Results Of My Leaky Gut Test

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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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15

My Holistic Tips To Conquer Eczema

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About thirty minutes ago, I was surprised to find a ton of comments that I have to moderate on this blog. Why this blog has not alerted me about the comments pending, I do not know. So I have gone ahead to approve most of the comments but wish to apologise if I have not gotten round to replying your questions individually.

Additionally, my email delivery system appears not to be working for the past one week. I’ve already requested for help from the company; so hopefully, I can resolve this problem soon.

Due to time constraints, I can only reply to some of the more common questions. I’ll also be explaining in a minute why I have been burying myself in the caves somewhat.

A couple of subscribers wrote to ask me if I am completely healed of my recent eczema flareup. Well, I’m glad to report that I’m on the recovery path. I hope to post some pictures in my next update.

What caused a minor flareup? I cannot declare with full certainty since I am not a medical doctor and will not be in a position to establish a direct link. My guess is that I had gotten back to eating some of my food triggers. These triggers have time and time again, proven to be toxic to my body. As a Singaporean, I’ve found it hard to give up on local favorites like laksa, mee siam and sambal prawns - all of which used the dried prawns ingredient. Sigh….

In the meantime, I’ve gotten back to my fruit-only diet in the morning. Dr Sebastian Liew also pointed out that oats is in the same family as wheat. I’ve been eating oatmeal for breakfast in the past few months and have given that up. Lunch is mostly salad. Dinner is rice with fish or chicken with vegetables.

I’ve also doubled up my efforts in moisturizing the affected part of the skin. Instead of 3 times, I can apply up to 6 times. I do the same for my daugther too. In the middle of the night, I will also sneak into the bedroom, to give her an extra dose of lubrication.

As for the leaky gut test, results only come out after a few weeks. Incidentally, Dr Liew is also away this month to Europe to upgrade his knowledge. I hope to be reporting more on these when I visit him next, upon his return to Singapore.

However, what I’m excited to share this time round in my bid to overcome my eczema, is that I found out that I had not given myself “permission” to be healthy. Those who have followed this blog will remember that I wrote sometime back on the mind-body-spirit approach to healing eczema. All this time, I have been continuing to clear past anger issues. An inability to forgive myself also surfaced during one of my inner healing sessions.

There are several layers to our emotions, apparently. It is necessary to remove them, to be completely free. Sometimes, layers can be peeled off in one go but sometimes, it is necessary to work on them layer by layer.

I was beginning to feel despondent over my inability to deal with my flareup. It was minor, to say the least but I was starting to fear that it would worsen. It then dawned upon me that there could be some missing elements in my subconscious mind that I had not looked at. Through my investigation, I found out that these were the thoughts that were holding me back:

- I am not healthy.

- I do not have the permission to be healthy.

- I do not have beautiful skin.

- I do not believe that I can conquer my eczema without the help of my doctor (since Dr Liew is away).

- I do not love how I look.

After clearing these issues, I noted that I had a turnaround. Interestingly, I also discovered that my daugther had similar negative thoughts.

After helping my daugther clear hers as well, I then help reinforce our subconsious minds with using positive affirmations. Together, my daugther and I will say simple sentences like:

- I am and choose to be healthy.

- I love myself and how I look.

- I have beautiful skin.

- I choose to release my negative emotions in a helpful way.

My daugther repeats after me. And the last I’ve checked, the more empowering thoughts are anchored in her belief system.

If you are interested to read more about inner healing, do check out my other blog here. I’ve chosen to spend more time writing self help articles because I believe that the mind holds the key to plenty of the problems that we face, including our physical health. While I continue to want to write on eczema issues, a greater proportion of my time is now spent on inner work. (So do forgive me if I now take a longer time to respond to emails. I feel that I can best serve the community if I continue to investigate the mind-body connection and report my findings.)

Amazingly, I am being called to a higher purpose; that is to help people out of their misery and suffering, and in the search for an abundant and more fulfilled life. In my case, eczema is an indication of repressed emotions waiting to be released. The fight to conquer eczema signified the beginning to a process of self discovery. From the pain and suffering, I found out much about myself. I’ve never looked at myself more deeply. Somehow, in that understanding, I discovered a higher purpose to my life.

The one sign of well being that my close friends can say of me is that I’ve never looked happier! And it’s true - I’ve never felt more at peace and joyful!

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