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digestion

  1. C

    Taurine 30mg/kg improves fat digestion / absorption ~20% (bile connection)

    https://www.nature.com/articles/pr19852006.pdf?origin=ppub ^ Looks useful for people who get fatty stools / problems with low bile. Taurine conjugates fat soluable bile acids produced by the liver & gives them an added water soluble property which helps in the process of fat absorption through...
    • cs3000
    • Thread
    • absorption bile digestion fat fatty greasy steatorrhea stool taurine yellow
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Digestion, Gut Flora
  2. P

    Job opportunity in bioenergetics!

    Hey guys, I've posted about this before on here but wanted to send out another discussing this opportunity. We are creating a startup in order to help treat functional GI disorders using a bioenergetic approach. If you have experience or a degree in the field or in a related science and are...
  3. C

    Fermenting oats (aka sourdough oats) for better digestion.

    Any one else given this a try? Have been preparing oats this way recently and they seem to be gentler on the digestive system. Worth a try!
    • conrad0602
    • Thread
    • digestion fermentation ibs oats soaking sprouting starch
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Digestion
  4. J

    TUDCA

    Can anyone be so kind to tell me if TUDCA is alkaline in nature once in the stomach. I had a terrible reaction to Bile salts because my stomach is so alkaline and caused my SIBO/Candida to blow up. The reason for the SIBO is because my digestive system is a mess after going through long term...
    • June
    • Thread
    • bile salts candida digestion sibo tudca
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Supplements
  5. B

    How do I substitute protein?

    So basically my stomach is not producing any acid at all. I get diarrhea, extreme bloating and undigested food in my stool. I lost a lot of weight and muscle until I started drinking 2 liters of orange juice along with 300 grams of glucose per day to maintain adequate caloric intake. I also...
  6. L

    (HELP) Pregnancy Troubles

    Hey, My wife got pregnant 2 months ago and now I am concerned about what should she not take. She is on a "Peat's diet" since november 2021. After pregnancy, she is having issues to digest milk. Overall, she eats milk, OJ, potatoes, fruits, white rice, sugar, fish, red meat, liver, bread...
  7. D

    I think I may have finally fixed my digestion

    I have been struggling for almost four years with really horrifically bad digestion. Long story short, my symptoms have been: belching, perma-bloating, constipation, slow motility, loss of appetite (fatigue, dizziness, hair loss) These symptoms came on suddenly after a year of intermittent...
  8. Pufa-Puffin

    Horrible case of reverse peristalsis, all attempts to fix backfire

    I have really bad case of reverse peristalsis. I'm vomiting foods I ate days ago, completely undigested. I feel nauseous 24/7/365. I was prescribed itopridi hydrochloridum on may different occasions. It is a pharmaceutical that is supposed to fix the peristalsis. But each time I took it, I got...
  9. CosmicDancer444

    Bad Breath - Health Indications

    Sometimes I wake up with a bad taste in mouth, bad breath, white tongue mildly cracked down centre line. Sometimes during the day I can get a recurring bad breath strike, but eating a mint etc doesn’t help; I often feel it’s coming from my stomach or an ‘empty’ feeling in my stomach. What...
  10. CosmicDancer444

    Advice on use of essential oils, impact on Women’s health, gut flora, digestion etc...

    Advice on use of essential oils, impact on women’s health, gut flora, digestion? i.e Rosemary, Fennel, Cardamom, Lemon, Lemongrass, Oregano etc... Is it possible EOs may help with digestion or other things but after prolonged use cause cumulative hormonal impact & affect gut flora & women’s...
  11. Apollo

    Prof. Gerhard Volkheimer - starch persorption

    Ray Peat: "Around 1988 I read Gerhard Volkheimer’s persorption article, and after doing some experiments with tortillas and masa, I stopped eating all starch except for those, then eventually I stopped those. Besides grains of starch entering the blood stream, lymph, and cerebral spinal fluid...
    • Apollo
    • Thread
    • coffee digestion gastroenterologist gerhard volkheimer persorption small intestine starch tortillas
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Digestion, Gut Flora
  12. Lokzo

    Phenomenal Digestion With Pancreas Glandular Extract

    Hey fam! As many of you will know... I like to experiment. I learn through experimentation. In the last week, I got my hands on some Pancreas glandular extract (Ancestral supplements). I started taking 3 capsules per day, one before each MAIN meal. Here's what I've noticed: 1. I can...
  13. SonOfEurope

    Help for recovering from laxative abuse.

    Hey guys, Very close friend of mine - so close I consider her family - 56 years old, has had struggles with eating disorders for over 20 years and heavily abused laxatives (the pills and powder stuff ) for years, to the point she's having a hard time restoring natural bowel movement...
  14. jpgio

    Coconut oil causes me intestinal distress

    Coconut oil causes me intestinal distress and discomfort. I believe I am allergic to it and the affect is more pronounced the more of it I consume. Pretty unfortunate I have cooked it it for a while and I think it is the main cause of my digestive issues.I didn’t notice until that was the direct...
    • jpgio
    • Thread
    • allergenic allergens coconut oil digestion digestive intestinal nausea upset stomach
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Ask For Help or Advice
  15. jpgio

    Why does coconut oil only upset my stomach past a certain amount?

    I regularly cook my food in coconut oil but if I use too much I get an upset stomach. I know this happens to others but would like to know what causes this. It is nutiva refined coconut oil which I believe is refined with steam. Is this because of a bacterial die-off or just difficulty digesting...
    • jpgio
    • Thread
    • antibacterial coconut oil digestion nausea stomach ache
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Coconut Oil
  16. deliciousfruit

    Extreme food intolerance

    This problem started a few months ago and has spiraled completely out of control. I began eating in a "Peat-like" fashion about half a year ago - milk, juice, raw carrot, cooked mushrooms cheese, liver, gelatin, etc. and I felt great at the beginning, no digestive symptoms at all. Slowly as the...
  17. Eastcoast Seth

    How Much Sugar In One Meal?

    How much sugar can the body safely handle in one meal? Let’s say I ate maple syrup or honey. how much of it can my body process at once?
  18. Sam321

    Asprin/Coconut Oil Enema Potential Solution For Fungus

    So I haven't seen any threads on here that address this, but have heard both coconut oil and aspirin could work wonders on fungus. The only problem being they are mostly absorbed before they hit the colon. 1. Would there be any draw backs to doing an aspirin and/or coconut oil enema? 2. If no...
    • Sam321
    • Thread
    • asprin candida candida albicans coconut oil digestion enema gut
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Digestion
  19. P

    Avoiding cypro fogginess?

    I just recently ordered @haidut's cyproheptadine (mainly for digestive issues), and it seems like many people who have taken it seem to get extremely foggy and tired, even if it helps their other symptoms. To anyone who has experience with cypro, how did you overcome this? I also hear some...
  20. J

    Wild Salmon Fixed Dry Skin and Improved Digestion

    Been on a very low PUFA and restricted diet (mostly carnivore, but experimented a lot with carbs, no fish) for almost 2 years. I've had dry skin, especially on my knuckles for about 1 and a half years. I had read to eat more fat and so I did. Lamb fat, beef fat, but the more fat I ate, the...
    • julcreutz
    • Thread
    • carbs carnivore digestion dry dry skin efa fish knuckles pufa salmon
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Skin
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