Salicylates

i seem to have this problem too. it started when i was being treated with lyme on heavy antibiotics for a while. Now that i've been off the antibiotics for a while (on tinctures now) I still have problems eating gluten, dairy, tomatoes, other foods I had no trouble with before (or thought i had no trouble with). I think foods like gluten which encourage a leaky gut make it worse and the antibiotics add to it by tearing up your GI tract even more. I think over time as your intestines beef themselves back up it will get better. this is just my theory though, either way, its from toxins getting in the body due to a leaky gut. My lymph nodes also get clogged up when I eat gluten.

Update on my salicylate free diet. Im at the end of day two and my Lyme symptoms have decreased by at least 50% already!

Yes to both of your questions, MoralAnimal.  I've lost tolerance to a long list of foods - usually slowly over the years but sometimes I'll suddenly lose a whole category of food (such as all animal flesh when I was a teen...suddenly started making me sick to my stomach, and I haven't been able to eat any ever since despite lots of allergy desensitization and other stuff).

I have salicylate intolerance, sulfite sensitivity, non-Celiac gluten sensitivity, and a bunch of other food/chemical/environmental sensitivities and allergies and intolerances. I also have significant inflammation throughout my gut (esophagus through to colon).  My diet is pretty limited because of this.  And what makes it worse is my gut doesn't work like it is supposed to - I have abnormal motility throughout (difficulty swallowing, slow stomach emptying, sluggish colon, etc.) and what I eat can aggravate the disordered motility.  Sometimes my gut just ups and decides to completely stop working and then I wind up going on IV nutrition (Total Parenteral Nutrition) until I can eat again.  The latest round of gut stoppage hit me in June 2008 and I was on the IV nutrition for almost 2 1/2 years...just got off last week. Since I still can't swallow liquids very well, I'm still on IV hydration daily...but at least I can eat some real food again finally...

The thinking of my doctors is that the Lyme (and possibly also Bartonella) is the culprit behind the gut motility & inflammation problems and food intolerances/sensitivities/allergies.  My doctor tells me he thinks I will be able to tolerate more things again once we get the Lyme and Bart under better control. Problem is, when we try to aggressively treat either one, my gut shuts down (did it from Resveritrol/Japanese Knotweed, and again from Doxycycline)...so it may be a long road for me to overcome this stuff.

There are some foods, however, I will never touch again...one being gluten (wheat/rye/barley, and in my case also oats), due to a genetic predisposition for Celiac and gluten sensitivity.  I strongly also suspect my Dad had Celiac but he was never diagnosed.  I will also not touch meat or fish again...and it is unlikely I'll ever eat eggs again either. Soy is also out - I've been allergic to soy since I was a small child. Other stuff, well, we'll see. There are a lot of foods I miss being able to eat and hope to one day be able to add them back to my diet. My nutrition status is not good because of the limitations caused by my sensitivities and intolerances and allergies.

One article you may find interesting is the following:
"'Bell's Palsy of the Gut' and other GI Manifestations of Lyme and Associated Diseases" by V. T. Sherr
http://thehumansideoflyme.net/viewarticle.php?aid=62

Another link you may also find of interest is http://www.canlyme.com/crohn's.html ~ GI inflammation caused by Lyme/coinfections

Take care,

One thing I use to help make up for nutritional deficiencies in my diet is something called Alpha ENF - it is a complete meal replacement formula that to me, tastes way way better than Ensure, Vivonex, etc. Check it out at http://www.alphanutrition.com/ - they have several different formulas, depending on one's specific needs. I get the unflavored Alpha ENF because I need the fats and don't seem to handle the Alpha PMX formula very well (too much protein?...not sure). I find it tastes very good added to soup or other cooked foods (after cooking), or just plain mixed in hot water. To me, it tastes like vegetable broth. My Husband also uses this formula to supplement his limited diet because he has a really long list of food allergies (severe GI-anaphalaxis caused by Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis), and he adds it to soup or just drinks it plain in hot water and does not mind the flavor of the plain version either.

Neither of us have tried the Vanilla version, and aren't likely to (I tend to react to food flavorings) because we like the unflavored just fine.

I have no financial connection with the Alpha ENF's company/website.

Take care,

Razzle: how do you know which herbs and tincutres and homeopathic remedies are sal-free? It seems almost hopeless to guess and navigate. I've read on several threads that you take various things that I would at first guess think is high in sals. is it just trial and error for you?

It's really important to read the labels for all supplements. Many contain fillers and other ingredients used for processing (i.e. magnesium stearate) that are unhealthy and should be avoided when possible.

Antibiotics often contain this as well, along with food coloring and other fillers. If one brand of antibiotics causes issues, try the same medication from a different lab/manufacturer to see if it's the extras that are causing the problems.

And read all bottles of antibiotics as well - I found that zithromax for injection comes in different formulations - dihydrate (the original patented form) and monohydrate (what many generics produce). This results in a slightly different medication, and possibly a significant level of other residue left over from the different manufacturing process used for each. I found that Baxter Zithromax for injection has the original formula, and is actually manufactured by Pfizer, the patent holder.

Some supplement brands exclude the magnesium stearate from their manufacturing process for all products, others have it in most of their products. Learn which brands do and which don't so you can order with ease. Premiere Research Labs and Thorne are two of the brands that don't use the magnesium stearate.

This may help with energy foods by blood type, copied from the D'Adamo website http://budurl.com/er4yt. Note that Type A and AB don't have meats on their lists, and only B and AB can eat cultured dairy according to this program!

Why Do I Feel So Tired All the Time?

“The chemistry of blood type continues to provide clues to the biological and genetic mechanisms that control health and disease," writes Dr. D’Adamo.

