Information on diet for Leaky Gut syndrome

January 21, 2008

Hi everyone.

I've just been diagnosed with diverticulosis and Crohns disease. I

really need help finding a diet plan that gives specific suggestions

on how I can help heal the damage to my small intestine. There are

lots of adds for miracle products, but only vague recommendations on

what to eat or not eat. Can someone suggest a book that will be more

specific?

For some background, I've had Sjogrens for a long time, mostly in

remission, IBS, recurrent bladder infections and arthritis. Routine

blood tests showed I was anemic and tests confirmed Crohns in the

small intestine. The doctor has prescribed Pentasa and taken me off

Plaquenil to see if that will help. I began madly researching ways to

alleviate the damage to the intestine through diet.

Coincidentally, I have an airedale dog who developed horrific food

allergies and digestive problems as a puppy. Traditional vet medicine

couldn't help him, and the suggestion was to drug him with steroids

and let him die. We found a holistic vet by chance, and with

supplements of probiotics and digestive enzymes, (and a very careful

diet), he is cured. He was diagnosed with " Leaky gut " , which I

thought was something the vet made up!

To my surprise, in researching Crohns, I discovered that people

get 'Leaky Gut' syndrome, too - and I'm a poster child for the

symptoms! At last, something that makes sense of all the test

results!

Thank you for any help you can offer. And I apologize for the long

winded post!

January 21, 2008

I am working to heal my own leaky gut, which causes me to get a bad

reaction from high oxalate foods like spinach.

Dr. Bruce Fife, ND,

http://www.thepowermall.com/thecenterforhealth/bio/fife.htm

wrote me back in 1994 about some research using coconut oil, which

might be of interest to you. Contact info is on the website URL

above. No idea if he is still looking for volunteers.

" I am currently working on a new program involving the use of coconut

to treat a wide variety of intestinal/digestive problems. The program

is designed to aid those who suffer from candidiasis, irritable bowel

syndrome (IBS), leaky gut syndrome, Crohn's disease, ulcerative

colitis, hemorrhoids, constipation, and just about any other digestive

problem and related problems such as arthritis, allergies, dermatitis,

dandruff, etc. The results I have seen so far have been incredible.

Some people who have suffered from IBS have been cured in 7 days!

That's how long the program lasts, only 7 days. It sounds almost too

incredible to believe. But I've seen digestive function improve,

chronic candidiasis disappear, along with joint pain, and numerous

other conditions--all within 7 days.

" The program is very new and only a few have been through it. I am

looking for volunteers who would be willing to go through the program

and give me feedback. If you suffer from any of the above mentioned

conditions, this program could be the answer you have been looking

for. If you have a friend who is suffering from these problems tell

them about it. "

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Below from Susan on Oxalate list. Glutamine is useful for

healing a leaky gut and for helping the body grow longer and healthier

villi in the gut. Some brands of undenatured whey are a good source

of glutamine, or one can buy glutamine. Given the dosage recommended

below, looks like I could handle a daily dose of over an ounce of

glutamine per day. That could get real expensive! However, on this

website, it is only 3 cents a gram.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/glutamine.html

Starting out at 5 grams a day is more within my price range. Money

has been tight this winter, so I am using whey, but have not yet

bought any glutamine.

Alobar

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High Dose Glutamine for Healing the Gut

I think you can be very generous with the glutamine. Take a look at

the articles below and the amounts used to heal and nourish the gut:

between 0.35 and 0.5 grams per kilogram. A kilogram is 2.2 pounds, so

take your child's weight, and divide by 2.2 and multiply by 0.35 or

0.5, and that gives you the dose they would have given someone with a

burn injury.

I know some people will be aghast at this because they've heard some

pundits expound how they are worried the glutamine is going to turn

into glutamate and damage the brain with excess excitation. I just

don't buy it because the odds of that glutamine turning into glutamate

and ending up in a synapse in the brain is SO remote. But, if you are

concerned, then ease into the dose and watch your child carefully. As

in all things to which the body may have to adjust, start at an eighth

of the dose, and each day increase the amount by an eighth of the dose

you are shooting for.

