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Lentils need to be organic and ideally sprouted.
Food sensitivities change every 8 weeks or so. You could get them tested again to see which new ones have developed, if any 🙂
Until all signs and symptoms of inflammation are gone, I think you should be avoiding:
- Gluten
- dairy
- ANY sugar (except stevia, yacon, monk fruit)
- yeast
- mushrooms (except medicinal)
- peanuts, soy and corn
- all grains (except buckwheat and quinoa)
- all legumes (except lentils)
- all sweet fruit such sweet potato, watermelon, banana etc (except berries, green apples, pomegranates and grapefruit).
- Pork and limit red meat
Also you want to avoid foods that you are specifically sensitive too! SO potentially needing to avoid almonds for example.
SO what can you eat lol? You can eat lean proteins, wild caught fish, all vegetables including squash and jicama, healthy fats coming from coconut, avocado, nuts and seeds, healthy carbs from buckwheat, quinoa, lentils, millet, squash, peas, etc and some fresh fruit from berries and other low-sugar fruits!
I am not your practitioner so i cannot advise differently. I would suggest fasting, lots of water, perhaps even a monodiet for a few days and of course, liver and kidney drainage to get things moving naturally without overstimulating lymphatic system. Tests never hurt however they might not give you answers you’re looking for but that doesn’t mean certain issues aren’t there.
lymphatic drainage should ALWAYS be done with liver and kidney drainage because the lymph toxins need to drain somewhere. if there is no exit, they will be pushed through the skin or continue to recirculate.
For any person, you need to decide what’s best. Generally, lab tests for B vitamins tend to show the levels at the top of the range when there is any supplementing being done. You might consider focusing on symptoms related to B12, and looking at the persons MCV, with the goal of keeping it in the low 90s. In an old person, I suggest not making lots of drastic changes. If there is homeostasis, that is GREAT.
Poor gut function is a major contributor to this problem in the elderly – intrinsic factor, HCL and zinc are needed to increase absorption and they are often depleted. However, Before you give intrinsic factor, run the lab test for intrinsic factor antibodies. You don’t want to give intrinsic factor to a person with ab’s to it.
Hi shivi!
I am sorry i dont know how I missed this!!
1. I personally would never sit in chlorox bleach!
2. i think you read it wrong? it says “Drinking while eating interferes with production of digestive juices”.
3. This valve is VERY important to prevent foods, bacteria, etc from entering the SI. The best way to care for this is to eat slow, take enzymes, avoid liquids with meals and most importantly, support your vagus system using TVNS and Nervinum vagum homeopathic which will help to simulate MMC and peristalsis 🙂
I have seen multiple people with EoE and seen significant improvement without medications. First, determine the person’s immune phenotype dominance. If it is Th2 and/or Th9 (or whatever it turns out to be) you want to inhibit the phenotype specific autocrine cytokines.
If Th2 dominant:
Push back against IL-4 with perilla (Th2 modulator), use GATA3 inhibition such as oxymatrine.If Th9:
Use the above and also work to inhibit TGF-b with things like GSH (glutathione) and NAC.Also address all Th2 (for example) promoters in their entire clinical picture. For example, address any dysbiosis, mold, stress, toxins, EDCs, sleep disturbance, metabolic dysfunction, etc. A practitioner can help you determine the type of immune dominance she has.
Remember that this is NOT an EoE case. It is a person with an EoE diagnosis. EoE is not happening in a vacuum separate from the rest of the person. All factors (exposome) have the potential to work for or against our clinical goals. The more we can use to our advantage, the better.
If an infection is destroying tissue (primary necrosis), use agents that help you fight infection (ganoderma, astragalus, andrographis to promote NK cells, and berberine, baicalin, etc. to promote Th1 response).
If you are chronically inflamed, use fish oil, vitamin D, resveratrol etc., to reduce the inflammation.Hey Sarah,
My experience has been that it’s useful to apply natural approaches to augment the effectiveness of biologics. In many cases, changing the persons underlying biology can be effective in allowing them to make good use of lower doses of biologics, or only needing the biologics when there is a flare, instead of using them all the time.
I am not aware of a biological basis for the concern about interaction with natural supplements however each case must be understood individually and I do not work with your friends so I would suggest she follower her practitioners advice.Side note, I work with several pediatric patients with JRA. With what I’ve seen, all of those patients have tested positive for persistent infections and the most appropriate therapies were antimicrobials while tapering off the humira. Unfortunately while on the Humira, she is more likely to test negative to Ab testing for infections. Definitely have her find a practitioners who can do a full work up for tick borne diseases, mycoplasma pneumonia, viral panel, and nutritional deficiencies. As for treatments, her practitioner should test for infections, even if negative, still suspect especially with immune suppressant drugs on board.
I know this wasnt a DIRECT answer to what you asked but I hope it helps guide your friend 🙂
Hey!
I actually never heard of this condition, however I just googled it and it seems like it is a chronic and perhaps autoimmune condition? So the same rules would apply where you need to detoxify, modulate the immune system, reduce acidity etc. I cant give general guidelines as ive never heard of this condition and dont want to suggest something that is wrong!
perhaps allergen in the air such as scents or fragrance, mold, etc? I find perfume is such a huge trigger. Eye drops can help soothe bout I would suggest finding the root cause and eliminating it
