Re: Does a leaky gut make chelation less effective?

[Guest guest]

> One argument that was put to me to hold off on chelation until the

> gut was fixed was that a leaky gut would make chelation less

> effective, in that the metals would " leak " back into the body instead

> of being excreted as they should be. Any ideas on how valid that

> argument is?

My son tolerated no foods or supplements. HNI enzymes allowed him to

eat many, but not all, foods. Still no supplements.

ALA chelation has allowed my son to eat all foods, without enzymes.

He also does not have a yeast problem any more [except with viral die

off].

So for my son, it *may* have taken longer for the chelation to be

entirely effective [it took 84 rounds, with the last round being 4

weeks long, before chelation was completed], but it was definitely

effective even tho his gut was in really bad shape when I started.

Good luck.

Dana

[Guest guest]

> In a message dated 4/18/2004 10:59:24 AM Eastern Standard Time,

> danasview@y... writes:

>

> > ALA chelation has allowed my son to eat all foods, without enzymes

>

> After 13 rounds, some ALA only and some ALA + DMSA, my son has lost his

> phenol intolerance

My son also. Sometime during the first 10 rounds of ALA, he lost his

phenol intolerance. Nice, isn't it??

=)

Dana

[Guest guest]

> One argument that was put to me to hold off on chelation until the

> gut was fixed was that a leaky gut would make chelation less

> effective, in that the metals would " leak " back into the body

instead

> of being excreted as they should be. Any ideas on how valid that

> argument is?

Another argument is the younger your child is, the more effective is

the chelation...

Don't wait too long and waste precious time. As long as gut bugs are

under some control, it is ok to continue chelating.

And anyway, even if you spend months fighting them, they are going to

come back with the first rounds.

[Guest guest]

> I used to think that fixing my kid's gut was a prerequisite to

> chelation. After 6 months getting nowhere on that, Andy convinced

me

> that I should start chelation while battling gut bugs. I'm so glad

I

> did, we've seen real progress while chelating these past few

months.

>

> We're still battling yeast and clostridia with our arsenal of anti-

> yeast, anti-bacterial pills and potions, and we at least seem to

be

> holding our own.

>

> One argument that was put to me to hold off on chelation until the

> gut was fixed was that a leaky gut would make chelation less

> effective, in that the metals would " leak " back into the body

instead

> of being excreted as they should be. Any ideas on how valid that

> argument is?

I think it is not terribly valid.

My (limited) understanding is that mercury is not well absorbed

from ingestion (e.g. from digestive track) as compared to other

ways. (No, I do not suggest eating the stuff...)

I also speculate that the amount that will " leak back " is

relatively small compared to the amount that will get pooped out.

Now, please bear in mind, the above comments are about MERCURY

and whether I speculate that it would be absorbed from a leaky

gut. I DO think that gut problems can contribute a lot to

ill-health. (I'm not saying it is " not a problem " overall---

but I think relative to the question that was posed, it is

not a big problem.)

good wishes,

Moria