Hypothyroid->Digestion Issues->Allergies->Adrenaline->Insomnia
-
@pittybitty said in Hypothyroid->Digestion Issues->Allergies->Adrenaline->Insomnia:
And despite falling asleep rather easily, I woke up with even deeper eye rings than usual. I have no idea what that means in terms of biochemistry, it was more than the usual Cortisol.
This is often a sign that you are not consuming enough carbs. It is number 3 in the Peatbot response.
Peatbot.com: To reduce cortisol, consider the following strategies based on the context provided:
-
Engage in Relaxing Activities: Activities such as playing a musical instrument, painting, or simply lying on a blanket outside and watching the clouds can help reduce stress and lower cortisol levels.
-
Exercise: Physical activities like chopping wood or using dumbbells can be beneficial. These exercises use your muscles, which can help reduce stress and cortisol levels.
-
Nutrition: Maintaining adequate nutrition is crucial. Ensure you have enough calories to reduce stress hormones. Consuming carbohydrates, such as those from orange juice, can help spare protein and maintain metabolism, promoting fat loss rather than muscle loss.
-
Supplements: Consider supplements that support the production of protective steroids like pregnenolone, progesterone, and DHEA, which can protect against cortisol. Calcium, in particular, has a relaxing anti-stress effect.
-
Manage Blood Sugar: Keeping blood sugar levels stable is a powerful way to reduce stress.
-
Breathing Techniques: Breathing into a bag to increase CO2 levels can help manage stress and reduce cortisol by stabilizing blood pressure and calming the body.
-
Sunshine and Nature: Spending time outdoors in nature and getting plenty of sunshine can also help lower chronic stress and cortisol levels.
By incorporating these strategies into your lifestyle, you can work towards reducing cortisol levels and managing stress more effectively.
Other things to consider:
Alternate Nostril Breathing (ANB)
ANB has been found to lower blood pressure and help people relax. The studies show that 10 minutes twice daily is effective to bring about the effects.How and why to practice alternate nostril breathing
Cortisol Awakening Response (CAR).
Cortisol has its own circadian cycle.
CAR is design to get people out of bed in the morning. If you go to bed earlier for a few days you may be able to get enough sleep (while your cortisol is low) so that you can get a full night of sleep.
What is the Cortisol Awakening Response?
Consider Inositol (formerly vitamin B8)
Inositol is a B vitamin that plays a role in various biological processes. I am told that it takes a few days of use to do its magic.
7 Surprising Benefits of Inositol (You Need to Know)There are youTube videos about its effects on sleep. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=inositol+for+sleep
-
-
Huh, there might be something to that. Probably reduced carb intake too much in the attempt to avoid the irritation from the wheat.
-
Ate extra Carbs and now I am happy again
-
@pittybitty said in Hypothyroid->Digestion Issues->Allergies->Adrenaline->Insomnia:
Ate extra Carbs and now I am happy again
Ok, fine. Need for potassium should be optimized to avoid / limit insulin spike.
When taking carbs, B1 B2 B3 + biotin should be brought from food or supplement.
Not necessary every day. -
@LucH Okay, you are saying that basically I need to make a diet + supplement plan that covers all basic nutrients without irritation so the gut can heal without further complications correct?
Sorry for being slow on the uptake, I am still dealing with the kind of low energy brainfog so I was only thinking about the immediate next steps.
-
@pittybitty
Yes. Well sumerized.
I understand your need for concentration and Time to deal with the info. -
Okay a bit different topic. Had an argument. Adrenaline spikes. Obviously not optimal. But sometimes it is involuntary, and I would prefer to make the most out of the energy as long as I have it instead of it just being evaporated as heat and angry thoughts. For example right now it will probably be the fuel for writing that diet plan.
What can I do to ensure that the adrenaline does as little damage as possible? Eat large amounts of sugar so that less protein needs to be cannibalized to raise the blood sugar? Protein to offset the loss? High B vitamins to ensure sugar metabolism works without a issue?
