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Hi Ruth,
It sounds like you've a good idea what to do already. Great Plains is one of the top laboratories testing for increased intestinal permeability (leaky gut) and associated problems.
If they agree that your son may have a leaky gut they will have him undergo a simple test where he will take a special drink and then collect his urine over a certain period of time. The drink contains molecules of specific sizes. By measuring the levels of these coming out in the urine the lab can tell if the gut is absorbing larger molecules than it should be...indicating the presence of a leaky gut.
If this turns out to be the case they will then want to determine the cause. This could be gut infection (with yeast/Candida, bacteria or parasites), food sensitivities and/or intolerances, deficiency of digestive enzymes or a number of other factors. The lab can test for all of these and then advise appropriate treatment.
The only advice I would give is to make sure you give them as much information as possible about your son's medical history and current symptoms so they can get to the root of the problem quickly. Even if something seems inconsequential don't leave it out! It's a good idea to write everything down so that you don't forget anything.
Unfortunately the tests and treatment are likely to be expensive but you really are going to the right place and it really is worth the cost. It will be much easier to put things right now than years down the line. I wish I had been taken to Great Plains or somewhere similar aged 13!
Good luck and please let us know how you get on
<br /><br />Post edited by: Maff, at: 2008/07/29 19:23
It sounds like you've a good idea what to do already. Great Plains is one of the top laboratories testing for increased intestinal permeability (leaky gut) and associated problems.
If they agree that your son may have a leaky gut they will have him undergo a simple test where he will take a special drink and then collect his urine over a certain period of time. The drink contains molecules of specific sizes. By measuring the levels of these coming out in the urine the lab can tell if the gut is absorbing larger molecules than it should be...indicating the presence of a leaky gut.
If this turns out to be the case they will then want to determine the cause. This could be gut infection (with yeast/Candida, bacteria or parasites), food sensitivities and/or intolerances, deficiency of digestive enzymes or a number of other factors. The lab can test for all of these and then advise appropriate treatment.
The only advice I would give is to make sure you give them as much information as possible about your son's medical history and current symptoms so they can get to the root of the problem quickly. Even if something seems inconsequential don't leave it out! It's a good idea to write everything down so that you don't forget anything.
Unfortunately the tests and treatment are likely to be expensive but you really are going to the right place and it really is worth the cost. It will be much easier to put things right now than years down the line. I wish I had been taken to Great Plains or somewhere similar aged 13!
Good luck and please let us know how you get on
<br /><br />Post edited by: Maff, at: 2008/07/29 19:23
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