My naturopathy regime has changed. I ended up with a different naturopath that appears to be more attuned to my requirements. Please refer to http://shikzblog.blogspot.com.au/2014/02/leaky-gut-syndrome-damaged-microvilli.html for further information.
Update 15/7/2013
Ok so still taking naturopathy. I don't mind taking it on a long term basis because it's all good for you regardless on whether you are unwell or healthy. Slight changes to what I'm taking:
- Just before breakfast and dinner I take Nutrition Care Gut Relief. Here's a link to detailed information about the ingredients. http://www.
- After every meal I take a herbal tea. At the moment the tea just consists of peppermint and chamomile, but before I took a tea which had ginger, peppermint, chamomile, marshmallow (not the candy :P), and lemon balm. That was a very nice tea and all very safe to take.
- With breakfast I'm taking one Thompson's Kava tablet. Here's some info on Kava. http://
- Before bed I'm taking Symbiotique Probiotics in powder form. I just take it with water. It's got a good strain of probiotics. Better than tablets and yakult.
I'm still symptomatic daily but sometimes I feel that it is becoming a little more tolerable, except for of course around that time of month. So hopefully with continuing with what I'm doing things will gradually get better. *Fingers crossed*
Update 10/6/2013
So I've been taking the naturopathy treatment for about a month now. I do believe that the treatment is helping to calm things down a little, but I still have daily symptoms.
There's been a slight change from what I was taking previously. I'm still taking probiotics, herbal tea, Lavandula and fennel drops. The only change is that I've currently stopped taking slippery elm and taking a product twice a day called 'BioMedica EnteroCare' instead, which consists of the following ingredients:
Glutamine
Slippery Elm
Apple Pectin
Prebiotics
Probiotics
My understanding is that this product is meant to help aid in the recovery of damaged cells. Apparently it helps to reduce healing time after operations.
I saw a gastroenterologist recently and he pretty much said that in cases of post infectious IBS the first two to three years is bad and usually after this time symptoms start to improve. All you can do in the interim is attempt to take products, such as herbal teas, relax and follow special diets to try to relieve symptoms until the body neutralises.
2/5/2013
I started to see a naturopath a few weeks ago and she put me on a treatment to assist with healing my digestive tract, improving my strength and reducing my anxiety and depression. After a few weeks I actually think that I'm starting to feel a little better. It's still early days but severity of pain has seemed to lessen. There's still a bad flatulence level, but she mentioned that with time that will improve as well.
I am taking the following naturopathic treatment:
1. BioCeuticals Symbiotique probiotic powder upon waking and before bed
2. Slippery Elm before each meal
3. Customised herbal tea after each meal
4. Nutri Medicine Lavandula compound before bed
5. Fennel drops
The probiotic is to help improve gut flora. Even though I was taking yakult everyday this is a stronger probiotic. Not as strong as VSL#3, but more for taking long term. And because you're taking one teaspoon morning and night you're saving a lot of money as it lasts longer.
The inner bark of the slippery elm tree has been used as a herbal remedy for centuries. Native Americans traditionally used slippery elm in healing salves and poultices for wounds, boils, ulcers, burns, and skin inflammation. On contact with water, slippery elm powder becomes mucilaginous (slimey, gel-like) in texture which accounts for the majority of its medicinal properties. It has demulcent (soothing) actions on all mucous membranes, including those of the digestive tract, urinary and respiratory tract and also soothes the skin on contact. It also has astringent effects, tightening the surfaces on which it contacts, providing an effective barrier to bacterial infection and alleviating diarrhoea. Slippery elm is also rich in nutrients and can be used as a gruel for infants, invalids and patients with intestinal inflammation.
The customised herbal tea consists of zingiber officinale, mellissa officinal, mentha piperita and althaea officinale. Similar to Iberogast but stronger, and apparently better for the digestive tract when taken in tea form. It's used to assist the food to digest and reduce gut spasms. It also has healing properties.
Lavandula Compound is designed to naturally help relieve the symptoms of nervous tension, stress and anxiety. It is also a mild sedative and assist with a better nights sleep. I believe this is prescription only.
Fennel is used to reduce flatulence and aid in digestion.
So I will continue taking this treatment. It definitely hasn't had a negative impact so far. Will inform you of progress after a months time.
