Results Of My Leaky Gut Test

Filed Under Eczema Treatment, Eczema Prevention, Natural Eczema Treatment, Eczema Causes

I finally managed to see Dr Sebastian Liew yesterday to get the results of my leaky gut test. I know it has been already more than a month since I took the test but what happened was a case of missed emails. I have waited for him to contact me, not knowing that he had already sent an email to me which I’ve missed. My inbox has so much spam nowadays that it is only unbelievable the amount of junk that I’ve got to plough through everyday. Also, he was away for 3 weeks last month in Europe on business.

In any case, the timing was perfect as I also had a couple of other questions relating to general health that I wanted to ask. But first, back to the results of the leaky gut test.

Based on 900 mL of urine, the results indicated a lactulose/mannitol ratio of 0.014. The normal range should be 0.000 to 0.035. So it seems that I’ve missed it by a little. Dr Liew said that my case was not one of the worst he has seen but nevertheless, it indicated a gastrointestinal muocosal hyperpermeability (leaky gut).

In a detailed breakdown provided by the written report from the lab, it was suggested that I treat the problem with glutamine, probiotics, glucosamine, slippery elm, psyllium, glucosamine, FOS, MSN, pectin, aloe vera, antioxidants (especially vitamins ACE, carotenoids and bioflavanoids), zinc, selenium, folate, EFAs, gamma oryzanol.

Dr Liew recommended a program of 3-6 months using herbs and nutritional supplements to repair the leaky gut. Is it possible to repair a lining that already has holes, I wondered. He said that it would be possible. The only way to check is to do another test some months later.
He suggested that I continue to give up foods that have been known to be tied to eczema like spicy foods, highly fried foods, strawberries, plums, eggs, milk, wheat and pork. I’ve already pared down my diet somewhat and have reduced drastically my consumption of wheat and wheat-related products in the past month. So I was fine to continue my efforts in an avoidance diet. (It’s also hard to determine which is the factor that had helped me recovered from my recent eczema flare up but I am guessing that reduced wheat had a part to play, on top of the positive affirmations that I’ve been doing.)

Dr Liew also recommended that I continue on my nutritional supplement program, comprising of EFAs, fleaseed, multi-flora, triphala and glutamine. He said his selection should cover what the written report suggested. What a relief as he has helped narrowed down the huge list to just 5 items to get for the time being!

Well, after a 2-hour consultation, I came home, laden with two bags of herbs, herbal medicine and supplements, some of which was for my family. My elder daugther, Hui, asked if I’ve gone shopping instead of seeing the doctor!

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2 Responses to “Results Of My Leaky Gut Test”

minette on May 16th, 2008 4:24 pm

Hi Evelyn! I, too, suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), leaky gut, and chronic constipation. I am on several supplements namely, fish oil 2500 mg a day, probiotics, Vitamin E 400 IU a day, Biotin 300 mcg a day and liquid B-Complex. I also use digestive enzymes at each meal. I try to stay away from dairy mos of the time. It took a few months for this to resolve, roughly 10 months and now I’m pretty regular. Occasionally that I’m constipated my eczema gets worse however manageable. Now that summer time is near, I bought a humidifier to prevent my skin from drying. Thanks for the e-mails.
P.H.Chan on May 17th, 2008 6:42 pm

Thanks for telling us about your results Evelyn. I just read about glutamine and it seems to be a very useful supplement. Helps with many things like improving immune function, leaky gut,, fighting infection, etc. May get some myself.

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