Microbiome

[Guest]

Has anyone else tried to maintain healthy gut microbiome?. My wife has adopted the same regimine as me over the last 9 months. She has returned to the same bodyweight she was when she was 30. My gastrointestinal issues are manageable but getting worse, I think it would be much worse without my intervenions, but I cannot prove it, except constipation and diarrhoea are not an issue any more. Just an idea worth try if anyone is considering managing their ALS.

[Doug Carpenter]

This was posted recently:

Interesting MND research blog about the gut microbiome:

https://mndresearch.blog/2019/05/31/...r-in-our-guts/

including a TedMed talk by Dr John F Cryan of University College Cork.

Doug

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[Guest]

thanksdoug -read loads on it and following a program

[Doug Carpenter]

Thanks Jonboy53.

I'm sure looking after our digestive system is important. Is it possible for you to summarise (or link to) the principles of the regime you follow?

Doug

[Guest]

Oh yeah doug,

I took some broad spectrum antibiotics for a month to kill bad stuff. Now I take acidophillus, bifidus and butyric acid everyday. I take 2 grams vit c, vitE , vit b12, laxido forbulk, eat mostly vegan and lots of fruit. CBD capsule. Ocassionaly I take a senakot to start my peristalsis up if things get a bit sluggish.

[Kayleigh]

I've not changed my diet much (apart from taking Complan for a while and avoiding choking hazards like Twiglets) - but soon after my diagnosis a Dietitian advised me to increase my calorie intake by consuming more butter and full-fat milk

.... and, of course, I took her advice 'with a pinch of salt' !! LOL

My digestive system seems to be behaving well so far ... a shame I can't say the same about my stupid pesky legs !!