I am struggling with a prolonged dysfunction of the gut flora.
Things went downhill when I underwent two consecutive colonoscopies at the end of January and I developed sudden mood swings, exhaustion, agitation and periods with an accelerated pulse and tight muscles. The intestinal lavage seems to have wrecked my microbiome.
The gut microflora test in March resulted in the detection of two significantly lowered bacteria:
- E. coli < 10^4 [ref. 10^6 - 10^7]
- bifidobacterium spec. < 10^7 [ref. 10^9 - 10^11]
Three months later I'm literally taking two hands full of probiotics and prebiotics a day (I was introduced to the necessity of taking prebiotics only some weeks ago). The situation has indeed improved somewhat. I'm currently at 14 to 18 days of 'relative well being' (which includes tenseness, nervousness or unease) and a relapse of a couple of days with feeling really sick.
My impression is that the newly added bacteria occasionally seem to 'slide away' but I may be wrong...
I have been warned that the procedure of healing the microbiome could take many months.
This condition is quite debilitating as I often don't find the energy to take walks or get on my bike.
My natural health practitioner is pushing for the consumption of 500 grams of vegetables a day and I have already introduced whole-grain rye and spelt bread into my diet for the sake of dietary fibers.
I'm prepared to do almost anything to get out of this hole.
The symptoms I'm experiencing seem to indicate that the gut may not be able to produce sufficient serotonin.
I wonder if my condition would improve if I tried some 5-HTP or L-Tryptophan or anything other that helps to build serotonin...
Things went downhill when I underwent two consecutive colonoscopies at the end of January and I developed sudden mood swings, exhaustion, agitation and periods with an accelerated pulse and tight muscles. The intestinal lavage seems to have wrecked my microbiome.
The gut microflora test in March resulted in the detection of two significantly lowered bacteria:
- E. coli < 10^4 [ref. 10^6 - 10^7]
- bifidobacterium spec. < 10^7 [ref. 10^9 - 10^11]
Three months later I'm literally taking two hands full of probiotics and prebiotics a day (I was introduced to the necessity of taking prebiotics only some weeks ago). The situation has indeed improved somewhat. I'm currently at 14 to 18 days of 'relative well being' (which includes tenseness, nervousness or unease) and a relapse of a couple of days with feeling really sick.
My impression is that the newly added bacteria occasionally seem to 'slide away' but I may be wrong...
I have been warned that the procedure of healing the microbiome could take many months.
This condition is quite debilitating as I often don't find the energy to take walks or get on my bike.
My natural health practitioner is pushing for the consumption of 500 grams of vegetables a day and I have already introduced whole-grain rye and spelt bread into my diet for the sake of dietary fibers.
I'm prepared to do almost anything to get out of this hole.
The symptoms I'm experiencing seem to indicate that the gut may not be able to produce sufficient serotonin.
I wonder if my condition would improve if I tried some 5-HTP or L-Tryptophan or anything other that helps to build serotonin...