Stool test, microbiome and MPN

[Bohus]

I am thinking about taking a stool test in order to optimize my diet and reduce inflammation. I am curious if anyone else has tried this. I have got ET.

[Melaniem59]

Hi Bohus

I’m interested in this too, it would maximise any treatment & can only be a good thing to improve gut health & microbiome

I wonder how you go about it?

[Wyebird]

Interesting- never heard of this procedure. If you go ahead please do post your results

[Bluetop]

Very interesting. How would you do this? How have you been managing your diet so far? Please let us know how you go on.

[Bohus]

It is really interesting. So far my diet is for the most part anti-inflammatory and 5 days a week I practice intermittent fasting. Its only been a couple of months since my ET-diagnosis but since I have been suffering from a number of weird health issues the last couple of years I started to think about if some of them could be diet-related about a year back. I have contacted a functional-medicin practitioner to discuss my diet and she wants me to test my micro-biome. After my ET-diagnosis I have looked at some research pointing towards that our microbiome is different than in healthy individuals. So I have decided to go along with the test, I figure that life is to short to only rely on conventional medicin. The only drawback is the price, it costs 530 euro. But hey, its only money right?

[hunter5582]

Disruption of the microbiome can have many ill effects. If you are also JAK2 positive, then inflammation related issues are common as there is a link to increased inflammatory cytokine load. From a complimentary medicine approach, I have had great success with a Turmeric-Curcumin blend that contains CurcuWin , a more bioavailable form of Curcumin. It has done me more good than any NSAID I ever took. The Integrative Medicine doc I started seeing suggested an additional anti-inflammatory supplement called SPM Active. It is a fish-oil derivative that concentrated the anti-inflammatory agents. Too soon to say whether it will make any difference.

Please let us know what you find out about your microbiome. maintaining a healthy balance in your gut is a very important health issue, even more so when managing a condition like ET.

All the best.

[socrates_8]

Hey Bohus...

Interesting Trial you are about to embark upon...

I have also done a little research into this myself, and there does appear; 'On the face of things...'

For this to be a rather interesting study!

I for one will be most curious as to what you learn from the Trial...

Hopefully, it will not be like the smiling 'placebo' face of a new customer's buying satisfaction, but rather something well-based upon really sound logic...

Personally, I do believe the latter is more likely...

Below is a link to a Post I made sometime back on MATES Forum 'Down-Under'...

mpn-mate.com/forum/viewtopi...

You might find the film rather interesting too...

Please do keep us all Posted on your findings, as things progress etc...

Best wishes all for a Happy & Safe Christmas & an excellent New Year...

Steve

(Sydney)