-
@pittybitty said in Hypothyroid->Digestion Issues->Allergies->Adrenaline->Insomnia:
What can I do to ensure that the adrenaline does as little damage as possible? Eat large amounts of sugar so that less protein needs to be cannibalized to raise the blood sugar? Protein to offset the loss? High B vitamins to ensure sugar metabolism works without a issue?
- Never eat a piece of meat without a minimum carbs, to avoid an insulin spike. A fruit or a salad with tomato is right / enough.
- When you stress you secrete adrenalin and then cortisol. 2 hours to recuperate a normal metabolism (with glycolysis).
When I encounter fucking people or any nightmare, I take 300 mg Mg bisglycinate to recover easily. A bowl of bone broth (collagen is rich in glycine) if Mg is not in available.
You can't avoid a bad issue if you take off easily when you're disturbed / upset. keep breathing (stomach must move) and go for a short walk. 3 to 4' is enough to go downwards.
When I get anxious or get stomach cramps, I stop coffee for one day and I take one caps L-theanine. Or I drink a glass of wine with my spaghetti
-
@LucH Thank you!
-
This post is deleted! -
This post is deleted! -
Okay it's now quite obvious that the digestive issue is SIBO.
- It happens with any type of starch, even the ones that should always be fully digested before they reach the big intestine (e.g. potatoes and rice)
- It happens very soon after eating, before anything can even reach the large intestine.
- So it must happen in the small intestine, it must happen because of starch and since I don't feel ill from eating (just highly stressed) it is not leaky gut.
Last two days I have no eaten any starch and I am doing pretty good. Tired a lot, but in a way that allows me to relax, which would be impossible if cortisol was elevated. Appetite, which is also a good sign, mostly for starchy food but I will have to get over that. Nimble enough to do figurative drawing, which was not possible while Serotonin was elevated.
I have a rough idea what I need to eat; keeping calories from fat below 20% to stay in gluccose burning mode. (Mostly yoghurt, fruit toppings, milk, grape juice, cheese, maybe some soup.) Plan to use garlic as antibiotic.
Supplementation wise I keep it simple with Thiamine, Thyroid, Zink and a 2ā¬ drug store vitamin B complex.
-
@pittybitty said in Hypothyroid->Digestion Issues->Allergies->Adrenaline->Insomnia:
Plan to use garlic as antibiotic.
OK over the principle if you think there is overgrowth.
When you eat starch there are two kinds of fiber: Soluble and insoluble fibers. We can't digest the second one. If you don't go to feces 2x a day, there is stagnation in the second part of the colon: food / residue for bacteria.
Mind the way you're going to attack the beast: need a plan or you'll make a selection.
Rather more difficult then afterwards.
I see you're not quite convinced (problem in the first part of the intestine, you think. Maybe / Possible). But you intent to take garlic to kill bacteria, which is going to be effective particularly in the second part of the colon (stagnation near the rear output).
The speed of the transit depends on the macro-elements: Slower with a mix LPG when there is fat (L). Quicker if there is only carbs.
I'll deal with delayed softgels with essential oil. See Now Foods. 2 kinds (origano / mint) (with adjuvants like fennel or ginger).
Get informed on the healing crisis too, how to manage. -
@LucH Fine, fine. I will use allicin extract instead. Will have to wait a week tho to import it because it's not sold here.
I don't have any particular issues with bowel movements.
I could get started on Oregano Oil right away, but from my reading it is far less effective as a anti-biotic.
Right now I have become a bit depressed. The previous irritability and low energy is gone, but ahedonia has taken its place. I assume that means that I was successful in lowering Cortisol, but not in lowering Serotonin. I think once I start the antibiotic treatment that will go away too.
Oh and I replaced yogurt with cream in my diet due to the Lactic Acid content (and concern that the probiotic content is a bad idea)
-
@pittybitty said in Hypothyroid->Digestion Issues->Allergies->Adrenaline->Insomnia:
I will use allicin extract instead.
allicin is very powerful. You should get informed on healing crisis to know how to manage.