So, if you have a 36 pound child, the target dose might be six grams a

day. On the first day, give 750 mgstotal diviided in three doses of

250 mgs. On the second the second day, give half a gram three times a

day. On the third day, give 750 mgs at three different times. With

this pattern, by the eighth day, you will be up to the full dose. If

you see a problem at any dose, step back to what didn't cause problems

and let's talk about what you saw.

Burns cause the gut to self-sacrifice, and that is why getting the gut

back to speed is so important after a major burn. Malnutrition can

also cause the gut to lose its ability to function. Glutamine is its

most important nutrient.

If anyone tries this routine who has a child who isnt' digesting food

well, or still has distension, let us all know how this works for you.

You can imagine if the cells lose their villous height, that it would

be awfully difficult for the gut to do a good job of digesting, no

matter how many enzymes you take.

Please take a look at the articles below.

Susan

J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2005 Jan;40(1):28-35. Links

Comment in:

J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2005 Jan;40(1):24-5.

Intestinal barrier function and weight gain in malnourished children

taking glutamine supplemented enteral formula.

Lima AA, Brito LF, Ribeiro HB, Martins MC, Lustosa AP, Rocha EM, Lima

NL, Monte CM, Guerrant RL.

Clinical Research Unit and Institute of Biomedicine, Department of

Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University

of Ceara, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. aalima

OBJECTIVE: We examined the effect of standard formula and glutamine or

glycine supplemented enteral formula on intestinal permeability and

weight gain in children with malnutrition. METHODS: 80 children aged 2

to 60 months with a weight-for-age z-score less than -- 2 were

studied. From December 1996 to April 1999, 27 study patients received

nonsupplemented formula. From June 2001 to June 2002 an additional 53

patients were randomly assigned to receive formula supplemented with

glutamine or glycine (isosmolar concentrations) for 10 days.

Lactulose/mannitol excretion ratio was used as a measure of intestinal

permeability and was performed before and after 10 days of nutritional

rehabilitation. Weight was measured before and after treatment.

RESULTS: Patients were similar on admission with regard to age, sex,

nutritional status and lactulose/mannitol ratio. The

lactulose/mannitol ratio significantly improved (decreased) in

children receiving formula supplemented with glutamine for 10 days but

not in those receiving glycine or nonsupplemented formula. Weight gain

occurred during therapy in all groups and was not statistically

different among groups. CONCLUSION: Formula supplemented with

glutamine improves intestinal barrier function compared with

nonsupplemented formula but does not augment weight gain.

PMID: 15625423 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

World J Gastroenterol. 2007 May 28;13(20):2833-40. Links

Effects of glutamine supplementation on gut barrier, glutathione

content and acute phase response in malnourished rats during

inflammatory shock.

Belmonte L, Coëffier M, Le Pessot F, Miralles-Barrachina O, Hiron M,

Leplingard A, Lemeland JF, Hecketsweiler B, Daveau M, Ducrotté P,

Déchelotte P.

ADEN EA3234, Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire de Recherche Biomédicale

and Institut Fédératif de Recherches Multidisciplinaires sur les

Peptides, Rouen, France.

AIM: To evaluate the effect of glutamine on intestinal mucosa

integrity, glutathione stores and acute phase response in

protein-depleted rats during an inflammatory shock. METHODS: Plasma

acute phase proteins (APP), jejunal APP mRNA levels, liver and jejunal

glutathione concentrations were measured before and one, three and

seven days after turpentine injection in 4 groups of control,

protein-restricted, protein-restricted rats supplemented with

glutamine or protein powder. Bacterial translocation in mesenteric

lymph nodes and intestinal morphology were also assessed. RESULTS:

Protein deprivation and turpentine injection significantly reduced

jejunal villus height, and crypt depths. Mucosal glutathione

concentration significantly decreased in protein-restricted rats.

Before turpentine oil, glutamine supplementation restored villus

heights and glutathione concentration (3.24 +/- 1.05 vs 1.72 +/- 0.46

mumol/g tissue, P<0.05) in the jejunum, whereas in the liver

glutathione remained low. Glutamine markedly increased jejunal

alpha1-acid glycoprotein mRNA level after turpentine oil but did not

affect its plasma concentration. Bacterial translocation in

protein-restricted rats was not prevented by glutamine or protein

powder supplementation. CONCLUSION: Glutamine restored gut glutathione

stores and villus heights in malnourished rats but had no preventive

effect on bacterial translocation in our model.

