camiheartsraw

Antibiotics kill both good and bad bacteria in the gut. Sometimes these antibiotics can cause a bacteria to activate. C. Difficile turns into a spore to wait out the antibiotics and explode into action about 2-7 days after the course of antibiotics are complete. C. Difficile and h. pylori are both common causes of ulcerations in the stomach and intestines. C. Difficile cause intestinal inflammation, diarrhea, and an array of gastrointestinal issues. I would really recommend getting your stool tested for C. Difficile (and Candida Albicans if they'll test for that while they are at it). Grains and starches feed these bacteria, keeping them happy and making you feel better - temporarily. I would really recommend stocking up on the fermented/probiotic foods. Raw sauerkraut, kombucha, miso, kefir, etc. Anything with probiotics and lots of them. Kombucha is helpful because it contains one of the only organisms that are effective against c. difficle - sacro. b. (a type of healthy yeast).

Cami

I'm abandoning the Phase 1 diet already. I've lost 10 pounds in 5 days and feel like I've been hit with a truck. My limbs are going numb, which I get with malabsorption from lupus. I'm pretty convinced this isn't the ideal diet for me, or at least I need to work up to it. Gabriel Cousens did warn against the diet if you have a wasting disease, and I do. I'm back to raw with moderate fruit. I'm super bummed, but I'm loading up smoothies with capsulated probiotics and natural prebiotics and upping the saurkraut. Bummer :(

I have to agree with bitt. I prefer making my own "yogurt" from blended almonds, lemon juice, and probiotic capsules with a little scraped vanilla bean. Yum. Kombucha also has a lot of good bacteria as does apple cider vinegar. Raw sauerkraut is good as well. There are vegan options that are not prohibitively expensive.