I won't begin so. Not at first attempt. At second attack. -
@LucH What do mean "not at first attempt"? I understand "healing crisis" in the sense that symptoms will get worse at first. And that makes sense to me as the bacteria will have it's own survival mechanisms and the body will have to get rid of far more endotoxins than usual from the Bacteria death. But shouldn't I be able to push through that just fine? Why do you think I will need more than one attempt?
Unrelated: I just verified that in addition to starches I also can't eat high fat meat. Low fat is fine. High fat non meat is also fine. Related to thyroids control over digestive enzymes/stomach acid?
-
@pittybitty said in Hypothyroid->Digestion Issues->Allergies->Adrenaline->Insomnia:
I understand "healing crisis" in the sense that symptoms will get worse at first.
Yes but very hard with allicin. The die-off is too important, overruling the capacity of your emunctories.
Not a good idea to begin so hard. Liver overburdened, feel sick, etc.
And you won't get rid of all the bacteria, even if you take the strongest "offenders", like allicin or silver, as first midden / killer.
If you don't plan to weaken, then to kill in order to limit the overgrowth, in order to make it easier to occupy the place with good bacteria (commensal), you are going to leave the place for escaped ones, able to hide behind a biofilm, waiting to come next and stronger.
And don't think you're stronger or clever than the others ...
Because you'll come afterwards, crying for help, with MICI (irritated bowel) when it lasts too long ...
I'll begin with softgels with E.O. origano (+ ginger) and mint (+ fennel).
Then a week pause to get energy back. Allicin afterwards.
You'll need olive oil to help go get rid of LPS toxins.If you get problem to digest legumes, with meat, it's logical. Legumes contain protein inhibitors.
If you have problem with lactic acid, I'll take 100 mg B1. -
I just don't think I am that level of ill. Like yeah, the symptoms I was describing in the first post were bad, but ever since I have stopped eating starches they have all gone away.
I am not physically unwell, the only problem I am facing are hormone and energy levels, and that the diagnosis has been delayed for such a long duration of time.
The concern is that the SIBO will just return after antibiotic treatment, because the underlying causes were not fixed. But those "underlying causes" seem to just be long term low thyroid function, which I am already supplementing for. I think if I had that low thyroid diagnosis 10 years ago these gut problems wouldn't even have developed in the first place.
-
@pittybitty said in Hypothyroid->Digestion Issues->Allergies->Adrenaline->Insomnia:
I just don't think I am that level of ill.
Ok, I see: You don't match what I try to say. You're going to feel very bad after taking allicin. Not now but after taking allicin. Not a problem for me.
I've already seen that.
You'll come back and cry for help ...
When you'll feel bad (liver overburdened), take a carrot salad with olive oil need W9 and PUFA to carry LPS toxins away. need the right kind of fat. No coconut oil at the beginning of the process. -
Success(?)
I took 180mg of Allicin + 750mg of Activated Charcoal 3 days ago.
I felt slightly sick for 2 days, a certain soreness like from cold, except it extended through the whole digestive system.
3rd day the symptoms were gone but I was a bit irritated and a worse mood than usual.
Then, on the night of the third day I woke up with the kind of deep unsettling pain and unhappiness I only have known from the days when I was severely depressed. The kind where when you feel it, you know something is going very wrong.
I took my entire supplement stack at once, everything that had the slightest chance of helping: Caffeine, Theanine, Gelatine, Thiamine, Thyroid and Niacin. Normally my engineer sensitivities would tell me to only take one at a time to be able to tell the effects of each apart, but this time I wasn't going to take chances.
And to my surprise it actually worked! I went outside for 5 minutes and when I returned the symptoms were already subsiding.
That said, this experience did change my view on antibiotics a little. I think that the body knows best how to manage bacteria populations without disrupting the metabolism. If antibiotics were the answer the body would metabolize them on their own.
Of course, I don't want to dismiss the effectiveness entirely, it does seem like that single dose has already cleared up the starch sensitivity. The question is just at what metabolic cost.