PMID: 17569119 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Zhonghua Shao Shang Za Zhi. 2001 Aug;17(4):210-1.Links

[Clinical observation of the protective effect of oral feeding of

glutamine granules on intestinal mucous membrane]

[Article in Chinese]

Chen G, Xie W, Jiang H.

Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing

210002, Jiang Su Province, P. R. China.

OBJECTIVE: To observe the protective effect of oral feeding of

glutamine (Gln) granules on intestinal mucous membrane during early

postburn stage. METHODS: Twenty burn patients were randomly divided

into test (T) and control (G) groups with 10 patients in each group.

Gln granules and placebo were administered in a dose of 10 grams three

times a day for 10 days to patients in the two groups respectively.

Blood levels of Gln, diamine oxidase (DAO) activity, endotoxin (LPS)

and intestinal permeability were monitored before and after the

administration of the agents. at the same time, the changes in blood

and urine routine and hepatic and renal functional indices were also

observed. RESULTS: There was no difference of the general data and the

hepatic and renal functional indices between the two groups. The

plasma level of Gln before the administration was much lower than that

thereafter (P < 0.01) in T group, but all of the values were higher

than that in C group (P < 0.05). The DAO activity, intestinal

permeability and LPS levels before the administration were much higher

than those after it (P < 0.01) in T group. CONCLUSION: Gln might be

good to burn patients due to its protective effect on intestinal

mucous membrane when given during early postburn stage.

PMID: 11876941 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Burns. 2004 Mar;30(2):135-9. Links

Effects of enteral supplementation with glutamine granules on

intestinal mucosal barrier function in severe burned patients.

Peng X, Yan H, You Z, Wang P, Wang S.

Institute of Burn Research, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical

University, Chongqing 400038, PR China. pxlr

Glutamine is an important energy source in intestinal mucosa, the

small intestine is the major organ of glutamine uptake and metabolism

and plays an important role in the maintenance of whole body glutamine

homeostasis. The purpose of this clinical study is to observe the

protection effects of enteral supplement with glutamine granules on

intestinal mucosal barrier function in severe burned patients.

Forty-eight severe burn patients (total burn surface area 30-75%, full

thickness burn area 20-85%) were randomly divided into two groups:

burn control group (B group, 23 patients) and glutamine treated group

(Gln group, 25 patients). Glutamine granules 0.5 g/kg were supplied

orally for 14 days in Gln group, and the same dosage of placebo were

given for 14 days in B group. The plasma level of glutamine, endotoxin

and the activity of diamine oxidase (DAO), as well as intestinal

mucosal permeability were determined. The results showed that the

levels of plasma endotoxin, activity and urinary lactulose and

mannitol (L/M) ratio in all patients were significant higher than that

of normal control. After taking glutamine granules for 14 days, plasma

glutamine concentration was significantly higher in Gln group than

that in B group (607.86+/-147.25 microM/l versus 447.63 +/- 132.28

microM/l, P < 0.01). On the other hand, the levels of plasma DAO

activity and urinary L/M ratio in Gln group were lower than those in B

group. In addition, the wound healing was better and hospital stay

days were reduced in the Gln group (46.59 +/- 12.98 days versus 55.68

+/- 17.36 days, P < 0.05). These results indicated that glutamine

granules taken orally could abate the degree of intestine injury,

lessen intestinal mucosal permeability, ameliorate wound healing and

reduce hospital stay.

PMID: 15019120 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2003 Jul-Aug;27(4):241-5. Links

The effect of supplemental enteral glutamine on plasma levels, gut

function, and outcome in severe burns: a randomized, double-blind,

controlled clinical trial.

Zhou YP, Jiang ZM, Sun YH, Wang XR, Ma EL, Wilmore D.

Department of Surgery, Peking Union Medical Collage Hospital, Beijing, China.

BACKGROUND: This research was conducted to evaluate the effect of

enterally administered glutamine (gln) dipeptide on metabolic,

gastrointestinal, and outcome parameters after severe burn injury.

