amine intolerance & gut dysbiosis--Dr Thrasher

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Dr. Thrasher,

My girls both have amine intolerance which causes major sleep, stool and

behavior problems. On a low amine diet they are healthy and symptom free. I

assumed this stemmed from a genetic metabolic disorder, but recently read that

amine intolerance could be caused by gut dysbiosis, because some bacteria or

fungi that colonize the gut produce amines. This could raise amine levels in

the body to the point where dietary amines put the person over their threshold.

My older daughter sees a biomed doc who did general testing, finding markers of

gut inflammation and organic acids suggesting yeast or other colonization.

She's on MCT oil and high dose probiotics.

I'm wondering if there is more specific testing and treatment we could do,

either of stool or the house, that might shed some light. Are there certain

microbes you know of that could produce high levels of amines?

You mentioned bulk testing for mold types and gram + or - bacteria previously.

Do we need visible microbe growth to bulk test? We don't have visible mold--my

concern is our heating ducts. They've been thoroughly cleaned but I could take

off vent covers and swab.

Thank you for any thoughts on this,

Amy