Hello Knitty Kitty, Many thanks for asking about my progress. Its mixed.... I've been taking Benfotiamine since November. I started on 300mg, but I didn't notice any change. Increased to 900mb in 300mg tablets throughout the day and initially it seemed to be a cure. But then the Hypoglycaemia and migraines started to return...it's really very difficult...

Thanks kitty, I needed reminding about thiamine. I ran out of magnesium so stopped taking it and that was ages ago, it definitely helps with my energy levels and general function. I just took some now and I’ll get some more magnesium. Although I don’t really understand the gundry list it does seem to correlate with foods I can/cannot eat, lectins are...

hey knitty, thanks for the follow up. I did buy the benfotiamine before I saw a couple of the side effects that concerned me esp bracardia. I already have irregular heart beat and have had elevated liver enzymes before. I lowered the count by taking milk thistle in case anyone interested. I realize that many side effects are simply for legal protection but...

Since lectins occur in almost everything, it's pretty unrealistic to avoid them all. I didn't understand the rationale behind Dr. Gundry's lists either. Many fruits either contain high histamine amounts or are histamine releasers. Histamine is made by our body, but we can also consume it in foods, because plants and animals make histamine, too. Histamine...

The AIP diet restricts carbohydrates for the first few weeks. Excluding carbohydrates changes your microbiome. The bacteria that live in the intestines that feed on carbs get starved out when you don't eat carbs. Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) occurs frequently in Celiac Disease. SIBO can cause gas, bloating, and diarrhea, symptoms similar...