METHODS: Forty thermally injured patients with total body surface

burns ranging between 50% and 80%, and third-degree burns ranging

between 20% and 40% and without respiratory injuries, were randomized

into a prospective, double-blind, controlled clinical trial. One group

received gln-enriched enteral nutrition and the other group received

the standard enteral formulation. Tube feedings were initiated on

postburn day 1 (PBD +1), and isocaloric and isonitrogenous feedings

were administered to both groups until PBD +12. The gln was given as

the dipeptide of alanyl-gln (Ajinomoto, Tokyo, Japan), which provided

0.35 g gln/kg body weight/d. Plasma amino acid profiles, serum

endotoxin concentrations, and the lactulose/mannitol absorption ratio

(which reflects gut permeability) were measured at specific times

throughout the clinical course. Wound healing at day 30 was assessed,

and length of hospital stay and total costs were determined at

discharge. RESULTS: The 2 groups were similar in terms of age and

extent of injury. Plasma gln concentrations were approximately 300

umol/L in both groups on PBD +1 and remained low in the control group

(399 +/- 40 umol/L, mean +/- SD) but increased toward normal in the

supplemented group to 591 +/- 74 (p = .048). Lactulose/mannitol ratios

were increased above normal on POD +1 (control, 0.221 +/- 0.169; gln,

0.268 +/- 0.202; not significant), reflecting increased intestinal

permeability after burn injury. On POD +3, the ratio in the gln group

was lower than control (0.025 +/- 0.008 versus 0.049 +/- 0.016; p =

..0001), and both groups returned toward normal ratios with time.

Endotoxin levels on PBD +1 were elevated in both groups (control,

0.089 +/- 0.023 EU/mL; gln, 0.103 +/- 0.037 EU/mL; NS) but decreased

significantly on PBD +3 in the patients receiving gln. Hospital stay

was significantly shorter in the gln group than controls (67 +/- 4

days versus 73 +/- 6; p = .026). On day 30, wound healing was 86% +/-

2% complete in the gln group compared with 72% +/- 3% in controls (p =

..041). Total cost of hospitalization was 62794 +/- 6178 RMB (dollar

7593 +/- 747 US dollars) in the gln group and 68996 +/- 8620RMB

(dollar 8343 +/- 1042, p = .031) in controls, although the cost of the

enteral nutrition was higher in the gln-supplemented patients.

CONCLUSION: Enteral gln supplementation using a commercially available

dipeptide supported plasma gln levels, improved gut permeability, and

initially decreased plasma endotoxin levels in severely thermally

injured patients. These alterations were associated with a reduction

in the length of hospitalization and lower costs.

PMID: 12903886 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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On 1/21/08, Carol Hensley <kheelansmom wrote:

> Hi everyone.

>

> I've just been diagnosed with diverticulosis and Crohns disease. I

> really need help finding a diet plan that gives specific suggestions

> on how I can help heal the damage to my small intestine. There are

> lots of adds for miracle products, but only vague recommendations on

> what to eat or not eat. Can someone suggest a book that will be more

> specific?

>

> For some background, I've had Sjogrens for a long time, mostly in

> remission, IBS, recurrent bladder infections and arthritis. Routine

> blood tests showed I was anemic and tests confirmed Crohns in the

> small intestine. The doctor has prescribed Pentasa and taken me off

> Plaquenil to see if that will help. I began madly researching ways to

> alleviate the damage to the intestine through diet.

>

> Coincidentally, I have an airedale dog who developed horrific food

> allergies and digestive problems as a puppy. Traditional vet medicine

> couldn't help him, and the suggestion was to drug him with steroids

> and let him die. We found a holistic vet by chance, and with

> supplements of probiotics and digestive enzymes, (and a very careful

> diet), he is cured. He was diagnosed with " Leaky gut " , which I

> thought was something the vet made up!

>

> To my surprise, in researching Crohns, I discovered that people

> get 'Leaky Gut' syndrome, too - and I'm a poster child for the

> symptoms! At last, something that makes sense of all the test

> results!

>

> Thank you for any help you can offer. And I apologize for the long

> winded post!

>

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January 22, 2008

Hi Carol,

I don't have any books I can specifically recommend, but have had

Leaky Gut myself.

I used - for a long time:

1. a good probiotic (Lactobacillus acidophilus) - I use Natren powder

- drink in unchlorinated water.

