Let's Talk Benzo Belly! - GIVE ME YOUR BEST IDEAS

[[Buddie]]

Just to be clear, I only take 1 level tablespoon per day, which is equal to 2 dessertspoons or 4 teaspoons. Apparently 1 teaspoon is approx 5g.

[[Buddie]]

Just to be clear, I only take 1 level tablespoon per day, which is equal to 2 dessertspoons or 4 teaspoons. Apparently 1 teaspoon is approx 5g.

Ahh. yeah I don't think I'm quite taking enough for a therapeutic effect yet. I just read this article and it outlined higher doses like you're taking:

https://store.happymammoth.com/blogs/happy-blog/l-glutamine-for-leaky-gut

[[Buddie]]

I was just making oatmeal and put some L glutamine in and it reminded me of your question…
1 Tablespoon 

Winter would you be willing to share your recipe for rolled oats? I desperately need something like cereal or oatmeal at night but everything is seeming to set me off by morning time if I don't take a ton of DAO. You mentioned you had some kind of rolled oats recipe that you thought was helpful?

Learning a ton about mast cell disorders and have read multiple books. Best solution I've found consistently is DAO for sure, but man is it expensive, and some days there's just too much histamine to overcome even on my limited diet. I'm losing weight again, so I need to get some more nutrition in me to stabilize that.

[[Buddie]]

Hi [...]

I’ve been away for several weeks, sorry for the late reply

If you’re having issues with histamine, then I would probably avoid fermenting rolled oats as I do. Yes, I have histamine issues also, but then there’s the sibo, and I’m suffering one to help the other. Fermenting the oats makes its nutrients more bio available and limits the time the bacteria overgrowth has to feed on the carbs, but if I didn’t have sibo, I wouldn’t be fermenting the rolled oats with histamine issues. The best foods I tolerate, causing the least amount of reactions, are plain fresh olive oil pan fried chicken breasts or thighs, potato, sweet potato, pumpkin, carrots and beans. My gut seems to process those things better than anything else, especially carbs, but the fermented oats with dragon fruit and blueberries aren’t too bad and help with variety and calorie intake. I always use L-Glutamine to help repair intestinal permeability, or at least keep it under control, and Partially Hydrolysed Guar Gum to feed butyrate producing bacteria to lower any inflammation. If you have any other questions, I am around again. 

[[Buddie]]

Hi Winter,

Have you heard of Smidge probiotic?

https://www.getsmidge.com/products/sensitive-probiotic-powder

It is what I tried that set me into a wave.  I tried to introduce it by only taking it every other day...by second dose, I was in acute symptoms.  This was not inexpensive.  It was to be for sensitive stomachs.  However, it was to last a long time...like 1000 doses.

My stomach gets distended now and again.  I awaken with constant burping...sometimes straight for a couple hours.  Not every day, though.  And, diarrhea has been present since the beginning directly upon awakening.  It's been like this for years and started when I was in tolerance.

I know there are many products out there.  It just seemed as though this one was so recommended, but I never checked the strains.  Didn't even know to.

Warmly,
F

[[Buddie]]

Hi Winter,

Have you heard of Smidge probiotic?

https://www.getsmidge.com/products/sensitive-probiotic-powder

It is what I tried that set me into a wave.  I tried to introduce it by only taking it every other day...by second dose, I was in acute symptoms.  This was not inexpensive.  It was to be for sensitive stomachs.  However, it was to last a long time...like 1000 doses.

My stomach gets distended now and again.  I awaken with constant burping...sometimes straight for a couple hours.  Not every day, though.  And, diarrhea has been present since the beginning directly upon awakening.  It's been like this for years and started when I was in tolerance.

I know there are many products out there.  It just seemed as though this one was so recommended, but I never checked the strains.  Didn't even know to.

Warmly,
F

Hi Faith

Yes, if we’re going to take probiotics (people like us) we’re better off choosing a singular probiotic Genus, Species, and Strain that isn’t histamine producing. So for me, the probiotic Genus is ‘Lactobacillus’, and the species of Lactobacillus is ‘rhamnosus’ and the Strain is LGG. This is a particularly targeted probiotic for my SIBO and intestinal permeability. If you were going to look for non-histamine producing probiotics, just do a search for probiotic studies or a list of proven histamine producing probiotic bacteria strains and avoid them. Avoiding them is very difficult when buying off the shelf probiotic combinations, as there will almost always be a histamine producing strain in the “cocktail.” So it’s much better to seek out a singular non-histamine producing strain that performs the specific function that meets your needs, in terms of your health issues.

Faith, just n case you weren’t aware, the constant burping, diarrhea and distension are all the classic no.1 symptoms of SIBO, so keep that in mind.

[[Buddie]]

Hi Winter,

Have you heard of Smidge probiotic?

https://www.getsmidge.com/products/sensitive-probiotic-powder

It is what I tried that set me into a wave.  I tried to introduce it by only taking it every other day...by second dose, I was in acute symptoms.  This was not inexpensive.  It was to be for sensitive stomachs.  However, it was to last a long time...like 1000 doses.

My stomach gets distended now and again.  I awaken with constant burping...sometimes straight for a couple hours.  Not every day, though.  And, diarrhea has been present since the beginning directly upon awakening.  It's been like this for years and started when I was in tolerance.

I know there are many products out there.  It just seemed as though this one was so recommended, but I never checked the strains.  Didn't even know to.

Warmly,
F

Hi Faith

Yes, if we’re going to take probiotics (people like us) we’re better off choosing a singular probiotic Genus, Species, and Strain that isn’t histamine producing. So for me, the probiotic Genus is ‘Lactobacillus’, and the species of Lactobacillus is ‘rhamnosus’ and the Strain is LGG. This is a particularly targeted probiotic for my SIBO and intestinal permeability. If you were going to look for non-histamine producing probiotics, just do a search for probiotic studies or a list of proven histamine producing probiotic bacteria strains and avoid them. Avoiding them is very difficult when buying off the shelf probiotic combinations, as there will almost always be a histamine producing strain in the “cocktail.” So it’s much better to seek out a singular non-histamine producing strain that performs the specific function that meets your needs, in terms of your health issues.

Faith, just n case you weren’t aware, the constant burping, diarrhea and distension are all the classic no.1 symptoms of SIBO, so keep that in mind.

You're kidding me?  I was just learning to accept that I had benzo belly.  I will look this up.

Thank you.

[[Buddie]]

I’m not kidding.

[[Buddie]]

I’m not kidding.

What the hell to do now?  Or, as we talked about before...to deal with all this after this process is done?

Taking away onions, garlic, brocolli...I'm running out of foods.  I know you live this.  As I stated, this all just started for me several months ago.   

Deeeeeep breath.

[[Buddie]]

Deal with it afterwards. You don’t need more on your plate right now, and you would probably only cause more reactions trying to treat it with the antimicrobials or antibiotics. I’ll provide you with some tips for keeping it at bay through this process.