fever257
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I really need help here.
I've posted numerous times about my gut issues - well here I am again. No matter where this health journey takes me, all roads lead back to my gut problems.
Some background: I contracted a parasite around 3 years ago in 2017 - i became extremely ill and needed antibiotics to fight off the intense giardiasis. My health spiraled from there, and got significantly exacerbated by taking finasteride - but thats a different topic. Anyway, I focused a lot on healing my metabolism after that and have kinda been in that stage for a while now. I now believe my nutrition is top tier; but my gut is still driving numerous health issues.
I've taken rounds of minocycline, CamphoSal, eat at least 1 anti-endotoxin food per day(carrot salad, mushroom soup, bamboo shoots), if not 2 - use cascara frequently, charccoal for a while - but all of these turn out to be just band-aids to the problem.
I've used:
100mg mino for 2 weeks in May.
25 drops CamphoSal daily for a week in june.
3 doses of 100mg Minocycline +25 drops CamphoSal + charcoal + coco oil across 6 days @ end of August. This was going great until it wasnt. see below.
In fact, after concluding two courses each of mino and CamphoSal, my gut would show signs of being more stressed than when I started the courses - thrush, gas, bloating, fat gain, diarrhea. My stool would go from being very hard and healthy-seeming at the beginning of the course to very soft over time.
Note that I have gradually gotten better after the courses - and I've gotten stricter about completely abstaining from starch and never skipping an anti-endotoxin meal, but my overall health is still greatly suffering - which leads me to my next point...
I now know my gut bacteria is driving insulin resistance. I recently got some labs done - they're pretty concerning honestly. Apparently I have no idea what I've been doing. This explains why my pulse and temps are still low and I have stubborn fat I cannot get rid of.
I noticed that my ratio of triglycerides:HDL Cholesterol are about three times higher than it should be. @Hans said that this indicates insulin resistance, How would I fix this issue? I already feel like a balance my macros pretty well, get enough protein, limit fat, never any PUFA's, and have recently made a big push to consume liver and oysters.
Triglycerides: 218H
HDL Cholesterol: 33L
Ratio: 6.6:1
Side note: LDL Cholesterol is 81.
(Ratio of triglycerides: HDL cholesterol should be 2:1 max, mine is 6.7:1. Also, triglycerides should not exceed 100)
The only path I'm hoping for to fix the insulin resistance problem(based on danny roddy weblog content / haidut - he shared a study which a diet of 85% carb 15% protein greatly improved insulin sensitivity) is by limiting fat to 20g or less per day, which I am now doing. So I can't have starches or fats anymore. My diet now consists of coffee, milk, sugar, oysters, fruit, liver, meat, collagen, orange juice, limited cheese, and anti-endotoxin meals(i use coconut oil in these, 1/2 tbsp). I don't mind it if its what I need to do in order to heal.
In addition to the hormones/lipids profiles I got, I also got a comprehensive stool analysis. My doc informed me that pretty much everything came back normal, besides one result (I can't remember which) indicated my gut barrier was compromised. Since then I've been better about getting more bone broth. I've attached those results.
Even exercising seems to induce a stress response which is hard to control. I feel like no matter what I do, I can't truly heal or restore my health without first conquering my gut. Do I need to use stronger antibiotics? Do I need to increase the dose? frequency? I literally have no clue what I'm doing here. I don't know where to obtain more macrolides or tetracyclines.
What I do know is that my gut is driving insulin resistance, hair loss, inflammation, bad digestion, systemic health issues, a whole lot of sleep issues, hormone imbalances, spiked stress hormones, and more. Endotoxins have damaged my heart, lungs, gonads, brain, skin, and more over time. What do you do when the typical endotoxin methods just don't work sufficiently, and the antibiotic courses fail to produce long term changes? Is my gut and my health just screwed forever?
Random test results:
Calcium: 9.9 //// Range: 8.6-10.3 mg/dL
Phosphate(as phosphorus): 4.4 //// Range: 2.5-4.5 mg/dL
TSH: 1.87 //// Range: 0.40-4.50 mIU/L
T4, free: 1.3 //// range: 0.8-1.8 ng/dL -- this is with taking thyroid, not the day of but a few days before & otherwise
Prolactin: 9.8 //// range: 2.0-18.0 mg/dL
testosterone: 446 /// range 250-827 ---- this is with taking androsterone, not the day of but a few days before & otherwise
Estradiol: 33 < or = 39 pg/mL
Parathyroid: 18 //// range 14-64 pg/mL
Cortisol: 3.6 //// range 3.-17.0 (3-5 pm)
Do these results actually not indicate stress? or?
I also use daily: niacinamide, b1, liver, aspirin, MK-7, vit E, progestene, androsterone, 5a-DHP, thyroid and haidut's CO2 tank for 40 mins daily.
I use cyproheptadine, cascara, charcoal, solban, epsom salt baths, lisuride & metergoline frequently but not daily.
I use adamantane,Pansterone, Methylene Blue, Panquinone, Defibron, Pyrucet, MitoLipin, Cardenosine, and a few others sparingly or rarely maybe once a week.
Any and all help is sincerely appreciated!
