Kristina K. Carlton wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>Sorry for the many emails with questions here recently, but I am a little
>confused about what's going on with my body. So, has anybody here dealt with
>leaky gut and if so, how did paleo help you? Did you do anything in addition
>to eating paleo and how strict were you?
>
Avoiding wheat (gluten, actually) and dairy help me a lot with
the leaky gut. You have to be squeaky clean on your intake, no
cheating, for several months
and after that your gut may not be so sensitive. It also allows you to
narrow down other
foods that disagree with you.
>Also, has anybody here dealt with arthritis and if so, did you "just" adopt
>a paleo lifestyle or do anything in addition. I know Ray dealt with
>rheumatoid arthritis (I believe) - anybody else? How long did it take for
>the pain to go away?
>
I haven't solved the "arthritis" riddle yet; I probably also have
fibromyalgia. I do know
high-sugar, high-dairy makes it all a lot worse. I'd recommend
supplementing with
magnesium; you should get at least as much magnesium as calcium if you
supplement.
If you're eating dairy on a regular basis, skip the calcium and just
supplement magnesium.
NB: supplementation is not paleo; but we didn't get where we are
health-wise by eating
paleo and it may take a little extra to get over.
>Anyway, it's not that the pain is unbearable, I just don't know what to do
>besides eat paleo, or should I? I don't have a GP (never needed one before)
>and if I see a standard doc they'll want to put me on meds. I do know that
>with leaky gut the body you can have inflammations in the body and it can
>lead to autoimmune diseases. The blood test I had done for allergies showed
>24 foods and as I mentioned in a previous email, avocadoes were on there
>which I was eating every day. I would have thought that cutting them out
>would help, and that I would start to feel better. I do in the sense that I
>am not bloated anymore after eating and I am not retaining water, but
>otherwise it feels like my body is sort of falling apart.
>
In addition to avoiding your allergy foods, you should probably avoid the
following which could promote inflammation in some people: coffee including
decaf, citrus fruit and juices, tomatoes, eggplant, vinegar, wine or in
fact any
alcoholic beverage. Be sure you're either eating enough oily fish or
supplementing fish oil. If you can find and afford it, grass-fed meat
is better.
Try to eat organic fruits and veggies. Try marshmallow root (in capsules)
2 caps 2x day which is very soothing for the intestinal tract. Filter your
tap water or drink good bottled water to avoid the chlorine and fluorine
which harm the natural flora of your intestines.
>
>I know you can't tell me whether to go see a doctor or not, I just want to
>hear from people here how adopting paleo has helped and whether you
>supplemented with anything for arthritic pain. Did you go see a doctor to
>figure out if the pain even is due to arthritis and if so, how is that
>determined?
>
Don't take ibuprofen or similar for the arthritis pain; it can lead to
further deterioration
of the joint. In fact you should probably not be taking any painkiller
on a daily
basis. Hot packs (such as a rice bag), or hot tub soaking often help
me. Some
people are helped by cold packs, or alternating hot and cold. Massage
helps.
Relaxing helps, whether by massage, meditation, prayer, hammock in the
shade,
listening to music, whatever does the job for you.
An orthopedic doc will take an X-ray and probably tell you you have
arthritis, and maybe try to sell you a joint replacement. Don't be in
a hurry. Study your problem and try some lifestyle changes first. Once
they saw the ends off your bones to put in the artificial joint, there is
no going back. I've got pain with walking and climbing stairs, but
at least I don't have hunks of metal and nylon in my knees that will
need to be replaced once or twice more in my lifetime.
Number one in my book is to fix the digestion. That'll give you
a step forward toward fixing the other problems. Good luck!
Lynnet
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