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I got up today and tried yet again to ingest only things that I will not react to in an effort to help my leaky gut heal, but apparently I've ingested something I'm having a slight reaction to. It's not bad and if I were just feeling a little scratchy throat and some aches I wouldn't really care. The issue, however, is that everything I read indicates I need to omit ALL foods I react to for a time in order for my inflamed digestive tract to heal and I can't seem to find foods that work.
I was trying to do a smoothie fast for a few days to really give my digestive tract a break, but again, something I've eaten (or possibly a vitamin I've ingested) is causing a reaction so I feel like I've failed yet again. I guess it's better to have a small reaction than a big one, but if I'm still preventing my leaky gut from healing, what's the point?
I'm now taking aloe gel, L-glutamine and slippery elm capsules on an empty stomach and then I made a smoothie using mostly ingredients I don't normally use to reduce the chances of reacting to them - cucumber, pear, bok choy, dandelion greens, carrots, lemon juice and organic coconut oil. I've usually been using spinach, avocado, apple or pear, carrots and lemon and a few times have added dandelion greens. I realize the lemon and carrots are repetitive, but I really felt I was safe with them...maybe not.
Can someone suggest something I could try to eat/make a smoothie out of for a few days at least to give my digestive tract a break? I'd like to try to make some bone broth and probably will, but I can't afford to this weekend.But I probably will add gelatin as soon as I get to the store today.
Really -- I'm desperate and so frustrated. This has been going on since last year but the number of items I react to has increased to the point that I can't seem to find anything that's safe. I'd do a liquid fast if I could find something I could choke down that didn't inflame me.
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MoreThis is a reply to # 1,938,874Try the herbs Agrimony and Licorice.
It is ideal to use the 1:1 liquid extract of Licorice (sometimes spelt Liquorice). Use the herb, not the candy.
It is ideal use dried Agrimony. Make an infusion (herbal tea) and drink before each meal. (If you want to keep it simple, you can use the 1:1 liquid extract of Agrimony also. Put in water and drink before each meal.)
Explained simply: Agrimony is ideal for leaky gut and food allergies . Licorice is ideal to reduce inflammation and reduce the body's reaction to allergies.
After using these long enough to see what effect they have, come back and let us know.
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This is a reply to # 1,938,941Thanks for the tip. I researched agrimony and it said that it tends to compact bowel movements, which is great if you have diarhea but not good if you tend towards constipation, so I don't think this is a good one for me.
I'm taking Phytocort already, which is a compound for allergies/adrenal issues that contains chinese licorice.- Re: Agrimony and Licorice arn
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This is a reply to # 1,939,042It is a free world, and you can do whatever you want.
Most herbs have a number of different actions. I don't have time to write a long discussion every time I post a comment.
Agrimony is effective in treating diarrhea caused by undesirable microorganisms in the intestines, in conjunction with other things. This is likely to be where the idea that it tends to compact bowel movements comes from.
Agrimony is also beneficial for stimulating the flow of bile from the liver and gallbladder. Bile has a laxative action. This makes it also beneficial for constipation.
But the action I recommended for you, is that Agrimony is ideal for leaky gut and food allergies .
Other forms of medicine are not able to reduce food allergies , so people believe the only option is to avoid the offending foods. These herbs can reduce food allergies .- Re: Agrimony and Licorice missthang
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This is a reply to # 1,939,093If I had something other than just your posts to go on, I would likely try agrimony since I would try just about anything. As it is, however, all I can find are you posting many times over the years about this -- no one else I can see claims to have tried it and gotten any results. I can find nothing on other sites that seems to back up what you say.
If agrimony is actually such a great remedy for leaky gut and food allergies , why are you the only one saying so and why do you not provide some kind of evidence of its effects? Even anecdotally?
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This is a reply to # 1,939,548In the stomach, food is broken down into very small particles. In the small intestine, these very small particles are assimilated into the blood, and travel to all parts of the body to provide nutrition.
In people with leaky gut, the large intestine is more permeable than normal, and larger-than-normal not-fully-broken-down food particles, are assimilated into the blood. When the immune cells detect these larger-than-normal food particles, they are not sure if they are bacteria or viruses, or some other threat to the body, so they set up an immune response to eliminate them. This immune response to food particles, is an allergic reaction. This is why you have food allergies .
The herb agrimony contains tannins. Tannins have been used for tanning leather. Tannins change the surface of the leather. Leather is the skin of animals. Tannins also change the internal surface of the intestines. Tannins reduce the permeability of the internal lining of the intestines. This reduces the amount of larger-than-normal food particles being assimilated into the blood, and reduces food allergies .
Agrimony is also a bitter herb, which stimulates increased acid in the stomach. This results in foods being broken down more. So there are more small food particles available to be assimilated into the blood.
This is a simplistic explanation. But if you research, you should be able to find information on each of these issues.
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