I worded that kinda poorly. What I meant is a high bacterial load can increase byproduct breakdown when they eat. Particularly some types of fiber, like fermentable soluble fiber. They break these food particles down and they essentially "belch," or "fart."Hi Jessie,
Apologies, this got lost in the shuffle. Interesting take RE: the bacterial overgrowth. I have not tried any antiseptics / antibiotics / charcoal etc. - I have used carrot salad, but there is only so much that can do I guess...
I don't have any obvious symptoms of infection that I would notice. Sorry to be graphic but: no acne, no fungal problems, no foul smells from anywhere, no ENT problems... but it is possible that there could be something in the GI tract that is a problem.
List of tests I was going to look into:
- blood test (hence this thread)
- allergy test (came back with no allergies present)
- food sensitivities test (not done yet)
- fertility test (was supposed to be today, but I chickened out due to these blood test results. I don't think my mind could take it if things came back looking bad).
- stool sample test - I know it's gross to talk about this, but it could give a clue as to any digestive issues that I was not outwardly aware of. Haven't looked into this yet.
I haven't tested FFAs but I would be surprised (based on my knowledge). I've been comparatively very low PUFA for over a decade, and have been high carb moderate fat (animal fat mostly) for c. 2 years. Not that this necessarily means FFAs are low, but still...
All liver biomarkers looked good - Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT), Albumin, Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP), Gamma GT, Globulin, Total Protein - all well inside the normal ranges. I didn't post these since there was little of interest there, and I didn't want to create a table too large to focus on.
Yes, my view on Total T and free T is generally that - once everything else is in order, then testosterone will probably be okay... still though, not nice to come back with a lower free T number. I notice my Total T translated to 666 ng/dL, which gave me a fright haha!
This byproduct breakdown process is what renders endotoxins. It's not really a typical infection, you're not really sick in the classical sense. But it can elicit a chronic low-grade immune response which is very inflammatory.