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Posted 7/7/2016 11:29 PM (GMT 0)
Hi y'all,

Well, what DO gave me to heal my gut lasted one week a couple months ago. I'm now off Neomycin 500mg and Nystatitin 500,00 units three times a day. C-diff is gone, but leaky-gut and co. is still here.

Still on Madre National Cat's Claw 500 mg, three pills twice a day, S-Boulardii 5 billion once a day, Milk Thistle once a day and Jarrow-Dophilus EPS 8 strains twice a day. Getting off more food (grains and nuts) that gut deemed unacceptable has helped, but I think additional supplements may speed up the healing process.

Colostrum LD quadruple strength and MSM arrived in the mail today. I'll start the colostrum first, 2 a day and see how things go. Then ramp the dosage up as body can handle it. The bottle says up to four pills two times a day on an empty stomach.

After reading the recent post about MSM and sulpha drugs, I'm a bit wary of trying it. Sulpha drugs give me itchy rashes.

Also taking Valacyclovir 1 mg. for EBV once a day. Four days on, three days off. The rx runs out in three months.

My goal is to have gut healed in three months so body will be healthy enough to start working on Lyme.

If anybody has ideas that will help me reach my goal, I'd appreciate it!

Thank you all...
Posted 7/7/2016 11:38 PM (GMT 0)
/draxe.com/4-steps-to-heal-leaky-gut-and-autoimmune-disease/

I am a huge fan of Dr. Axe's protocols because they aren't designed to take just a pill and he does not profit from giving us this information.
Posted 7/7/2016 11:41 PM (GMT 0)
And definitely be careful with the MSM - if you are allergic to sulfa, you could be allergic to it.
Posted 7/7/2016 11:59 PM (GMT 0)
PeteZa,

Thanks for the link! Lots of info to take in, but I'll keep plugging away at it. Going to up my L-Glutamine and find some digestive enzymes first.

Funny thing is, I was eating Genesis bread because it had sprouted grains. Think gut is getting very sensitive as of late...

Going to only take a little MSM in a couple weeks. Right now, healing body is like walking on a tight wire...
Posted 7/8/2016 12:03 AM (GMT 0)
I am not familiar with Genesis bread, but I do know that you need to stay off of gluten in order to heal a leaky gut. It is only temporary though and you can do it!

Rudi's makes a lot of gluten free products here. I found gluten free tortillas and they were tasty. But then I got hooked on lettuce wraps. Oh my gosh, butter lettuce is so nice and so is Romaine - fill it with chicken and salsa and yummmm. Or tuna and a little vegenaise (non dairy mayonnaise).
Posted 7/8/2016 12:17 AM (GMT 0)
PeteZa, I see ads from Josh Axe in my Facebook news feed and I don't think he's paying to give us this information out of the kindness of his heart. His webpage has a whole store dedicated to selling stuff to heal the gut. Buhner is the only person that I have have found that is truly not profiting off the information he provides by selling products based on it.

I've tried the various Gluten Free breads and I really like the Canyon Bakehouse bread out of all of them.
Posted 7/8/2016 12:36 AM (GMT 0)
I would also be cautious with the l-glutamine. How much are you planning on taking since you are going to up your dose?
Posted 7/8/2016 3:09 PM (GMT 0)
PeteZa, Genesis bread must be a local thing. They use sprouted grains and use lots of nuts and seeds in their bread. Yup, one of these days it will be back on the menu.

Being a diabetic, have learned that some gluten free products have more carbs than the regular product. To make it easy for me, I just don't eat bread anymore.

I've rediscovered vegie wraps thanks to you. Yummy! Have been putting turkey breast in mine, but going to try tunafish and a soy free salad dressing that gut likes this afternoon. Romain lettuce is on the grocery list now.


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Project, I'm with you about being wary of someone who claims to be knowledgeable in a little researched field and then has the pills to cure it. But, Josh Axe did did teach me about leaky gut causing more problems than just digestive issues.

Since I got c-diff, my blood glucose has been low, and no matter what I ate (except pizza), the numbers stayed low. Now I understand that my pancreas is also being affected by leaky gut. Strangely enough, the numbers are slowly coming back up.

I didn't buy any pills from him, but I did learn from him.

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Krimpet, I've been taking l-glutamine for years. One 1,000mg pill a day. Was going to up it to two 1,000 mg a day.