2. glutamine powder - about a 1/2 tsp. in unchlorinated water about

20-30 minutes before each meal - glutamine powder helps heal the gut

lining

Wischmeyer PE (2006) Glutamine: role in gut protection in critical

illness. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 9(5): 607-12

3. aloe vera whole leaf extract - drink 60ml per day taken 20-30

minutes before meals - may wish to spread this out over the day

instead of one dose

4. a good quality broad-spectrum digestive enzyme - helpful if it

includes Betaine/HCl and bromelain (bromelain being an

anti-inflammatory agent as well would be helpful for the Crohn's)

I followed the programme above for about 1.5 years. Foods I couldn't

eat before because they would cause reactions, I can now tolerate in

reasonable doses.

I wanted to add... you should probably also add a good quality

multi-vitamin/mineral as well as fish oil capsules (Crohn's disease

has an inflammatory aspect, and the Omega3 fatty acids found in fish

oil are anti-inflammatory in nature).

Hope this helps.

Sharon

January 22, 2008

The best book out there that I have read which I suggest that everyone

read is:

Gut and Psychology syndrome: Natural treatment for autism, Dyslexia,

depression, dyspraxia, ADD, ADHD, Schizophrenia.

By Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride.

You have to find it in the UK (amazon.com.uk) as it is not available

here in the US. My copy is well worn for the number of people that have

borrowed the book.

It gives you a good explanation on how you got where you are and

includes food lists, ways to heal a leaky gut and some user friendly

recipes.

I hope that this helps.

In Health,

January 22, 2008

Please read these two posts found at this Site:

49884 Colitis and Crohn's Diseases: They are healable....really!

49860 ENZYME DEFICIENCIES </

Also, there is some good information at Mercola.com about Crohn's

Disease and diet.

Best of Luck

Dolores

, " Carol Hensley "

<kheelansmom wrote:

>

> Hi everyone.

>

> I've just been diagnosed with diverticulosis and Crohns disease. I

> really need help finding a diet plan that gives specific suggestions

> on how I can help heal the damage to my small intestine. There are

> lots of adds for miracle products, but only vague recommendations on

> what to eat or not eat. Can someone suggest a book that will be more

> specific?

January 23, 2008

Greetings, fellow sufferer. I have Crohn's Colitis. I follow a raw

version of the paleo diet (ibdsupport.com/paleodiet.php). The most

important thing I've found is to completely eliminate all milk

products (including yogurt and cheese), and all gluten-containing

grains (wheat, barley, oats, rye). I don't have Celiac Disease, but

I'm unmistakeably sensitive to these grains. I recently read a book

on food intolerance that said most people with Crohn's Disease have a

sensitivity to milk and wheat. Also keep sweet foods to a minimum -

I've eliminated them entirely except for raw fruit. If I do this, I

stay well. If I stray, I flare. Sometimes the diet alone is not

enough to get back on track (if I've strayed and flared), but if I

don't stay on this diet, even medication won't help.

, " Carol Hensley "

<kheelansmom wrote:

>

> Hi everyone.

>

> I've just been diagnosed with diverticulosis and Crohns disease. I

> really need help finding a diet plan that gives specific

suggestions

> on how I can help heal the damage to my small intestine. There are

> lots of adds for miracle products, but only vague recommendations

on

> what to eat or not eat. Can someone suggest a book that will be

more

> specific?

>

> For some background, I've had Sjogrens for a long time, mostly in

> remission, IBS, recurrent bladder infections and arthritis. Routine

> blood tests showed I was anemic and tests confirmed Crohns in the

> small intestine. The doctor has prescribed Pentasa and taken me off

> Plaquenil to see if that will help. I began madly researching ways

to

> alleviate the damage to the intestine through diet.

>

> Coincidentally, I have an airedale dog who developed horrific food

> allergies and digestive problems as a puppy. Traditional vet

medicine

> couldn't help him, and the suggestion was to drug him with steroids

> and let him die. We found a holistic vet by chance, and with

> supplements of probiotics and digestive enzymes, (and a very

careful

> diet), he is cured. He was diagnosed with " Leaky gut " , which I

> thought was something the vet made up!

