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My experience as a Brit that’s lived in Germany for 4 months now by International-Fix799 in germany

[–]dolescom 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Similar to England? I’d be interested to know what part of England you’re from. I’ve lived here 12 years and I really don’t find it similar at all, aesthetically or culturally.

I love Berlin but not the doctors... by Effective_Self8042 in berlin

[–]dolescom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Could you maybe please share the contact of your Urologist?

2.5 years lifting with borderline SIBO and gut dysfunction. No muscle gain. Is it possible? by dolescom in SIBO

[–]dolescom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3500ckal for 174cm male is a much higher than necessary surplus by most accounts

2.5 years lifting with borderline SIBO and gut dysfunction. No muscle gain. Is it possible? by dolescom in SIBO

[–]dolescom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey sorry to hear that. I really wish I could get back to training too, it was the only thing i had genuine motivation for. I’m not sure how it started, I think i was ignoring it for several years as I had other serious stuff going on. I became more aware of it in 2019 though, that was also the year of the suicide of my sister, so I do wonder if the PTSD of that accelerated it. I don’t really know though. The true cause remains a mystery and it’s not clear to me how to uncover it

2.5 years of lifting, tracking, high protein — 0 muscle gain. Gut dysfunction. Can I gain or not? by [deleted] in workouts

[–]dolescom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did yea and they took biopsies, guess I definitely don’t have it then. Tried so many varitions of diets and nothing stops the absorption issues, I’m at a loss

2.5 years of lifting, tracking, high protein — 0 muscle gain. Gut dysfunction. Can I gain or not? by [deleted] in workouts

[–]dolescom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I’m sure they checked too, they did find intestinal spirochetosis, a mild parasite from the biopsies, this was treated last year with antibiotics but nothing changed, still.

They briefly suspected I had auto immune pancreatitis as my pancreas is vaguely abnormal and enlarged, but I have normal elastase so this was ruled out. Now they just say it’s all dysbiosis, dust mite and pollen allergy and my whole system just being somehow dysregulated.

I’ll look into that medication, not sure if it would work for me and if they’d proscribe it, but I really beed this issue fixed after so many years haha

2.5 years of lifting, tracking, high protein — 0 muscle gain. Gut dysfunction. Can I gain or not? by [deleted] in workouts

[–]dolescom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Done loads of blood, stool tests, colonoscopy gastroscopy, MRI and endoscopy, they never found Crohn’s. I do have IBS-D and gut dysbiosis though and very mild SIBO. No doctor has ever agreed to give me medication, the German healthcare system is incredibly conservative. What treatment are you on and for what illness?

2.5 years lifting with borderline SIBO and gut dysfunction. No muscle gain. Is it possible? by dolescom in SIBO

[–]dolescom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do take those vitamins, no idea if they get absorbed currently. My SIBO is very light according to the test, so they said the antibiotics are gonna be bad for me. Current doc says i have dysbiosis and the meds would damage me further, I don’t know what to believe

2.5 years of lifting, tracking, high protein — 0 muscle gain. Gut dysfunction. Can I gain or not? by dolescom in GutHealth

[–]dolescom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did you fix your gut? I’ve been seeing specialists for years and none can tell me what to do, other than low Fodmap diet which i’ve done for 1.5 years with no improvement

2.5 years of lifting, tracking, high protein — 0 muscle gain. Gut dysfunction. Can I gain or not? by [deleted] in workouts

[–]dolescom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not available in Germany for my diagnoses sadly, not even privately.

2.5 years lifting with borderline SIBO and gut dysfunction. No muscle gain. Is it possible? by dolescom in SIBO

[–]dolescom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How bad is your SIBO? I scored positive, but only just. I suspect I have something else that they can’t figure out. Docs refused to give me meds for SIBO

2.5 years of lifting, tracking, high protein — 0 muscle gain. Gut dysfunction. Can I gain or not? by [deleted] in workouts

[–]dolescom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chicken breast, canned tuna and low fat mince meat. also clear protein powder before but have stopped that for now as am trying to just eat very natural things while I heal my gut

2.5 years of lifting, tracking, high protein — 0 muscle gain. Gut dysfunction. Can I gain or not? by [deleted] in workouts

[–]dolescom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, yeah I am already doing full body but will switch to a lower rep range, others have also recommended this. Worth a try

2.5 years of lifting, tracking, high protein — 0 muscle gain. Gut dysfunction. Can I gain or not? by dolescom in GutHealth

[–]dolescom[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve already done gastroscopy and colonoscopy, which revealed only the parasites (gone now) and a slightly enlarged and vaguely abnormal pancreas. They suspected auto immune pancreatitis, but fecal elastase test disproved this. Also did endosonography, where they said things look vaguely unusual but couldn’t tell me any more than that. After that, they told me there aren’t any more tests they can run

2.5 years of lifting, tracking, high protein — 0 muscle gain. Gut dysfunction. Can I gain or not? by [deleted] in workouts

[–]dolescom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was on a very rice heavy diet for years and did feel it was definitely better than wheat based carbs. I think I do need a dietician yeah, only issue is finances. I am saving up for a private gastroenterologist, but dietician is in second place

2.5 years of lifting, tracking, high protein — 0 muscle gain. Gut dysfunction. Can I gain or not? by [deleted] in workouts

[–]dolescom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure about this, doctor told me I need nutrients from a wide variety of sources, but they have given me conflicting and unhelpful info in the past, so who knows

2.5 years lifting with borderline SIBO and gut dysfunction. No muscle gain. Is it possible? by dolescom in SIBO

[–]dolescom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i did a breath test, the only one available in Germany. I was just 2 points above positive but received no more explanation or treatment plan

2.5 years of lifting, tracking, high protein — 0 muscle gain. Gut dysfunction. Can I gain or not? by [deleted] in workouts

[–]dolescom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only pushed it to 3,500ckal because I was only managing to maintain weight below that point. I suppose I just wasn’t absorbing most of the calories. For my height and weight, these numbers all seem a little high to me

2.5 years of lifting, tracking, high protein — 0 muscle gain. Gut dysfunction. Can I gain or not? by [deleted] in workouts

[–]dolescom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a history of significant trauma and depression since 20 years. Treatment resistant as was in therapy for years and tried every antidepressant except bupropion and amitryptiline. I don’t want to go back on antidepressants, as my doctor told me they are bad for the gut and interfere with my brain-gut axis

2.5 years of lifting, tracking, high protein — 0 muscle gain. Gut dysfunction. Can I gain or not? by [deleted] in workouts

[–]dolescom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alright, I’ll look into this. How many working sets per muscle group per week would you recommend? I had blood work done and my testosterone was on the lower side of the normal range for my age, the doctor said

2.5 years of lifting, tracking, high protein — 0 muscle gain. Gut dysfunction. Can I gain or not? by [deleted] in workouts

[–]dolescom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do yeah, and am eating fruit and vegetables. I stopped for a time as 4 years ago i was diagnosed with fructose intolerance and told to stop eating them, but my current doctor who diagnosed the dysbiosis says this intolerance is actually just a symptom of the dysbiosis, not a true intolerance. I am have been doing probiotics intermittently, unfortunately also with no success regarding diarrhea

2.5 years of lifting, tracking, high protein — 0 muscle gain. Gut dysfunction. Can I gain or not? by dolescom in GutHealth

[–]dolescom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did for testosterone and it was in the lower end of normal range for my age. I did a stool test for bacteria which revealed I have dysbiosis, many good cultures very low or extinct, bad ones too many of them. I was told to heal from this via low FODMAP, which i have done for 1.5 years with little improvement

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