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  1. knitty kitty
    @yellowstone, You poor thing! I'm not a medical doctor, but it sounds like "Refeeding Syndrome". I suggest you seek medical attention. Refeeding Syndrome occurs when your body doesn't have enough of the necessary vitamins, especially Thiamine, to turn sugars (from the fruit, juice, and honey) to turn provide energy. This can occur...
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    @glucel, There's a strong correlation between thiamine deficiency, hypoxia, and insomnia. Thiamine is needed to help red blood cells carry oxygen. In thiamine deficiency, hypoxia (lack of oxygen in tissues) occurs, and this can result in insomnia. Hypoxia causes systemic inflammation, increases inflammatory markers, and is associated with cardiovascular...
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    I have osteoporosis and have crushed three vertebrae. I supplement with Lysine, Tryptophan, threonine, calcium, Boron, Vitamins D, A, and K, and the B vitamins (folate, B12, and Thiamine B1 especially for bone health). I tried Fosomax, but it tore up my insides. I prefer the supplements. I feel better and my bones feel stronger. References...
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    @Aileen Cregan, I was put on high blood pressure medication, too. But I was able to correct my high blood pressure by supplementing with Thiamine Vitamin B 1. I am no longer on high blood pressure medication. I feel much better without the medication. I continue to supplement Thiamine in the form Benfotiamine. The particular high blood pressure...
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    Hi, @Sue7171, I thought you might be interested in this article about Lyme disease and the discussion after the article. I found this article enlightening. The finding that not only can alpha gal be problematic, but advantageous infection with Staph aureus can be problematic. The Acari Hypothesis, VII: accounting for the comorbidity of...
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    @Russ H, Hi, I'm so glad you brought up this subject! I'm not a big fan of inulin in chicory root. I found it a bit rough on my digestive system. Members of the alum family (onions, leeks, garlic) were studied for the thiamine forms they contain which led to Benfotiamine and Thiamine TTFD, but there's limitations to the amount of garlic one can...
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    You can get healthier and stronger while improving gut dysbiosis at the same time!
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    Hurrah! Happy Dance!!! So excited to hear you're giving Benfotiamine a try! I've been there, where the low carb AIP diet was an improvement, but just not quite resolving symptoms. But the addition of Benfotiamine really accelerated my health improvement! Please keep posting about your experience with Benfotiamine, maybe in a new thread....
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    I respectfully disagree, @Scott Adams. Thiamine deficiency (and deficiencies in other B vitamins) can cause unintentional weight loss. The body will use stored fat and muscle to provide energy in thiamine deficiency. This results in muscle wasting, fat loss, fatigue, and difficulty putting on muscle mass. Using stored fat and muscle for energy requires...
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    Physiological Associations between Vitamin B Deficiency and Diabetic Kidney Disease https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10135933/ "There are recent advances in our basic understanding of the effects of thiamine deficiency on DKD and vice-versa. Thiamine, TPP, and TMP transporters may have an abnormal expression in diabetes [28,29,30]." I...
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    @Stegosaurus, Switching from a Keto diet to a diet high in carbohydrates increases the metabolic demand for thiamine to turn the fats, carbohydrates and proteins into energy. Insufficient thiamine in the digestive tract can lead to SIBO and systemic yeast infection (autobrewery syndrome, Candida overgrowth). Thiamine has both antibacterial and antifungal...
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    @glucel, Yes, most doctors prefer to prescribe pharmaceuticals than delve into vitamins because they aren't educated about the health impact vitamins and minerals can make in medical school. Thiamine, especially Benfotiamine, has been shown to be protective to the kidneys. Benfotiamine improves kidney function! Especially in people on dialysis...
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    If you read the original article, the study finds that women with Celiac are "apple" shaped, while women without Celiac are "pear" shaped. So, having skinny arms and legs while carrying more weight in the abdomen, apple shaped, is found with Celiac Disease. Women who carry their weight in hips and thighs, pear shaped, have the lipedema-like...
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    Thiamine helps iron function in cells. Thiamine also helps with glucose intolerance (pre-diabetic state) and can prevent diabetes. Thiamine improves blood pressure and cardiovascular diseases. Interesting Reading: Thiamine (Vitamin B1)—An Essential Health Regulator https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12251314/ The Association B...
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    Benfotiamine is a form of thiamine which has a fatty tail attached to it. This fatty tail allows it to slip into a cell by merging the fatty tail with the fatty cell membrane. Thiamine Hydrochloride must enter into a cell by using a thiamine transporter, sort of like a stage door with a bouncer for VIP guests only. Thiamine and Folate use the same...
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    @KaCS, Are you still avoiding dairy? You may want to continue to eliminate it for several months until your intestinal villi grow back. Villi are the anemone like projections that absorb nutrients from food. Villi also produce lactase, the enzyme that digests lactose, the sugar in dairy. About half of people with Celiac Disease react to Casein...
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    @Colleen H, It's helpful to keep a food journal to help pinpoint problematic foods. But, we won't worry so much about that for now. Let's get you feeling better. Are you taking a B Complex vitamin supplement? B12 needs the other B vitamins and Vitamin C to function properly. I like Life Extension Bioactive B Complex and Benfotiamine...
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    @glucel, Please check the ingredients label on your B Complex. Many B Complexes contain Thiamine Mononitrate, a form of thiamine that is not very usable in the human body. Only thirty percent is able to be absorbed, and even less than that is able to be utilized by the body. Thiamine Mononitrate is a shelf-stable form of thiamine, meaning it won't...
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    @Colleen H, You poor thing, did you accidentally get glutened? It's not unusual to have a dramatic up sweep of symptoms after an accidental glutening. Hope you don't mind if I ask some more questions in order to help you. How long have you had these symptoms? What kind of foods do you eat? Have you been checked for nutritional...
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    Welcome, @KaCS, Talk to your dietician about supplementing with essential vitamins and minerals. With such a severe Marsh score, it's important to supplement so that your damaged intestines can have the opportunity to absorb more essential nutrients needed to heal. Most of the essential B vitamins can't be stored for longer than a couple of months...
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    @glucel, Thiamine deficiency usually goes along with iron deficiency. The iron can't be utilized to make more red blood cells without Thiamine. Thiamine provides energy from the foods we eat. The body has higher metabolic demands for Thiamine when healing (after an illness or after surgery), if one is an athlete, works out frequently, is an...
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    @Irishgirl5, So sorry your son isn't doing well. Do you mind if I ask what he was hospitalized for? I'm confused by what your gastroenterologist said. This is bad advice. "The gastroenterologist said if it helps to minimise symptoms to continue with a reduced gluten diet as he could be gluten sensitive." The whole point of doing TTG...
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    GERD, having too much stomach acid, can easily be mistaken for Hypochlorhydria, having too little stomach acid. In Hypochlorhydria, stomach acid levels are low. This causes the lower esophageal sphincter muscle to relax and stomach contents can leak back into the esophagus, leading to Barrett's esophagus. Hypochlorhydria is associated with Autoimmune...
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    "Why Are Dietary Interventions Still Not Mainstream? While there is greater knowledge of the effects of pharmaceutical therapies for arthritis, there is less knowledge of the effects of many nutrients. And even though there is evidence that physician discussions of diet make a positive influence on patient dietary selections, these conversations are...
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    @ElleH, The best thing you can do is to ensure you are eating a diet high in omega threes, healthy fats that are essential to maintaining the lubrication and health of joints. Following a gluten free Mediterranean diet is very helpful. Poor fat absorption can be a problem with Celiac Disease due to inflammation and intestinal damage. Short transit...
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