Gut destroyed by ABX

I had to stop taking Clindamycin. It has absolutely wrecked my digestive track. I’ve been taking lots of probiotics, kefir, kimchi, digestive enzymes after every meal and low sugar diet to try and repair. It’s been 3 weeks off the abx and it feels like I cannot absorb anything. I have lost so much weight and look like death. Any hut healing tips or supplement suggestions?

Can be very difficult. I was in your position, but my gut wad screwed up from years of eating poorly, and autonomic nerve damage. I had/have SIBO/Candida. Went from 190 lbs to 155 at my lowest. I couldn’t absorb anything, I could eat a whole pizza for dinner, which I often did, and lose weight

Finally I went low carb, all organic for 6m. Finally gut started to heal and I’m now 173 lbs.

Unfortunately I’ve started to work some sugar and stuff back into the diet and developed lose stools again, but the weight is still on and if I eat healthy for a few days the GI discomfort goes away

By the way, it’s usually SIBO that causes you to not absorb things. But I believe that sibo is usually caused by dysbiosis of the large intestine. A GI will tell you that sibo and dysbiosis are two different things (sibo is just overgrowth of the small intestine vs dysbiosis which is an imbalance in the large intestine), but I think SIBO is almost always caused by dysbiosis. Anyway, I’d get a hydrogen breath test for SIBO. If that’s positive you can try rifaximin which will make you gain weight but the SIBO may come back, at whxhh point you’d need diet

Post Edited (dcd2103) : 4/25/2021 6:59:13 PM (GMT-6)

I ate the same thing every day for breakfast for 6m.

Eggs/avocado/breakfast meat or fresh Turkey breast/mustard greens

Post Edited (dcd2103) : 4/25/2021 7:30:23 PM (GMT-6)

Do you have any symptoms you didn't mention, like diarrhea, nausea, or abdominal pain?

While yeast and SIBO and general dysbiosis are all worth considering, there are other possibilities like intestinal inflammation (possibly from Crohn's) or biliary tract issues (since drugs can be hard on the liver).

A few general gut healing options: aloe vera juice, omega 3 fatty acids, licorice (DGL), slippery elm, zinc carnosine, digestive bitters, curcumin.

UltraInflammX is a powdered food product that contains high amounts of nutrients and anti-inflammatory substances for people who are experiencing compromised nutrient absorption, such as from Crohn's. I agree that a whole foods, unprocessed diet is ideal, but this could be a stopgap measure if you are concerned about deficiencies while you figure this all out.

I don't remember if you have any histamine tolerance issues, but loading up on some probiotic supplements and on fermented foods can cause histamine overload (including gut symptoms), so that's something to look out for if you have mast cell activation issues. If you have been herxing and your body therefore is in an inflamed and over-reactive mood, then histamine might be tougher to tolerate for a while.