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3:55 pm
March 4, 2009
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Dear Ashley,
Great results! Important information. If you've been taking a probiotic, it seems to be doing its job.
I'm glad you've found a Functional Medicine Doc!
There are wonderful times where pharmaceutical medicines are like magic, and I'm happy that's your experience. Now to uncover the underlying reason for the high eosinophils. Prednisone decreases inflammation. You must learn what is causing that flame inside of you, even if you can't feel it anymore right now.
Remember always how important diet is to your gut function. Gluten sensitivity, along with other food issues, create more havoc and suffering in people's lives than you would imagine.
Let me know how it goes with you, and good job moving forward!
Brenda
5:30 pm
July 28, 2011
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Brenda! I finally got my test results!
I'm a bit confused about them…. They look normal.
Expected/beneficial: 4+ bacteroides fragilis group, 4+bifidobacterium spp., 3+escherichia coli, 4+lactobacillus spp., 1+enterrococcus spp., 1+clostridium spp.
Commensal/imbalanced: 2+ beta strep, not a or b, 3+gamma hemolytic strep, 1+klebsiella pneumoniae sap
Dysbiotic flora: none
Yeast culture: none (rare)
I will say that I'm feeling tremendously better after 3weeks of prednisone. I hate everything about pharmaceutical drugs but I am thankful to be feeling better and able to eat again without being in severe pain. I found a doctor who practices functional medicine and has treated 2 other patients with eosinophilic gastroenteritis. I'll see him next week. I'd still love to hear any input you can give about my results. Thank you!
Ashley
12:52 pm
March 4, 2009
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Yes, please let me know.
Brenda
9:08 am
July 28, 2011
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Thank you, that is much more affordable! I ordered the test and I will let you know the results asap!
4:33 pm
March 4, 2009
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Yes, the yeast and bacteria are extremely important. See if this test might be more affordable. It would give you some good information on your gut bacteria, yeast, and fungus.
http://www.labtestingdirect.co…..test-kits/ - scroll down to the Microbiology profile.
Let me know what happens.
Brenda
6:29 pm
July 28, 2011
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Brenda,
Thank you. This is good info. I'll contact your assistant about the book. I'm also looking into seeing an integrative doctor. The problem I'm running into is that for some reason, no doctor yet has been able to understand why my test results are what they are. I went to a doctor today who ran blood work, and my eosinophils were at 27%, when they should be more like 4%. The doctor is referring me to a GI specialist and also putting me on a course of prednisone since that helped me in the past. I really want to do the comprehensive stool analysis, but its so expensive! I think it would be worth it, but I literally don't have the money :-/ I do have a question though- I've been tested for parasites multiple times and its always come back negative. I've heard though that those tests are unreliable. Do you think the cdsa is any more reliable for detecting parasites? I do understand that it also tests for yeast and bacteria, and I'm sure that would be valuable. Do you have any ideas for someone on a tight budget?
1:47 pm
March 4, 2009
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Dear ajwallis,
The definition of “autoimmunity” is the body’s own immune system is attacking itself. There is definitely research to support this theory.
There are many, many strains of “healthy” flora. What’s best for you isn’t necessarily great for me. That’s why you look for a probiotic with many different strains. Therefore the definition of exactly what the immune system is attacking that is considered “healthy flora” would need much more clarification.
Research shows that probiotics actually decrease inflammation. Just one way is that they literally counteract effects of inflammatory cytokines in the gut.
Steroids block your body’s natural response to inflammation – thus the temporarily decreased symptoms. Absence of symptoms in no way equals health. Whatever the cause, it wasn’t addressed.
Although high dose probiotics are helpful, there are so many components to treating a situation like Crohn’s or colitis. If you would like to email my assistant at jsinclaire@renewlife.com, she will be happy to send you the chapters from my new book on IBD – Crohn’s Disease and IBD – Ulcerative Colitis.
I would also recommend a Comprehensive Stool Analysis to really see what’s going on in your bowel if you haven’t had one done recently. Not good to guess. More information about that test can be found posted toward the top of this forum.
You might consider consulting with an Integrative Medical Practitioner. Here are 2 websites that might help you locate someone near you. http://www.acam.org and http://www.functionalmedicine.org. These are Doctors who integrate traditional and natural approaches. Extremely well educated individuals, for the most part.
I hope this helps.
Brenda Watson
2:37 pm
July 28, 2011
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Brenda,
I would like to know your stance on what mainstream medical professionals refer to as "autoimmunity" in the gut in conditions such as crohns and colitis. Do you think they are correct on saying that the body's own immune system is attacking healthy tissues? I have even heard theories that the immune system is attacking healthy flora. Do you think they are right? And if so, could a person be creating worse inflammation by taking probiotics? Just wondering because I have had lab tests in the past which the doctor interpreted as autoimmunity and put me on steroids, which relieved my symptoms for several years. However my problems have come back and I know from the pain I've been in that my gut is inflamed. I take high doses of probiotics, but im wondering if it's possible to have an inflammatory response to them. I'm worried that I will lose my job if I don't find some relief quick!
Thanks
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