Re: Help please!! I having leaky gut and become very ill after taking Diatomaceous Earth

 I do not drink calcium citrate. Instead, I drink magnesium citrate (CALM by Peter Gillham) containing 150 gm of elemental magnesium twice a day i.e. a total daily intake of 300 mg. I don't know whether it is sufficient to dissolve my kidney stones.

Sorry, I meant to say magnesium citrate.  Magnesium citrate helps with calcium oxalate stones, but not uric acid stones, which are also a common form.  Magnesium malate is a better choice at it works for both forms.

Can I take silicon drops like Biosil or Cell Food, or homeopathic silicon cell salt instead of taking DE for getting my silicon and hence its health benefits.

Biosil is good, but very expensive for what you get.  I have never been able to find much information on CellFood.  So I have no idea how much silica it really supplies.  I don't know how much is in homeopathic cell salts either.

BTW, apart from killing parasites, are the many benefits claimed of DE really true?

Silica forms in to orthosilicic acid when it dissolves in water.  This is used by the body to form proteins such as collagen, elastin and chondroitin.  Therefore it can give tissues strength and elasticity as well as help with chondroitin formation in joints.  So it can help strengthen hair, nails, tendons, ligaments, bones, cartilage, teeth and arterial walls.  Conditions it helps with include osteoarthritis, osteomalacia, diverticulitis, emphysema, wrinkles etc.  Silica does help remove lead from the body as well.  A lot of the other claims I have seen I have yet to see any evidence of.

Apart from silicon, DE also contains other minerals, including aluminum. Can aluminum and other toxic metals be absorbed by taking DE?

Silica binds the aluminum and keeps it from affecting the body. Same reason we do not get aluminum toxicity from plants that also pick up aluminum from the soil.

Is DE safe and good for long term use?

Yes.

I will check for kidney stones in my coming annual medical check-up. In the meantime, I will try to dissolve them with Stone Free.

Thank you for your detailed and prompt response. I am amazed by your depth of knowledge and diagnostic skills. I have learnt a lot from you!