SCD doesn't seem to work. Enzymes vs probiotics?

April 12, 2012

Hi all,

Just saw our doctor in Canada (Dr Gannage) after 6 months on Specific

Carbohydrate diet. Absolutely no change in Organic Acid results at all, neither

in Live blood cell Analysis (which is this doctor's strong point). Still really

bad dysbiosis, including C difficile.

So...has anyone else found SCD just didn't get rid of bad bacteria?

The doc's conclusion is that my son Elliot's high lead burden is going to have

to be dealt with first...anyone know why that might be...eg immune system needs

to work too? I thought we were starving the bad guys! It was a hard diet. Also

Elliot's been on Culturelle or Theralac probiotics all the while, and for the

last 3 months Nystatin to kill the fungi. I put off chelation for YEARS because

everyone said you've got to get the gut straightened out first. Irony of

ironies!

We are now moving to a LOW-carb diet, continuing Nystatin for 2 more months, and

chelating 3 on 11 off. Keeping up probiotics, but get this, the doc suggested

(really as a side issue):

Maybe try the morning probiotic with no enzymes at breakfast time.

Anyone think they might affect probiotics? I haven't ever found any good

guidance as to the best time of day to give probiotics.

5 years of biomed and he still doesn't have lactobacillus established. I have

not even had any particular clinical encouragement since we started the GF/CF

diet back then...tell me I'm alone!!

Perhaps it also speaks volumes that I've gone to Canada to get a practitioner to

guide me through this.

Any help or encouragement gratefully received.

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