• Digestion & Gut Health

  Bowel Preparation

  Posted by naslam1603 on February 15, 2023 at 7:01 am

  Hi B,

  Next week I have to take bowel preparation which involves very high dosage of ascorbic acid. Ir’s going to affect my gastritis. Do you have any experience in what I can do to protect my stomach from flairing up.

  Bernadette replied 1 year, 11 months ago 2 Members · 5 Replies
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  Bernadette

  Member

  February 16, 2023 at 7:51 am

  Hi  – have you discussed this with your doctor to see if there’s another way other than ascorbic acid? 

  I would keep supporting the intestinal lining with mucilagenous compounds like aloe, slippery elm, marshmallow root, DGL, zinc carnosine, glutamine, etc, and mucosal secretion by supporting prostaglandin formation from arachidonic acid (from consuming moderate amounts of saturated fats).

  Good luck with your test and preparation for it! 

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  naslam1603

  Member

  February 16, 2023 at 9:45 am

  Hi B, 

  I have. He said, that I should be OK. I will continue to take the above recommend suggestions by you. 

  “and mucosal secretion by supporting prostaglandin formation from arachidonic acid (from consuming moderate amounts of saturated fats).”

  Does this mean, to eat saturated fats like avocado, oily fish and coconut oil. Unfortunately,  I don’t eat avocado, salmon due to the histamine. What other fats could I have. Nuts have high histamine too. 

  Also, I was told that I will undergo endoscopy when I met the consultant yesterday to rule out atrophic gastritis as one of the blood markers indicated possible pernicious anemia and atrophic gastritis. 

   

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  Bernadette

  Member

  February 16, 2023 at 10:43 am

  avocados and oily fish are not saturated fats. You can find a breakdown and explanation of the different fatty acids in the Fatty Acid Balance course here.

  And to better understand prostaglandin formation, you can watch this video here to better understand how that works and the different fatty acids that create them.

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  naslam1603

  Member

  February 16, 2023 at 1:26 pm

  B.

  L Glutamine – can I add this to slippery elm, dgl and marshmallow with water as a concoction?

  Zinc l carnosine – can I have it with my meal as I can’t tolerate it after food or on an empty stomach?

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  Bernadette

  Member

  February 16, 2023 at 1:32 pm

  yes – all of these can be combined. Zinc in general is better tolerated with food even though it’s best taken away from food. So I always say do what works best for you.

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