GAPS does allow some sources of polysaccharides. Both bone broth and meat broth are approved for GAPS use. This said, some people react to bone broth and do best starting with just meat broth.

All my best,
Baden p.s. I’m happy you received replies from Justine! She is super smart, and really knows her stuff!

While Dr Natasha supports the use of both meat broth and bone broth in GAPS, a number of people do react to the long-simmered bone broths early in healing. Starting with meat broth is best.

All my best,
Baden

I would of thought that both were effective at helping to heal the gut.

Thanks for your previous response Baden.

Glad to have you with us!

As noted in the GAPS Guide book, please start with meat broths as opposed to bone broths.

GAPS is an excellent anti-candida program. There are many theories about what feeds candida overgrowth -some say fats, some say mushrooms, some say fruit, and so on. People have had excellent results in addressing candida overgrowth while including all GAPS foods. Some have, though, needed to temporarily limit or avoid sweet foods such as orange vegetables, fruit and honey. Dr Natasha strongly recommends keeping sulphur-containing foods in the diet, noting that it’s essential for rebuilding the gut, immunity and liver function, and that the program will allow beneficial microbes to normalize your sulphur metabolism.

This said, feel free to avoid any food on the list of GAPS recommended foods that you feel you should. The list is just a starting point; from the list, one will eat what they are tolerant of and skip the rest. As your body heals, test the skipped foods.

On the email support lists linked to from this blog’s ‘Support for You’ page you will find other people who’ve looked into or done chelation. You might enjoy connecting with them.

All my best,
Baden

Justin

I feel for you..!

1. When you take the probiotic sources, how much do you take? Some people are indeed very sensitive to these. In the GAPS Guide book, I recommend that children or sensitive or very ill adults start with just 1/10th capsule of BioKult (or whatever capsule of a similar probiotic count). Some people need to start with even less. Please review especially the information in GAPS Guide page 109 Q. 14. The same holds true for any other probiotic source, such as sauerkraut or yogurt, with some people needing to start with just the amount of yogurt that sits on the tip of a dipped butter knife, for example. As noted in the Guide’s ‘probiotics’ section, it can take a good four months to reach a therapeutic dose.

2. Reactions to foods – Many people coming to GAPS are intolerant of a number of foods or food elements, such as amines, eggs, etc. The intro protocol often helps resolve these. In some cases, it’s a matter of allowing your body to heal -eating just non-reactive foods for a few weeks or months (such as intro or a modified intro facilitates), then introducing the problematic foods into a stronger body. I also recommend reviewing and applying the approach set out in your GAPS Guide book pages 58, 59, 60.

3. Science – For the science, you might delve into the resources (especially #18) listed here: http://gapsguide.com/2009/02/16/how-to-find-answers/

All my best,
Baden

I have some difficulty with some parts of the GAPS diet. I am very sensitive to probiotics. I get postural hypertension, fatigue and a general feeling of being unwell whenever I take them. I have tried having it in the form of sauerkraut, yoghurt, capsules. I have used the ones designed by Dr Natasha and others all with the same results.

I also have the same symptoms when I eat amine rich food such as aged meats, cheese, red wine etc. I have always been sensitive to amines, but in recent years it has got really bad. I have to eat soup quickly or freeze it to reduce the amine build up. I also can’t eat eggs. They are one of the worst things for me – they also cause a wooshing sound in my ears that goes with the dizziness when I stand up.

Do you know of others that have this problem, and what might be the mechanism behind this? I really like the science behind the gaps diet, as I studied ecology at Uni, but there are some things that just don’t work for me, even if I try it for weeks.

Thanks
Very tired Sarah.

I typed GAPS PANDAS into Google and found this page: http://www.facebook.com/GAPSDiet/posts/10150389104822840

All my best,
Baden

She is 14 and had a strep infection last year that then turned into OCD, tics and turetts like symptoms, it has now progressed to anxiety, suicidal depression and agression. She has been out of school for a year. The parents believe she had it at age 5 after a bout of strep and then showed signs of anxiety. The doctors are still studying it and have no real treatment. She is of course a junk food junkie, weighs 90lbs. Her various tests have showed leaky gut. The parents are considering some invasive blood transfusion protocols.

Have your or anyone had any success with GAPS and curing PANDAS?

Thanks!