>

> To my surprise, in researching Crohns, I discovered that people

> get 'Leaky Gut' syndrome, too - and I'm a poster child for the

> symptoms! At last, something that makes sense of all the test

> results!

>

> Thank you for any help you can offer. And I apologize for the long

> winded post!

>

January 23, 2008

Thank you so much, Sharon. This gives me a place to begin! By the time

I take all these pills, I shouldn't have to eat anything else! It's an

odd kind of weight loss program....!

Carol

January 23, 2008

I've cut the dairy out because I'm clearly sensitive to that. I am

trying to eliminate white flour, too, but I didn't realize that the

other grains could be a problem. It seems like at least one if them is

in everything. Or everything that I like to eat! Trying to figure out

what is OK to eat is a little overwhelming. I wish someone would just

hand me a dish and say, " Here eat this and nothing else! " That's so

not going to happen, however!

Carol

, " algeiba28 "

<algeiba28 wrote:

>

> Greetings, fellow sufferer. I have Crohn's Colitis. I follow a raw

> version of the paleo diet (ibdsupport.com/paleodiet.php). The most

> important thing I've found is to completely eliminate all milk

> products (including yogurt and cheese), and all gluten-containing

> grains (wheat, barley, oats, rye). I don't have Celiac Disease, but

> I'm unmistakeably sensitive to these grains. I recently read a book

> on food intolerance that said most people with Crohn's Disease have a

> sensitivity to milk and wheat. Also keep sweet foods to a minimum -

> I've eliminated them entirely except for raw fruit. If I do this, I

> stay well. If I stray, I flare. Sometimes the diet alone is not

> enough to get back on track (if I've strayed and flared), but if I

> don't stay on this diet, even medication won't help.

>

January 24, 2008

May I suggest tsting for food allergies and intolerances including

gluten and casein intolerance.

What helped ny son greatly was going on a gluten and casein free

diet, avoiding foods that he was allergic to.

Nagla

, " Carol Hensley "

<kheelansmom wrote:

>

> Hi everyone.

>

> I've just been diagnosed with diverticulosis and Crohns disease. I

> really need help finding a diet plan that gives specific

suggestions

> on how I can help heal the damage to my small intestine. There are

> lots of adds for miracle products, but only vague recommendations

on

> what to eat or not eat. Can someone suggest a book that will be

more

> specific?

>

> For some background, I've had Sjogrens for a long time, mostly in

> remission, IBS, recurrent bladder infections and arthritis. Routine

> blood tests showed I was anemic and tests confirmed Crohns in the

> small intestine. The doctor has prescribed Pentasa and taken me off

> Plaquenil to see if that will help. I began madly researching ways

to

> alleviate the damage to the intestine through diet.

>

> Coincidentally, I have an airedale dog who developed horrific food

> allergies and digestive problems as a puppy. Traditional vet

medicine

> couldn't help him, and the suggestion was to drug him with steroids

> and let him die. We found a holistic vet by chance, and with

> supplements of probiotics and digestive enzymes, (and a very

careful

> diet), he is cured. He was diagnosed with " Leaky gut " , which I

> thought was something the vet made up!

>

> To my surprise, in researching Crohns, I discovered that people

> get 'Leaky Gut' syndrome, too - and I'm a poster child for the

> symptoms! At last, something that makes sense of all the test

> results!

>

> Thank you for any help you can offer. And I apologize for the long

> winded post!

>

January 24, 2008

I would second the GFCF diet. It could eliminate the symptoms of all you

described.

Systemic enzymes could also be a big help. I'd also investigate getting amino

acids

checked as you may be low due to the problems you described. A rotation diet

might help

also, with leaky gut, you've probably got lots allergic responses to proteins

leaking out to

places they should not be. Systemic enzymes and rotating foods (whole foods)

and

staying on a GFCF diet could be quite beneficial. If I remember correctly the

only

contraindication for taking systemic enzymes is for those on blood thinners,

that one

shouldn't take both at the same time. Lots of good info on enzymes on the net

also.

Here's a couple of books to get you started.

Going Against the Grain by Melissa Diane Smith

Breaking the Vicious Cycle by Elaine Gotschall

Linn

, " algeiba28 " <algeiba28

wrote: