Chronic illness, the search for the truth of what causes it and how to remedy it makes it hard to have friends who haven't experienced it or been through it. They are of a different mindset. It goes...
I have a friend who has asked me over the years for alternative advice for health issues. She knows I've studied alternative treatments in an effort to help my mother. She very much believes...
I am going to order SF722. Do you need to take a binder like charcoal or something like molybdenum to neutralize die-off?...
Any thoughts on probiotics as related to using products like allicin and caprylic acid to kill the overgrowth? Should probiotics be taken at the same time or should I space them out?...
Well, it's made from milk. Maybe she would have tolerated it had her gut been in better health but I was concerned that it's dairy. She did a year of eating only whole foods before she could tolerate...
Yes, it is miserable. I've been rotating foods for a year. It's time consuming and expensive. Not to mention she reacts to everything. I thought this whole time it was leaky gut but now I think it's...
I assumed most in this forum would know that I was referring to candida and yeast overgrowth......
My mother has MCAS from leaky gut. We tried colostrum and she did react to it. I assume it is fermented and it can contain milk; which for her irritates the gut and causes a reaction. It was no less...
Is candida albicans diagnosed by a stool test? Are there any non RX sources of nystatin?...
Hey Girlie, it's on the homepage of his website under Candida: http://buhnerhealinglyme.com/ It's also in a couple of his books but I don't recall which ones. I searched the forum and it doesn't seem...
Does anyone know a Buhner recommended source for Chaparro Amargosa tincture?...
What are best supplements to eliminate candida/yeast in the digestive track?...
Bone broth and collagen are fermented and my mother doesn't tolerate anything fermented either. I believe it is because she has yeast in her digestive track....
Thanks for the suggestions. I'm looking for something stop the damage Lyme is doing. I need something that isn't fermented or containing yeast as she reacts to collagen and bone broth......
Are there any alternatives to collagen to help stop the damage Lyme is doing? Thanks in advance for any responses....
Thanks for the suggestions, Aerose91....
Thanks. I'll look into Klaire. Who makes custom probiotics? I've got some collagen......
I'm looking for the best probiotics to help leaky gut. Any suggestions appreciated....
Are your mast cell issues from leaky gut?...
Her leaky gut and mast cell reactions were so severe that we didn't really have a choice. We had no life outside of coping with constant food and mast cell reactions. SBI Protect really turned...
She ate only whole foods, nothing processed, for the last year. We did an IGG food test to determine which foods were causing issues. Took those foods out for about 4 months and later added many...
We used the compounded powder. Did you mean the over the counter nasal spray? Cromolyn powder worked well for us in the beginning and stopped mast cell reaction within a half hour. But after year or...
Dentist said that she'd need antibiotics if he pulls it. She has an absess on her gum. Root canal doctor said she wouldn't know whether she'd need antibiotics until they did the procedure. I am...
An IGG food test will indicate if your gut is leaking as it'll show which foods are generating an immune system response. Plus, it'll tell you which foods are causing your issue so you can avoid them...
My mother has severe leaky gut and we've made some tiny progress towards getting rid of it. However, she needs a root canal or tooth extraction. I am scared that she'll have to take antibiotics and...
I think a bridge is possible but it would likely still require antibiotics for the tooth extraction. It is hard to get her to any appointment at this point....
My elderly mother, who is in poor health with extreme leaky gut and mast cell issues, has a painless abscess on her gum at a rear molar. The dentist didn't do an x-ray and told us that the tooth was...
Hi, I usually post in the Lyme forum as we thought Lyme was the source of my mother's issues but over the last three years they have evolved. I was wondering whether anyone could read my synopsis of...
I do not think she would tolerate a single elemental recipe as I've been rotating foods for a year. Eating the same thing over and over will generate a reaction. No, we didn't try Gaps diet...
I don't think I could come up with four days worth of recipes to blend and rotate. I've read that elemental diets work well but people don't stay on them because they are so difficult....
It is just so obvious over the last two and half years that her neuro symptoms are caused by leaky gut. Her memory problems go back many years so there's no way to know how long it took to get this...
The doctor told me that it's not a black and white test and if there's any number there then there are antibodies. She told me that regular doctors would consider it "negative."...
Negative for celiac. But any number indicates gluten antibodies are in your blood. She can't tolerate anything with processed ingredients or added vitamins so elemental diets are impossible....
The t-Transglutaminase (tTG) IgA test. Her result was <2 U/ml. That number should be zero but hers is a 2. The <2 indicates that her body is making antibodies. Yes, we've been to an LLMD. He knew...
I did think she could have SIBO. Mainly because of all her neuro reactions to yeasts, fermented foods, fungus, kefir, etc. But mast cell activation also causes reactions to fermented foods. We tried...
Yep -- the Cromolyn was compounded and she's now very reactive to it. But antihistamines aren't really a solution and they only cover up your issues and will prevent you from knowing food triggers...
Never tried cabbage juice but I could look into that......
No, she can't drink aloe juice. A single drop gave her a mast cell reaction. Tried binders. Charcoal would cause constipation and she wouldn't be able to take magnesium to counter act it. A single...
She could not tolerate an IV of vitamin C or quercetin or any other vitamin. I've tried them all. I did call around and there were only two allergists who were familiar with mast cell disorders. We...
The doctor suggested doxy as he was from New Jersey and familiar with Lyme. I regret ever letting her take the doxy. It's been swiftly downhill from there. I don't know about mold. I do know that she...
She is on an anti-inflammatory diet. I just wonder how long it will take to heal a leaky gut?...
Thanks but she can't take any supplement, vitamin or prescription....
Auzzie, she can't drink bone broth or eat anything fermented because it causes a mast cell reaction. She can't consume collagen as it's fermented. She can't take probiotics or any...
Has anyone used her? She is super expensive and requires genetic testing; which means a phone appointment costs $700....
So my elderly mother took 9 days of doxy about 2.5 years ago. In retrospect it has become clear that it destroyed her gut health and led to mast cell activation syndrome. Within a week of taking the...
I saw in the forum where someone had posted about one doctor who offers remote consult for mast cell activation. I was wondering if anyone knew of any others? Thanks for your time....
Just wondering whether anyone has had Medicare cover the stool tests for parasites? One site said they'd cover the PCR stool test but another said they only cover a less effective test. Thanks for...
Hi Aerose91, No, I haven't tried making bone broth. I will try buying it ready made as a broth first and see if she can tolerate it. If not, then I'll make it. I may have given her probiotics early...
Hi Notime4lyme, I think she has already been on sort of a GAPS type diet for a couple months. I've removed gluten, dairy, soy, wheat, fermented foods; and then recently removed grains, processed...
Unfortunately, she can't even take single ingredients. We tried bone broth powder, less than a tiny pinch, and she reacted to it each time. I do not know whether I should just keep giving it to her...