- Some Questions (Get a cup of coffee...this is long...)

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A few weeks ago I had posted a question asking if leaky gut and

malabsorption were the same thing and you responded back with some

questions. I wrote back that I would check with our Pfeiffer nurse

and here are her answers.

Also, as a reminder my son's test results from Pfeiffer

read " malabsorption " and " copper/zinc imbalance. "

I asked what type of test Pfeiffer did originally on my son to

determine that he has malabsorption. (I know we did not do an

intestinal permeability test.) I asked if the test involved just

looking for nutrients in the body to determine malabsorption. I

asked if he was malabsorbing all nutrients or just some nutrients

and if so, which nutrients. I asked if we just assume he has leaky

gut because of the malabsorption because his results never

stated " leaky gut " .

Her response was that they suspect malabsorption because of the

yeast and negative bacteria findings in his GI tract. She

said " leaky gut " is not a diagnosis but rather a symptom of poor

dysbiosis or normal blance of gut flora (I think she meant abnormal)

that can cause poor absorption and leaking in the GI tract. They

suspect that he has poor absorption in all areas, not just specific

areas. (I still wonder why he's big for his age, though; not

abnormally big, but always in the 90-95th percentile for his age.)

Also, you had asked me what type of yeast treatment he is

following. He is taking one capsule each of ProBio Gold (with

breakfast) and Culturelle (at bedtime) every day. He just finished

up a 14 day course of Diflucan. He is now taking 1 capsule of Yeast

Aid twice per day for the next 14 days. Then he stops the Yeast Aid

and goes back on Diflucan for 14 days. Then he stops the Diflucan

and goes back to the same dose of Yeast Aid for 6 weeks. Then he

will only be taking 1 capsule of Yeast Aid per day until our retest

for yeast and bacteria come back. And all this time he is of course

continuing to take the ProBio Gold and Culturelle every day plus

follow his low sugar diet. And of course, we are using AFP

Peptizyde and Zyme Prime at every meal, including snacks. Whew!!

Sorry, that was a mouthful!

Finally, we only did one urine peptide test at 20 months of age. He

tested high for casein but not for gluten. I always thought this

meant he has leaky gut but now I'm not sure. He has been casein

free for almost 3 years now. Pfeiffer said there was no need to

repeat the peptide test when we started with them when my son was 3

1/2 years old (last year), that they use the same lab we had used

with our DAN! doctor when he was 20 months old, and the results were

probably accurate.

Where I think I was going with all this originally was " To treat

malabsorption as thoroughly as possible, I should be using enzymes

before snacks as well, correct? " Also, I'm pretty sure he does not

have a problem with phenols, never any giggling or hyperactivity

after consuming fruits, etc. However, I'm not sure if the No-Fenol

would help with salicylates, which I'm not sure are even a problem

but am trying to cover all my bases here. If I don't suspect a

phenol problem, how would you use the No-Fenol, to treat the yeast

or do a trial run with foods to see if there is in fact a phenol or

salicylate sensitivity that I'm not even aware of? I know the the

No-Fenol is only effective for yeast when taken on its own, away

from food, correct?

Finally, last question, I promise...if I give AFP Peptizyde with a

snack in addition to Zyme Prime but the snack contains only carbs,

say carrots for instance, does the AFP Peptizyde then go after

yeast, like No-Fenol, since it has no food in the stomach to work

on? Or does this only happen on an empty stomach? In other words,

is there any benefit to using AFP Peptizyde or Zyme Prime with a

meal that does not contain the food that it acts on? I've been

giving him both enzymes with every meal but am wondering if I

shouldn't be or if it's even doing anything if that food is not

present.

Thank you so much for your time. I really appreciate all your help.

Theresa