“Blood Type O’s predisposition to autoimmune thyroid disease – especially hypothyroidism (under production or under utilization of thyroid hormones) – is a primary factor in fatigue.

Blood Type A is most vulnerable to immune system depletion and one underlying cause is low glutathione levels. Glutathione is the major antioxidant produced inside the cells to protect them from the destructive effects of free radicals.

Find Glutathione in Redoxa™

Blood Type B tends to be susceptible to viral infections, including the viruses that produce autoimmune conditions that cause fatigue.

Type AB’s, possessing both the A and B antigens, can be compared to having two standing guard at the same gate – this heightens AB’s vulnerability to autoimmune conditions.”

Find Immune Enhancing, anti-oxidant support in Proberry Capsules



Other Factors

Nutrient deficiency may also contribute to feelings of fatigue; we’ll discuss supplementation below. You can look up the nutrient values of foods on the Typebase4 at www.dadamo.com. It’s fascinating to see how the nutrient values change in the same foods based on how they are prepared or processed.

Top Energy Foods for Type O

1. Lean, organic, grass fed red meat
2. Richly oiled cold-water fish (particularly halibut and cod)
3. Olive Oil
4. Walnuts
5. Seaweed
6. Spinach, collards, kale
* Add more greens to your diet with Live Cell O Sprouted Greens Formula
7. Garlic
8. Berries (particularly blueberries and elderberries)
* Get more of these dark berries with Proberry 3 - blends with any liquid
9. Ginger
10. Green Tea
* Find Green Tea in Sip Right 4 Your Type Tea


Top Energy Foods for Type A

1. Soy based foods
* Find concentrated Soy Sprouts in Live Cell A Sprouted Greens Formula
2. Richly oiled cold-water fish (particularly salmon and sardines)
3. Olive Oil
4. Walnuts
5. Dark leafy greens (particularly spinach, kale and Swiss chard)
* Add more greens to your diet with Live Cell A Sprouted Greens Formula
6. Garlic
7. Onion
8. Berries (particularly blueberries and elderberries)
* Get more of these dark berries with Proberry 3 - blends with any liquid
9. Ginger
10. Green Tea
* Find Green Tea in Sip Right 4 Your Type Tea


Top Energy Foods for Type B

1. Lean, organic, grass fed lamb or mutton
2. Richly oiled cold-water fish (particularly halibut and sardines)
3. Cultured dairy (yogurt, kefir)
4. Olive Oil
5. Walnuts
6. Maitake/shiitake mushrooms
* Find Maitake mushroom in Glycoscia
7. Onion
* Find Onion Sprouts and other sprouted greens in Live Cell B Formula
8. Berries (cranberry, elderberries)
* Get more of these dark berries with Proberry 3 - blends with any liquid
9. Watermelon
10. Green Tea
* Find Green Tea in Sip Right 4 Your Type Tea


Top Energy Foods for Type AB

1. Soy beans and soy based products
2. Richly oiled cold-water fish (salmon and sardines)
3. Cultured dairy (yogurt and keifer)
4. Olive Oil
5. Essene bread
6. Maitake mushroom
* Find Maitake mushroom in Glycoscia
7. Broccoli
* Add more greens to your diet with Live Cell for Type AB Sprouted Greens Formula
8. Cranberries
* Find Cranberry in Deflect for Type AB
9. Garlic
10. Green Tea
* Find Green Tea in Sip Right 4 Your Type Tea

Filling in the Missing Pieces

Dr. D'Adamo's supplements can be helpful in addressing energy-sapping nutrient imbalances that help support healthy energy levels for all blood types:

o Methyl 12 Plus™ - An ideal vitality enhancing cellular energy addition to your daily nutritional intake, vitamin B-12 helps to metabolize food and fine tune the nervous system. Features two biologically active forms of B-12 with the synergistic co-factor of folate for maximum bioavailability.

Fatigue Fighting-Energy Boosting Tips:

Sleep – This seems like common sense, but getting enough sleep is not so easy for some people. Dr. D’Adamo suggests setting up a regular sleep schedule, going to bed around the same time and waking at about the same time every morning, even on weekends.

Exercise: Regular blood type appropriate exercise, three to four times a week, for at least thirty minutes each time, helps to increase energy levels. Exercise may make you feel tired initially if you have not exercised or do not exercise regularly, but your body will adjust and feel more invigorated.

Meditate – One of the benefits reported by people who meditate regularly is increased energy levels. Improved quality of sleep and heightened concentration rank up there, too. Meditation is usually performed for ten to twenty minutes once or twice a day, and is easy to learn. There are a variety of books and tapes that provide meditation instruction.

* Support cognitive vitality and calm focus with the Calm Focus Pack

Light – With the spring season upon us, this one is easy. open your shades to take advantage of the natural light or take a walk outdoors at lunchtime. Sunlight stimulates your body’s natural energy centers.

Water – Drink up! You may be slightly dehydrated. A tall glass of cold water will invigorate your body and keep you hydrated and healthy.

Stress – Stress takes a huge toll on your body. Dr. D’Adamo recommends the yoga technique of Alternate Nostril Breathing. “Alternate nostril breathing just requires that you close one nostril with the finger, breath in with the open nostril, change positions, and breathe out with the other. Do this 15-20 times, and then reverse the procedure. Studies have shown this to be valuable in balancing out the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, an important cause of panic type attacks.”

* Support balanced stress and recovery with these suggested combinations:
o Type O: Catechol & Histona Ulterior
o Type A: Cortiguard & Histona Ulterior
o Type B and AB: Nitricycle