I've posted numerous times about my gut issues - well here I am again. No matter where this health journey takes me, all roads lead back to my gut problems.
Some background: I contracted a parasite around 3 years ago in 2017 - i became extremely ill and needed antibiotics to fight off the intense giardiasis. My health spiraled from there, and got significantly exacerbated by taking finasteride - but thats a different topic. Anyway, I focused a lot on healing my metabolism after that and have kinda been in that stage for a while now. I now believe my nutrition is top tier; but my gut is still driving numerous health issues.
I've taken rounds of minocycline, CamphoSal, eat at least 1 anti-endotoxin food per day(carrot salad, mushroom soup, bamboo shoots), if not 2 - use cascara frequently, charccoal for a while - but all of these turn out to be just band-aids to the problem.
I've used:
100mg mino for 2 weeks in May.
25 drops CamphoSal daily for a week in june.
3 doses of 100mg Minocycline +25 drops CamphoSal + charcoal + coco oil across 6 days @ end of August. This was going great until it wasnt. see below.
In fact, after concluding two courses each of mino and CamphoSal, my gut would show signs of being more stressed than when I started the courses - thrush, gas, bloating, fat gain, diarrhea. My stool would go from being very hard and healthy-seeming at the beginning of the course to very soft over time.
Note that I have gradually gotten better after the courses - and I've gotten stricter about completely abstaining from starch and never skipping an anti-endotoxin meal, but my overall health is still greatly suffering - which leads me to my next point...
I now know my gut bacteria is driving insulin resistance. I recently got some labs done - they're pretty concerning honestly. Apparently I have no idea what I've been doing. This explains why my pulse and temps are still low and I have stubborn fat I cannot get rid of.
I noticed that my ratio of triglycerides:HDL Cholesterol are about three times higher than it should be. @Hans said that this indicates insulin resistance, How would I fix this issue? I already feel like a balance my macros pretty well, get enough protein, limit fat, never any PUFA's, and have recently made a big push to consume liver and oysters.
Triglycerides: 218H
HDL Cholesterol: 33L
Ratio: 6.6:1
Side note: LDL Cholesterol is 81.
(Ratio of triglycerides: HDL cholesterol should be 2:1 max, mine is 6.7:1. Also, triglycerides should not exceed 100)
The only path I'm hoping for to fix the insulin resistance problem(based on danny roddy weblog content / haidut - he shared a study which a diet of 85% carb 15% protein greatly improved insulin sensitivity) is by limiting fat to 20g or less per day, which I am now doing. So I can't have starches or fats anymore. My diet now consists of coffee, milk, sugar, oysters, fruit, liver, meat, collagen, orange juice, limited cheese, and anti-endotoxin meals(i use coconut oil in these, 1/2 tbsp). I don't mind it if its what I need to do in order to heal.
In addition to the hormones/lipids profiles I got, I also got a comprehensive stool analysis. My doc informed me that pretty much everything came back normal, besides one result (I can't remember which) indicated my gut barrier was compromised. Since then I've been better about getting more bone broth. I've attached those results.
Even exercising seems to induce a stress response which is hard to control. I feel like no matter what I do, I can't truly heal or restore my health without first conquering my gut. Do I need to use stronger antibiotics? Do I need to increase the dose? frequency? I literally have no clue what I'm doing here. I don't know where to obtain more macrolides or tetracyclines.
What I do know is that my gut is driving insulin resistance, hair loss, inflammation, bad digestion, systemic health issues, a whole lot of sleep issues, hormone imbalances, spiked stress hormones, and more. Endotoxins have damaged my heart, lungs, gonads, brain, skin, and more over time. What do you do when the typical endotoxin methods just don't work sufficiently, and the antibiotic courses fail to produce long term changes? Is my gut and my health just screwed forever?
Random test results:
Calcium: 9.9 //// Range: 8.6-10.3 mg/dL
Phosphate(as phosphorus): 4.4 //// Range: 2.5-4.5 mg/dL
TSH: 1.87 //// Range: 0.40-4.50 mIU/L
T4, free: 1.3 //// range: 0.8-1.8 ng/dL -- this is with taking thyroid, not the day of but a few days before & otherwise
Prolactin: 9.8 //// range: 2.0-18.0 mg/dL
testosterone: 446 /// range 250-827 ---- this is with taking androsterone, not the day of but a few days before & otherwise
Estradiol: 33 < or = 39 pg/mL
Parathyroid: 18 //// range 14-64 pg/mL
Cortisol: 3.6 //// range 3.-17.0 (3-5 pm)
Do these results actually not indicate stress? or?
I also use daily: niacinamide, b1, liver, aspirin, MK-7, vit E, progestene, androsterone, 5a-DHP, thyroid and haidut's CO2 tank for 40 mins daily.
I use cyproheptadine, cascara, charcoal, solban, epsom salt baths, lisuride & metergoline frequently but not daily.
I use adamantane,Pansterone, Methylene Blue, Panquinone, Defibron, Pyrucet, MitoLipin, Cardenosine, and a few others sparingly or rarely maybe once a week.
Any and all help is sincerely appreciated!