathing exercise and other exercise is on the contrary going to burn up more oxygen instread of retaining it for body metabolism. A low metabolism exercise like normal breathing in a meditation mode is the most appropriate way to reduce body metabolism leading to ultimately repair the body tissues ... like wWHEN IN SLEEPING MODE.
8. Fishoil, vitamin, mineral supplement, probiotic, ALL at the moment is going to do more harm to you, because these elements easily leech into the blood stream via the G.I.Tract (as explained earlier) causing it cause more allergen IgG & IgE, further compromising the G.I.Tract fuctioning capability. The more the allergen in the blood, the more aggressive the body systems react including the Mind.
9. Condurango-Q (mother tincture), was proved by Dr. Bartlett, is the most useful medicine for improvement for the digestive tract and overall health. It is kind off rare medicine. If not available, you can also use Hydratis-Q or pure Alfa-Alfa-Q for the same purpose.
1. Since you already suspect G.I.Tract damage, no point in doing Endoscopy. Since you have a keen interest in Naturopathy, it might interest for you to know that the G.I.Tract repairs itself in about 40 odd days, if left alone, with very simple alkalising food intakes.
2. No point in self-over-sensitising the Candida infection. It is in a way immaterial. The body takes care of it, provided again of course, if simple alkalising foods are taken. No point here assuming that the body requires a balanced acid + alkali foods, which is true for a healthy body, but the moment the body systems goes haywire the body should be keep more akaliee.
3. The Thyroid gland is also responsible for the G.I.Tract muscles and other G.I.Tract Glands (Liver, Kidneys,Spleen ....) upkeep and strength. With the Thyroid gland malfunctioning, the intake of oxygen by various glands is effected, causing Gland fatigue or say systems fatigue, simply because these glands are deprived of optimum oxygen requirement and hence malfunction. Everything becomes sluggish, including the mind, the body and all the glands.
4. HA21, has given an explaination of High Protien intolrance. Vegetable kingdom oil, is a High density and High protien and also an allergen. Animal kingdom oil, is low density, high protein and an non-allergen and easily mimics our own fat and is more easily digestible without using up more oxygen and gastic juices.
5. Candida cannot be passed on to the fetus via the Womb. However a weak genetic factor can be easily incorporated into the fetus via the womb.
6. A high worry and high strain and a high sedentary life style, causes the Candida to form dense colonies. Among sedentary life style is absence from exposing to the sunlight.
7. Doing high pressure breathing exercise and other exercise is on the contrary going to burn up more oxygen instread of retaining it for body metabolism. A low metabolism exercise like normal breathing in a meditation mode is the most appropriate way to reduce body metabolism leading to ultimately repair the body tissues ... like wWHEN IN SLEEPING MODE.
8. Fishoil, vitamin, mineral supplement, probiotic, ALL at the moment is going to do more harm to you, because these elements easily leech into the blood stream via the G.I.Tract (as explained earlier) causing it cause more allergen IgG & IgE, further compromising the G.I.Tract fuctioning capability. The more the allergen in the blood, the more aggressive the body systems react including the Mind.
9. Condurango-Q (mother tincture), was proved by Dr. Bartlett, is the most useful medicine for improvement for the digestive tract and overall health. It is kind off rare medicine. If not available, you can also use Hydratis-Q or pure Alfa-Alfa-Q for the same purpose.
Nesha-India last decade
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