Diarrhea (was: Re: reg: article on fecal implants)

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na,

I wish that we have our own goat. No, I don't have an access to fresh goat

milk. I buy goat milk from Trader Joe's. It is non-homogenized milk, but is

pasteurized. Back in Taiwan, I was brought up with unpasteurized, unheated goat

milk fresh from the farm, delivered to home in glass bottle every morning. I

surely miss that. Both of my boys were delivered by C-section. They did not

have a chance to inherit beneficial flora from me by going through the birth

canal.

My son is having diarrhea again. He had a few good gut days with Allimed

capsule; now Allimed does not help either. For now I stop all supplements

except for digestive enzymes and Bifidobacteria, and Lavender and Octoea

essential oils rubbed on his tommy to slow down bowel movements and soothe gut

irritation. His gut instinct (enteric nervous system) seems to think that he

needs a diarrhea. I am afraid that this has become his habitual or ritual

behavior - OCD in the gut so to speak. Anyone knows a good

neurogastroenterologist (what a mouthful word!) in the SF bay area?

I will see if I can serve him foods that helps to raise serotonin levels to make

his gut " happy " . My son has a history of low platelets. Since serotonin is

primarily found in the GI tract, platelets, and CNS. I wonder if all these are

related to cause cascading symptoms for which his chronic diarrhea is part of

it. About 80% (some researchers say 90%) of the human body's total serotonin is

located in the enterochromaffin cells in the gut, where it is used to regulate

intestinal movements. My son is high in tryptophan, precursor of serotonin, and

has symptoms of serotonin deficiency such as anxiety and unfounded fears. He

also has KPU condition - deficient in zinc and vitamin B6. The conversion of

tryptophan to 5-HTP and then to serotonin might not work well, as cofactors

zinc, magnesium, vitamin B6 and C are needed for the conversion. B6 is

especially important in this conversion process.

Once he is clear of diarrhea, he will be in the treat for raw, dark chocolate to

help raising serotonin levels.

Limin

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> Hi Limin,

> If you can access unpasteurised/unheated dairy products (in our house goats

milk works), it will naturally provide a large range of probiotic bug strains

plus enzymes to digest all components of the milk. I do not use any cultures,

the milk is placed in glass jars, lid on and kept warm for a few days. If the

milk has been frozen, it does not work as well, and is not as healthy for the

gut as the freezing process mucks up proteins etc.

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> Similarly, you have to check if organic veges are really organic (ie some

organic sprays are still not good eg. Dipel).

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>> We try to avoid or at least reducing the use of Lactobacillus acidophilus.

Unfortunately, this is the most commonly used in probiotic products. I believe

that my son's large intake of L. acidophilus in the past made his body acidic

and aggravated his dental infections. At Autism One, I met a sales rep of a

newly-founded probiotic company who had Lyme and many GI issues. She told me

that the company's goal is to make clean probiotics products for the sensitive

individuals with severe gut problems. The first thing that they took it out was

L. acidophilus. She said that in the past she thought she was herxing when

taking probiotics containing this strain. Over time she gradually realized that

L. acidophilus was making her sicker and sicker, because the large amount of

lactic acids produced by L. acidophilus made her system friendly for pathogenic

infections to thrive.

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>> I am looking into making fermented foods at home, to reduce our dependance on

probiotic supplements. Manisha just sent out the announcement of the free

webinar on nutrition healing using fermented foods. This is much welcomed

information.

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>> Limin

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