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Treating the issues with Diet

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Food Insecurity! What can I eat without hurting? that will help cure me? Building a new diet considering everything together.  FACTS: The Dx is;  These tests reveal a comprehensive look at the GI tract in my body. The gastritis and mild inflammation in the Upper GI. The polyps, abnormal mucosa, and diverticulum found throughout the colon. The dysbiosis of the gut bacteria. inflamed gut as characterized by IBS,IBD, Crohn's ( blood test AMCA , GI Assay test, experience) Diverticulosis and inflammation of gut as observed by the endo and  colonoscopy . Ulcerated mucosa in the terminal ileum Dysbiosis  of Gut  microbiome  from ( GI Assay ) this rings similar to tests in the past that showed inflammation in a number of areas. but here the pathology has expressed itself around the colon.  Issue: How to treat these many symptoms and pathologies? Which to treat first? Are they related?  hypothetically, the symptoms are all related. I have had gut problems ...

GI ASSAY KIT

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Once I heard this test existed I paid out of pocket $350. This is the most informative test I have done in my whole life, and it seems to bring credence to the symptoms, pain, and stress I've been experiencing since I was a small bean. Hopefully, it presents a "thousand points of light" I can follow to bring stasis to my dysbiotic biome.  Here are the few things that stand out: Helicobacter pylori (High) (Indicative of Dyspepsia, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and chronic gastrointestinal symptoms » Peptic ulcers » May induce mucosal atrophy and metaplastic changes)  Treatments include » Consider herbal formulas to eradicate or suppress H. pylori. Ingredients may include: deglycyrrhizinated licorice, mastic gum, methylmethionine sulfonium chloride, vitamin C, zinc carnosine, bismuth citrate, berberine, goldenseal, oil of oregano, grape extract, Chinese goldthread extract, yerba mansa extract 5R Solutions: Remove, Replace Reinoculate, Repair, Rebalance 5R Table Normal/Co...

Acting Diet

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 Elimination Diet started July 3, 2022 Started with 21 foods  (2022). Available at: https://www.fammed.wisc.edu/files/webfm-uploads/documents/outreach/im/handout_elimination_diet_patient.pdf (Accessed: 12 August 2022). Calendar File Than got tests back that AMCA levels indicated possible crohns Dx and switched to adding only LowFodmap foods Kind of lost sight, everything became muddy Early August showed renewed vigor towards subject 08/18/2022 -  New technology in recording my diet: At this point low fodmap diet is in challenge phase: List of reintroduced foods

Probiotics and Fermentation

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  Finally, the potential for probiotics to offer benefits in health improvement and disease-risk reduction in areas such as obesity, metabolic disease, and brain and neural function merely attests to the understanding that the gut has a role in human physiology. This role is much more profound than simply the digestion and assimilation of food, and the gut microbiome, as an integral, inseparable, and highly active component of the human GIT, must also play a significant role. Probiotics and prebiotics may offer tools to manipulate the gut microbiome, potentially opening a new channel for health care. Create your own probiotics at home like your ancestors did. How did we ever survive without fridges and freezers? Well, I think we thrived without them. There is apparantely a asymbiotic relationship between bacteria in our microbiome and ourselves. Using salt to preserve food allows for tremendous freedom when it comes to food storage. Just 2% salt in the brine* can create an environm...

Dysbiosis

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Dysbiosis Summary GI ASSAY TEST RESULTS  - Comprehensive info Facts: Dysbiosis is often defined as an “imbalance” in the gut microbial community that is associated with disease. This imbalance could be due to the gain or loss of community members or changes in relative abundance of microbes. A dysbiosis can be defined as a reduction in microbial diversity and a combination of the loss of beneficial bacteria such as Bacteroides strains and butyrate-producing bacteria such as Firmicutes10 and a rise in pathobionts12 (symbiotic bacteria that become pathogenic under certain conditions), including Proteobacteria, which encompasses gram-negative Escherichia coli. Dysbiosis (2022). Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/dysbiosis (Accessed: 12 August 2022). Issue: Dysbiosis detected in my biome (more info to come) Rule: Application: Probiotics The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO) have d...

FODMAP 6 Sugars

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FODMAP  are fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols are short chain carbohydrates that are poorly absorbed in the small intestine and are prone to absorb water and ferment in the colon. Wiki The six sugars; fructans, GOS, fructose, mannitol, lactose, and sorbitol

Food Marketing :: Organic - GMO - Free Range

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  Organic sounds and feels good, is it any different? I don't know yet, Kurzgesagt is a source I enjoy and trust because they make videos that explain the situation, and interestingly they make points that say organic is not better for you or the planet.

LVMWD Water Quality report

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 2021 Water Quality report from LVMWD This is not an analysis, or comparison. It is a record of hardness and chlorine/amine content for this specific source Chlorine 2.2 ppm Calcium Chloride 137ppm - LVMWD   (2022). Available at: https://www.lvmwd.com/home/showpublisheddocument/14267/637921939658870000 (Accessed: 9 August 2022).