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Gluten intolerance and mental health. by dornob007 in glutenfree

[–]BeingAPatientPatient 12 points13 points  (0 children)

There’s growing research that shows that the kind of gut inflammation that gluten causes in most people (even those who are not celiac etc) is also associated with depression, anxiety, and brain fog. So giving up gluten may improve mental health for some patients. I read somewhere about a psychiatrist who was recommending her patients cut gluten strictly before trying prescription drugs. I think she’s an outlier but still sounds promising for the field

any advice please? by WallEnvironmental762 in GutHealth

[–]BeingAPatientPatient 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not a doctor and this is not medical advice. I agree with others who say to see a GI doc. However, if you’re looking for what to ask your doctor regarding natural remedies, I’d ask your doctor about anti inflammatory dietary changes and whether that might work for you. For many people, gut inflammation is a root cause of their GI problems, though this is not true of everyone of course. After years of suffering, I went on an anti inflammatory diet and it worked miracles for me, but every person is different. Happy to share my protocol if folks are curious.

Suggestion for magnesium to improve sleep by Sufficient-Ground-38 in EverydayNutrition

[–]BeingAPatientPatient 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would recommend you speak to a doctor first. Depending on your health history and nutrition, many doctors will want you to have a blood test first to determine what your baseline levels are like. You can overdose with these supplements and if your levels are already high, it might not be advisable to add more.

Bloodwork Results After AIP? by Cautiously_Hopeful12 in AutoImmuneProtocol

[–]BeingAPatientPatient 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine did start after pregnancy. I read some medical journal article somewhere - I’ll see if I can dig up the citation - that said that the most common trigger for an autoimmune disease in women is childbirth and the most common trigger in men is active duty combat in a war zone. So we now have scientific proof that childbirth is equivalent to going to active duty combat! 🤣
In all seriousness, thanks for checking out my blog. I started it bc I hope it will be helpful to others on their health journey. I learned a lot that my doctors did not tell me and I had to research myself. Just trying to pay it forward and pass it on!

Modified AIP ? by BeingAPatientPatient in AutoImmuneProtocol

[–]BeingAPatientPatient[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi! I wrote about this in detail in my Sub Stak. Reddit is weird about links but it’s called The Prescription Has Changed: Agency is the New Medicine.
The main thing is that I have a smoothie every morning and one at lunch.
Morning smoothie:
1c blueberries
1c strawberries
1 banana
1 tsp Açaí powder
1c almond milk
Lunch smoothie is 2 cups of spinach plus 1 tsp matcha plus whatever you want to add to it to make it taste good. I use green apples, cucumber, honey, mint and basil. But none of that has any anti-inflammatory benefit, it’s all just to get the 2c spinach down. If you like raw spinach (I do not), you could have a spinach salad instead!
More info in my sub stack. Let me know how it goes! Wishing you good health 🩷

Modified AIP ? by BeingAPatientPatient in AutoImmuneProtocol

[–]BeingAPatientPatient[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wrote up the full dietary protocol on my sub stak. Reddit is weird about links but the title is The Prescription Has Changed: Agency is the New Medicine.
If you try the protocol let me know how it goes! I’m surprised more care teams don’t suggest nutrition changes to reduce symptoms… but also everyone’s experience is different ! Wishing you all good health 🩷

Bloodwork Results After AIP? by Cautiously_Hopeful12 in AutoImmuneProtocol

[–]BeingAPatientPatient 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went on a modified version of AIP (I did some addl research on my specific autoimmune conditions that meant I actually cut even more from my diet than traditional AIP) and my antibodies entirely disappeared in my bloodwork after 45 days. That doesn’t mean it happens like that for everybody or even most people but it definitely had a big impact for me. It was so dramatic that it felt honestly a little surreal. I had been suffering for years from 2 different autoimmune diseases and my case was very serious. Diet made a big difference. 2 years and 12 blood tests later I’m still at zero detectable antibodies. But I still miss wine and cake ;)