As I mentioned in my previous post, working with a functional practitioner to do a full functional workup for root cause / s is the approach for PGADS and all pelvic conditions as they are often
seen with gut issues like IBS, food sensitivities (such as oxalates for vulvodynia), hormone imbalances etc
Not exact matches
Studies confirm what I've
seen in my own practice: Patients
with moderate to severe asthma often have
gut issues like intestinal permeability (more commonly called leaky
gut).
But I certainly think the best place to start in a lot of cases is looking at the
gut because the
gut, a problem in the
gut can manifest as so many other symptoms that before you chase down those other symptoms, you should look to
see if the root cause is
with a
gut - based
issue.
We wanted to talk today about blood sugar, and we kind of want to connect it to a lot of the
gut issues that we
see with our patients.
References to leaky
gut and
issues with the human microbiome have become so popular now it's quite stunning to
see.
We've
seen that when the balance of bacteria versus fungi in the
gut are disturbed you will
see candida flare or
issues with yeast infections.
I'm curious to hear back from the medical moderator to
see if people
with absorption
issues or altered
gut flora may need to supplement.
Whenever I
see patients
with health
issues like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or leaky
gut, I usually suspect
gut flora imbalances.
Anyways, after my visit
with Dr. Toby, I rushed home to make you the video below, in which I give you a step - by - step guide to testing your
gut for nasty invaders, along
with how to
see if you have bacterial overgrowth, yeast or fungus
issues, the right kind of bacteria in your colon, not enough fiber in your diet, fat malabsorption, pancreatic insufficiency and much more!
We
see evidence of immune imbalances in children
with brain disorders as they typically also suffer from multiple food intolerances, stomach pain, chronic constipation, leaky
gut, asthma, eczema, yeast infections, and other
issues that signal an imbalanced immune system.
If you have some of these symptoms and are you are having
issues with your
gut (you would know what these are — gas, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, all those fun things), please go and
see someone!
Further testing will let us
see if you are having an
issue with T4 to T3 conversion, if your thyroid binding globulin levels are too high (T4 is staying bound and not «freeing» to convert to T3), if there is an
issue in the liver and
gut (this is where the vast majority of T4 is converted to T3).