Gut Dysbiosis

[Laxmik]

Hi everyone. So as per my last post still having not so good week. I wanted to know if anyone has been diagnosed with gut Dysbiosis. Let me know your experience with same. Symptoms, treatment and diet.

[Hidden]

I'm so sorry I'm unable to help but just wanted to let you know I'm thinking of you.

[Laxmik in reply to Hidden]

Thanks.

[userotc]

I think that you'd have numerous replies as I'd expect most with health issues will have gut dysbiosis. The reason that won't happen is probably that few know, mainly as they haven't tested. A bit like corinavirus!!!

Ideally most/all would see a functional practitioner who would suggest a test since NHS practitioners generally won't or can't. But all that incurs financial cost which unfortunately is the showstopper.

Personally I decided my health was worth it and have had 3 gut tests, as reported on this forum. You can find details with a search of my name.

[xjrs]

I have had gut tests and was diagnosed by a nutritional therapist with a citrobacter freundii infection. The problem is you end up being recommended to take antibiotics and natural antimicrobials which end up depleting your good bacteria not just the bad bacteria. My treatment under them didn't help at all and actually I became more ill and lost too much weight. Your bacteria replenishes after a course of antibiotics and this means the bad bugs can grow back just as easily as the good ones, so the treatment can become futile. If you feel you have an unbalanced system i.e. a bit of an overgrowth of bad bugs, the best thing you can do is treat yourself with probiotics - this helps to crowd out the bad bugs in a natural way, protecting your good bacteria rather than killing them off in the process. I have been taking Alflorex probiotic which has been scientifically studied for IBS and am doing very well on it and am able to tolerate more foods including fodmaps which in turn will help build up good bacteria numbers. This includes eating a variety of colours of fruits and vegetables to improve the diversity of the bacteria in your gut. Alflorex is available on a free 2 month trial on joining theibsnetwork.org. This way is much cheaper than getting tests and paying extortionate nutritional therapy fees and is much better for your health.

[Hidden in reply to xjrs]

I can't wait to start the probiotics when I've finished the low fodmap diet. I have to say though that the low fodmap diet is working but I would love to be able to eat more foods. I'm in the reintroduction phase and have found I can tolerate a small amount of onion, small amount of dates and made a huge rookie error and introduced butter beans yesterday and forget to rinse them - big mistake!

[xjrs in reply to Hidden]

Ah yes. I've managed to introduce tinned lentils and chickpeas but I certainly rinse them before eating. Sorry to hear you've had a slip up, but you might have been OK without rinsing, so at least now you know you are not, so it was a good test :-).

[Hidden in reply to xjrs]

Yes that's the way I look at it, it was a good test and has shown that I need to rinse them first. I've already made low fodmap curry with chickpeas and used lentils and had no issues whatsoever so I know it's the rinsing. I know this is a very difficult diet but it's definitely worth it or I wouldn't have known what I could and couldn't eat.

[Roukaya]

Dear Laxmik

I do not know about your condition but take care of yourself