Didn't know to be cautious with it.
Posted 7/8/2016 5:25 PM (GMT 0)
I noticed that you are doing soy free salad dressing. Are you also allergic to soy? I am and have found that it's in most premade products, so do be careful to watch labels. It sounds like you do, so good for you.
Posted 7/8/2016 11:07 PM (GMT 0)
Traveler, I'm not allergic to soy, but it binds with my thyroid medication making me drowsy for around 24 hours. I can tell within half an hour if some was ingested.

Oh man, soy is in everything. It was a blessing to find Briannas' salad dressing. Most of their different flavors are made with canola oil.

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While I have your ear, I've been pondering the colostrum's direction of 'on an empty stomach.' Does that mean an hour after eating, an hour before eating or should you have x amount of time before and after eating? Maybe taking it in the middle of the night?

Thank you...
Posted 7/8/2016 11:21 PM (GMT 0)
Yazz said:
Krimpet, I've been taking l-glutamine for years. One 1,000mg pill a day. Was going to up it to two 1,000 mg a day. Didn't know to be cautious with it.

Yazz any amount above 1,500 mg a day should be monitored by your doctor unless you are a body builder.
Posted 7/9/2016 12:29 AM (GMT 0)
Krimpet, Two and a half years ago I wasn't a body builder, but a gym rat with a passion for boxing/sparring. Stamina and getting stronger was part of the process. Now, I'm trying to get through a 15 min. beginner yoga routine on YouTube. LOL

I understand now how dosages change depending on the circumstances.

Thank you for watching my back...
Posted 7/9/2016 6:37 AM (GMT 0)
Valtrex wont kill ebv just stop it from growing ...are you on cortef ? I would consider plasma rife and lomatium ,llysine
also giardia and ascaris were at root of leaky gutness for me..restore ,slippery elm ,marshmellow root and mastic gum aloe vera ,
Posted 7/9/2016 9:28 AM (GMT 0)
Look into monolaurin for tackling ebv. From personal experience it's very affective.
Posted 7/9/2016 4:18 PM (GMT 0)
BlueLyme, I'm not on cortef, but 6 mg. Medrol a day. 3 mg. upon waking, 2 mg. at 11 am, 1 mg. at 4 pm.

Thanks for the heads up about Valtrex. I've been looking into Spooky 2, going to have to get more serious about it. The more I read about it, it's a handy thing to have.

Googled lomatium and they say...

"Lomatium has been reported to potentiate (intensify the effects of) two groups of drugs, anticoagulants (blood thinners) and immunostimulants (drugs given to boost the immune system)."

https://www.beneficialbotanicals.com/tincture-information/lomatium.html

I'm on Cat's Claw right now. Will there be a problem taking the two together?

Going to get shopping for more herbs!

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Will, Thanks for the monolaurin tip! It's on my shopping list too. This is turning into a multi-sided attack on the EBV and leaky gut. Yay!
Posted 7/13/2016 1:31 AM (GMT 0)
My EBV just went from the active form to inactive form. I think it was from colloidal silver twice a day and lemon balm twice a day for a month. Hopefully it will last when I come off of it
Posted 7/13/2016 2:21 AM (GMT 0)
If your GI damage is significant, I would avoid ALL grains (even the Gdnesis bread, which I also buy) for a few months, min. Not forever, but the gut has a hard time with today's grains. Also, gluten-free usually means they've substituted with another protein that can be just as hard to digest. Stick with cooked dark veggies and protein, no dairy, no sugars.

Try aloe Vera juice and make sure you are on a good binder. I would also increase probiotics to at least 50 billion and make sure it's as many strains as you can find. Make sure you don't have a low acid situation, too.

EBV is a tough buggar. 100mg is a rather low dose for acyclovir if you have high tigers. I'd double it at the very least but you may need up to 400 mg. you need to have your liver enzymes minitored monthly! Milk thistle seed was not enough for me on antiviral Rx--I needed burdock root, also. And if increasing dose doesn't help I would try a different antiviral - I had to switch to get one that worked.

Alternatively, you can try Beyond Balance IMN-V-Ii antiviral tincture. It has been tough for me to acclimate to (I overdosed and herxed horribly) but getting there. Easier on liver too.

-p
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