Anyone heard of or are trying this?
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/03/18/mcbride-and-barringer-interview.aspx
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/03/18/mcbride-and-barringer-interview.aspx
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I tried GAPS and had minor succes with it. The SCD diet helped me much better.
The second time i tried GAPS to manage my IBD i had very adverse reactions because it's very high in histamine. I believe i have developed some kind of mast cell disorder + histamine intolerance or carcinoid syndrome so GAPS is off the table for me.
All that fermented stuff, broth and probiotics make my situation worse.
Yes i did the intro-phase for 3 weeks. Very strict on the whole protocol including elimination of all night shade vegetables and complex carbs. I believe it's the probiotics and high histamine stuff that got me into problems.
I've already ordered some histame last week but since i live in Thailand it might take a while before it arrives.
I'm sure i don't produce enough of the DAO enzyme now with so much inflammation in my gut. Either because of the inflammation or a lack of DAO precursors and cofactors due to malabsorption.
I'm going to test for DAO deficiency next month among other things histamine and mast-cell related.
18 months, and what if there's an underlying problem like MCAS, systemic virus, enterovirus etc causing the inflammation? Then you've wasted 18 months. GAPS can help but is not the answer to everything. I believe Inflammatory Bowel Disease has many etiologies.
I did GAPS for quite some time including the intro diet.... I have the book and read it several times. I like the theory but like i said it will not work for everyone. One mans food can be other mans poison. Actually i'm eating kinda GAPS / SCD at the moment, modified to my own symptoms. I believe the GAPS diet can heal the intestinal lining in most but there are are many things that can make one worse with underlying problems. For example, someone with mastocytosis, MCAS, histamine or certain microbial / yeast sensitivities can do much worse on a GAPS diet.
This is just my 2 cents and not trying to attack you but try not to be blinded by the opinion of one author/doctor/protocol. There are many things that can lead to intestinal disease, not just the things outlined by Natasha Campbell Mcbride.
I'm the living proof of it.
I tried GAPS. I found the plain chicken broth (and later bone broth) helpful to my GI issues. I found, however, than many of the GAPS legal vegetables actually exacerbated my GI issues. I later discovered that I was mainly sensitive to FODMAP carbohydrates. I switched to the FODMAP diet and so long as I adhere to it, my GI symptoms are pretty minimal. Some say that sensitivity to FODMAPs is indicative of SIBO, but I have been treated with Rifaximin and it didn't seem to make me much better (it actually made me worse). I also wasn't aware of the FODMAP diet at that time, so perhaps if I had been on it then, the antibiotics would have been more effective. Its on my list of topics to revisit.
I am finding this discussion interesting. I haven't looked at the GAPS diet in detail, but it seems like a decent general approach, but from what I have seen so far it lacks specifics.
I find the GAPS diet is very similar to the diet (SKD) I am on right now. It seems any diet devoid of carbs will generally help people if they have a gut fungal problems such as candida. However candida can still survive a no-carb diet even one that lasts 1.5 years. I see this as a serious flaw in the GAPS theory.
If a fungal problem is the root cause of leaky gut, then I think you could see much faster results by introducing anti-candida enzymes rather than going it alone with the GAPS diet & pro-biotics/fermented foods.
The gut biome is super complex with over 500+ possible species of microbes living in there. Using fermented foods is like crossing your fingers hoping the good guys will magically crowd out the bad guys. It seems like a very shotgun type approach that is probably effective for many but not necessarily everyone. I think bacteria species specific strategies may be necessary in addition to the shotgun approach for some people.
Looking through the Avoid list i noticed FOS (fructooligosaccharides) is on there, which is known to be a great pre-biotic for certain beneficial bacteria. This surprises & confuses me for a diet based around promoting good bacteria.
I am interested in the initial no-fiber approach the GAPS diet promotes. Are certain fibers worse than others, which specific bad bacteria/fungi do they feed, etc.? Also which bad bacteria do carbs feed, or is it just fungi?
I was referring specifically to her prescribed 18 month intro protocol. From what you describe as "i did gaps for quite some time including the intro" - simply does not qualify.
So once again, TRY the GAPS nutritional protocol FIRST, THEN relay how ineffective it is? - I hope you see the point being made.
And absolutely - like I mentioned in the above post; "how ever of course, that is her opinion" - McBrides. I don't believe she has all the answers........
How ever I have watched child after child here on the Goldcoast suffering from Autism ADHD adults with depression anxiety fatigue allergies etc etc being healed along with seemingly unrelated issues resolving just by following the GAPS nutritional protocol. Faith has been earned.
Oh and.......that's great to hear keep it up, the more "clean food" you eat the less junk you crave.
Read upon Histamine intolerance and other amine-sensitivities, MCAS / MCAD, mastocytosis, carcinoid syndrome and then tell me how GAPS will be helpful in each case