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Posted 1/26/2014 3:21 PM (GMT -5)
Any opinions on it? Feedback?

Margaret
Posted 1/26/2014 3:42 PM (GMT -5)
I am doing something like it just eating whole foods and grass fed beef, buy organic if its the dirty dozen and I am gluten free and dairy free but I have cheated and didn't notice anything. Since I did Dr. Mark Hymans Ultra simple diet this summer my brain fog has totally left me and hasn't returned. Since I don't eat processed foods I feel so much better, and that includes all this GMO food. No wonder people feel aweful with all the crap they put in foods. Also the Paleo diet is a good diet, maybe they are about the same.
Posted 1/26/2014 3:42 PM (GMT -5)
I do gluten, sugar, milk, and yeast free. Not sure if it is similar. It has really helped me since I started. I have been on it since September.
Posted 1/26/2014 3:59 PM (GMT -5)
Hi,

I had been doing gluten, sugar, and milk free. Can't do yeast free because I have to take prebiotics, which are a yeast-based type of (kindof) probiotic.

I was on the Paleo diet, but it wasn't enough. My stomach is really acting up, so I started Phase I of the GAPs diet, and so far, it's helping.

Just wondering if anyone else had tried it?

Margaret
Posted 4/22/2015 5:27 PM (GMT -5)
Hi Margaret-

I see this is an old post but was wondering if you are still following the GAPS diet? I am looking into starting this, although I am not looking forward to it! Just when I thought there could not be a more restrictive diet than the lymes diet, I have found otherwise shocked

I ordered the Gut and Psychology Syndrome book and it should be here by the end of the week. Have you read this?

Anyone else?
Posted 4/22/2015 5:32 PM (GMT -5)
NOPE.

I found that Paleo worked best for my C. Diff., but once my gut healed, I went back to mostly regular, though a little low on the grains.

The book has some good recipes, but she does use grains and wheat. Wheat is out for most of us. She also uses a lot of fermented stuff, which no longer works for me (except in the case of coconut kefir). Many folks have success with the fermented foods.

Be careful not to overdo proteins, bc of ammonia.

M
Posted 4/22/2015 5:58 PM (GMT -5)
Thanks for the advice. Wow, I am surprised that she uses grains and wheat. Everything I had seen on pinterest that outlines the "approved" foods vs "unapproved" foods has no grains as approved, not even quinoa.

I feel like it shouldn't be that big of a transition since I already avoid gluten, etc. but it seems so low carb and I haven't done really well on low carb in the past. I have recently started raw milk and raw yogurt which I think is more of a later stage food, unless there are no known sensitivities to it. Interestingly enough since I have been getting bone broth, I have been craving homemade chicken noodle soup...so I made it minus the noodles. Added carrots, onions, celery, cilantro, parsley, and spices such as rosemary and thyme. I have been eating that pretty consistently but I know it won't be long before I will need variety. Who can eat the same thing for 3 meals a day for weeks or months on end? lol!

And how will I know when my gut is healed? And can it ever really heal if I am still on abx? I am really just trying to do collateral damage control with the GAPS diet and probiotics but I don't know if it will be enough...
Posted 4/22/2015 8:01 PM (GMT -5)
You will know your gut is healed if you can eat beans and grains again without diarrhea or whatever. At least, that was the case for me.

fyi, sometimes complex carbs are necessary, unless you're in acute distress.

I might be wrong about the grains etc.; my memory is cloudy. I believe I'm thinking about a particular cookbook that kind of followed GAPS.

I still can only eat a certain amount of grains, and the beans have to be mashed up. I can't eat sugar at all.

Be careful about that diet; as I said, too much protein can be harmful. Make sure that (when allowed) you eat plenty of veggies. Can't remember the guidelines regarding fruit. Berries are good, but only if you can tolerate them.

Also, be careful about not acidifying your body too much. A lot of those foods are quite acidic, and that can exacerbate Lyme. Green smoothies help.

M
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