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  1. AliB
    It seems that there are over 120 types of Lactobacillus bacteria. They are present in a lot of foods, particularly fermented foods. They work by converting sugar into lactic acid which makes the environment acid which in itself helps to control the rogue bacteria. Although some are present in raw milk, like L. casei, the pasteurisation process that is...
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    Hmm. that's an interesting one - I'll have to do a bit more research and get back to you on that one. I hadn't thought of that. It may be an issue, but it also might not. I have to say that my logic would think that if all it takes to cope with dairy is to take probiotics then I shouldn't have a problem with it at all, but I do - the smallest amount of...
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    Have a look at the specific Carbohydrate Diet thread in this section - quite a lot who have found little relief elsewhere have had good success with this diet. I have been following it since March and am gradually improving. It avoids all the foods that you have listed as a problem and some, and concentrates on good plain unprocessed foods - meat, fish...
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    I'm sure you're right about feeding grain to cattle - add to that all the disgusting stuff that passes for 'cattle feed' as well (processed bits of other animals - no wonder we have had a problem over here with BSE - cattle are herbivores, they aren't meant to eat other animals! Yuk. The same applies to other animals too, dog and cat food predominantly...
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    I don't know what Rachel would say about this - sulphites could be a problem, but I also have a problem with tannins, which wine contains copious amounts of, especially red wine. I can cope with the very low alcohol cheap plonk like Lambrini but anything stronger than that I spend the rest of the evening coughing my guts up! (It also goes straight to my...
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    I have Natasha Campbell-McBride's 'Gut and Psychology Syndrome' book - it's my health Bible at the moment. thanks for the link to that website Nora, it looks interesting, I shall have a good parouse of that and the other links.
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    I too went through some weird things both when I started gluten-free and dairy free at the end of Jan and on transferring to the SCD in March. You do experience die-off, and it can be pretty yukky for a week or two but does get better. When you cut the carbs and sugar you are withdrawing the food for the fungus and other bacteria so you are bound to experience...
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    I have been gluten and dairy free since the end of Jan and on SCD since May and am gradually recovering. I know I am lactose intolerant, but may also be casein intolerant as I don't cope with most dairy. However, I have been making the SCD milk-based 24 hour yogurt most of the way through, and seem to be able to cope with that ok. It seems that not only...
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    You're not changing the topic - it's about the SCD, ON and OFF and how we cope. I think what you have gone through (and we've all been there) is kind of like when smokers who are on the wagon take a few puffs - then they can't stop - the same with alcoholics. We are Carboholics! It goes back to my other 'bacteria' thread - I suspect it is down to rogue...
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    Coo - you're so right about the lack of sun, Ken - we haven't seen but a glimmer of it for weeks! The weather has been horrendous. The kids have all been off school for 6 weeks with hardly a glimpse of it - no beach - nothing. The poor little beggars are back at school next Wednesday and you can bet your bottom dollar the sun will come out for the next...
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    I was answering Pele's comment where she was wanting scientific evidence to support the 24-hour 'theory'. I was just pointing out that in this case, logic is just as good as you don't need scientific evidence - you can work out for yourself why the 24 hour is better than the short fermentation of the commercial yogurts. The trouble with scientific 'evidence...
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    What is it your doctor reckoned should NOT be in the culture?
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    My husband has Fibromyalgia, symptoms of which are very similar to yours. He decided to join me on gluten-free (hates being left out, bless him!). He is so much better. He is like a different person in many ways. He no longer suffers with the awful brain-fog - the only time he gets it is if he has been 'glutened', his mobility is much better and the...
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    I understand where you are coming from, but I do think that some of Elaine's points are justified. I think she tends to err on the side of caution at times like with the canned tomatoes. Most probably don't contain anything they shouldn't, but it comes down to the processed thing - you know what is in a fresh tomato, you can't guarantee what is in a tin...
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    Yes, maybe, but never before in human history have we been bombarded with drugs like we have over the last hundred years. Anti-biotics, the pill, steroids, painkillers, any number of drugs also deplete the body of vital good bacteria and upset the balance. The very things that are supposed to support us are actually destroying us! Medical science extracts...
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    For anyone who is skeptical, have a read of these links and then tell me you don't think that bacteria/parasites may be a major contributor of many of our so-called 'auto-immune' and other diseases and illnesses, both physical and psychological.......... Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link Open Original...
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    Yes, I am fully aware that Celiac is an auto-immune disease. But no-one knows what causes it. Some may say that certain ones have a 'genetic disposition' to it, but the field of genetics still has a long way to go and there is every possibility that what they think they know may turn out to be completely wrong! i am still saying - what 'triggers' celiac...
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    I was, so I thought, gluten-free for several months prior to SCD, however, I was still having oats and oat products. I was still getting some weird reactions, but thought it was due to my poor gut. Sometime later though, I suddenly started to get 'proper' reactions to some oat-based foods and suddenly realised that oats can be CC'd and that i had probably...
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    How do we know that not everyone who has Celiac has a problem with bacteria? Just because they may not have gut problems as such does not negate the fact that bacteria and/or parasites may be causing their health issues and/or gluten intolerance. Just because someone has had 'tests' that have not picked up Candida or Helicobacter does not mean that a...
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    True Shay, but neither is there only ONE bacteria or parasite. If there was, perhaps we would all have the same disease!
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    Typhoid is caused by a Salmonella bacterium. What if your previous low-level problems were also caused by a gut imbalance but the Salmonella infestation threw the whole lot out of the window? Something has to cause these problems. Some people sail through life without hardly a cold and die at a ripe old age. Why? What makes them different to you or...
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    Why Not? Of course I don't believe it is behind EVERYTHING. There are a lot of diseases out there that appear to be caused by genetic malformations and those can occur anywhere, but thinking laterally, there are a lot of communities out there who do not suffer the types and/or range of diseases that befall those of us in 'civilised' society. Why is diabetes...
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    I believe that not all who suffer with 'auto-immune' diseases will suffer with digestive problems. It depends on the type of bacteria or other pathogens inhabiting the body. We know that Helicobacter inhabits the stomach and causes its problems within that environment, but other bacteria inhabit other areas. One type of Staphylococcus, amongst other areas...
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    Ok, I accept that may be so but it still doesn't explain what triggers the excess production. Something damages the process somewhere along the line. It still doesn't change the fact that I believe that pathogenic activity is behind it all somehow.
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    Quote from University of Maryland, on Zonulin.... .....maybe, just perhaps, it is elevated because it is trying to keep harmful bacteria and toxins out.........????
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