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Some gut bacteria appear to communicate with the brain

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Re: Some gut bacteria appear to communicate with the brain

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Post by selectodude »

user1029384756 wrote: post #37
popotamonga wrote: post #13

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I got the opposite experience. I have IBD and recently started on some potent probiotics. Suddenly my energy and focus went up 1000%. So this is how regular people healthy live wow. I used to be lethargic all the time for 30+ years.

Putting this out there in case it may help others: My mother suffered from GERD for years and years and about two years ago, her condition seemed to have taken a turn for the worse. We’re talking waking up in the middle of the night projectile vomiting. Constant heartburn, burping and indigestion after meals and daily constipation. The doctors were completely unable to help except to recommend antacids and possibly P…

I had all those symptoms and it turned out to be gallstones.

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Post by yosito »

treeman79 wrote: post #64
TedDoesntTalk wrote: post #21

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> like avoiding certain vegetables I've never heard of this. Western medicine says "all the vegetables, all the time". What are some of the vegetables people told to avoid? Genuinely curious.

Nightshades can increase inflammation. Tomatoes and Potatoes for example.

On the other hand, tomatoes can also be anti-inflammatory. It really depends on the situation.

Re: Some gut bacteria appear to communicate with the brain

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Post by yosito »

dinosaurdynasty wrote: post #46
sgarman wrote: post #26

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This is a bit of a vent so apologies in advance but as someone who has been though the same thing OP has I have heard this suggestion from literally everyone. Even if you do the test and it's test results are accurate it's not 100% clear what to do with that information - it's mostly the same stuff OP would have or did already try.

It's common to take a 2 week course of something like Xifaxan (an antibiotic that works in the small intestine) after a positive SIBO test, which is not something you can do without a doctor/gastroenterologist prescribing it for you. -- someone who tested positive for a hydrogen/methane breath test and just finished a 2 week course of Xifaxan

There are ways to get Xifaxan / Rifaximin without a prescription. Plenty of sites where you can buy it online. I got it from my functional medicine doctor who said let's skip the breath test and just try it, because it has very low risk and few side effects.

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myshpa wrote: post #79
unsupp0rted wrote: post #43

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What are the side-effects for PPIs? I've been taking them for almost 2 decades for GERD without anything too specific coming up. I check my B12 levels from time to time and they seem ok. My hemoglobin is always a bit low and iron supplements don't seem to help. What other things are common with long-term PPI use?

Have you tried apple cider vinegar (ACV)? Works wonders. PPIs don't really treat GERD, imho it's one of those medicines to be used perpetually (good only for shareholders). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTzxfoL82n8 - good explanation why/how ACV works and why PPIs don't, iirc

I was told me esophageal sphincter doesn't fully close. Would apple cider vinegar help keep my acid low?

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Post by emmelaich »

VieEnCode wrote: post #6
neonate wrote: post #4

http://web.archive.org/web/20230124132159/https://www.bbc.co... https://archive.ph/Z5vh0

Why post an archive link? Nothing from the BBC is behind a paywall.

Sometimes the popup sticks around. At least for me. It's a bit annoying.

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Post by chiefalchemist »

comboy wrote: post #70
stuckinhell wrote: post #9

This is a little scary, doesn't that mean they can hack you and cause issues from brain fog to mental illness.

There are more bacteria cells in your body than your cells. We are hack on a hack on a hack on a hack.

Lucky for us the bacteria are willing to host us.

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Post by sva_ »

fragmede wrote: post #73
sva_ wrote: post #52

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> The day before the pain hits I have mild-euphoria, clear thinking, positive outlook, lots of energy, more social and extravert. It's not normal. Some might say that you got it backwards and this would be preferably your "normal". First thing I'd do would probably be to document in detail what you're eating on those days and if any pattern emerges. Try eliminating things, if there is any pattern. Sounds a lot like l…

how'd you get rid of it?

I know people would probably call bullshit on this, and I probably wouldn't believe it myself if I hadn't experienced it myself. My symptoms of lactose intolerance were basically that I'd get stomach cramps, and later diarrhea, within about 2 hours of consuming milk products, even after just eating small amounts of them (such as milk-chocolate). I was, to that time, using lactase-supplements whenever I consumed something containing lactose.

What I did for a while was intermittent fasting (restricting caloric intake to a 6-8 hour window each day.) I did this unrelated to my lactose intolerace, because I hadn't considered that it might be 'curable'. After doing this for a month or so, I somehow forgot taking my lactase supplement for a while (I didn't even notice until some time later.), and curiously I did not get those lactose-intolerance symptoms anymore.

I'm not an expert on these things by any matter, but from my amateur-readings of the literature there are two forms of lactose intolerance: the first, and most common, is a genetic one where your stomach just doesn't produce enough (or any) lactase anymore, starting at a certain age. The second one is more controversial, but might be related to bacteria living in the gut, which populate on the stomach lining and prevent the gut from releasing lactase; and it - to me - seems like my calorie restricted diet has starved those bacteria out.

So I can't say for certain if the month of intermittent fasting resolved the issue of lactose intolerance for me (since n=1), but it sure seems so because I hadn't made any other major changes to my diet then (except perhaps that I reduced carbs, in particular refined sugars.)

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Post by lr4444lr »

unsupp0rted wrote: post #86
myshpa wrote: post #79

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Have you tried apple cider vinegar (ACV)? Works wonders. PPIs don't really treat GERD, imho it's one of those medicines to be used perpetually (good only for shareholders). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTzxfoL82n8 - good explanation why/how ACV works and why PPIs don't, iirc

I was told me esophageal sphincter doesn't fully close. Would apple cider vinegar help keep my acid low?

It will exacerbate esophageal irritation on the way down even if it did help a weak LES (which it doesn't). Please ask your doctor before trying this. Avoiding unadulterated high acid foods is a first line treatment for gastric problems.
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