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Editor’s Note: This is an amazing story as told by Juliann. It shows how the GAPS Diet
can so very quickly eliminate the symptoms of chronic stomach pain and bloating – in this case ONE WEEK! Note that while the symptoms may have disappeared quickly, healing can take many months, so the GAPS Diet as outlined in Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride’s book should be followed for a minimum of 6 months (average of 18 months) before properly prepared grains and starches can begin to be reintroduced back into the diet.
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Bloating and Pain GONE
My 48 year old brother, like most Americans, sought the help of his doctor when he developed chronic stomach pain, bloating, gas, burping and a feeling of being too full even after a small meal. This problem occurred 24/7 each and every day. He has always been healthy and strong and I was surprised when he started having gut problems. At the time the problems began, he was 211 lbs (he is 6’1″) which is a little heavy for him.
The first doctor he saw gave him the Zantac, which did not help the stomach pain, heartburn or bloating at all. He then saw a gastroenterologist, who prescribed him Nexium, along with various tests.
These conventional docs should be ashamed of themselves, giving out acid blocking pills to people that actually need more acid!
He remained in constant stomach pain and finally called me for help, as he knew I was very involved in nutrition and healing naturally.
Anti-Bloating Menu Plan
The first thing we did was stop all the acid blocking meds and start on the GAPS main diet. For breakfast, he stopped eating his boxed cereal and 1% lowfat milk, and instead had either a smoothie which had 2 raw organic eggs, kefir, some raw honey and a cup of berries and on other days he would have an egg omelette with various veggies in it cooked in butter. Also, some days for breakfast he had sausage and eggs. Lunch was more challenging because he travels a lot and would not give up eating out. So, he would have some burgers without the buns and some veggies, or a big salad with his own dressing which was olive oil and vinegar and chicken and/or a fruit salad. For dinner, he had stir fried veggies in coconut oil and meat or seafood most nights. When he ate out, he just ordered chicken or steak with a side of veggies. If he got hungry before bed or in between meals, he drank some kefir or snacked on veggie sticks or fruit.
So, basically, all starch and grains had to go and he was very disciplined in following the GAPS protocol.
We then added digestive enzymes and after a few days, the chronic stomach pain right below his ribs became faint. We also added some HCL with pepsin and a therapeutic strength probiotic. The stomach pain left for good after this. He was amazed, as he had been living with this stomach pain for some time.
The stomach pain and bloating left within a week of starting the diet and the digestive enzymes. He also gave up beer and switched to red wine. He did not have any trouble sticking to the diet and has said he really does not miss the bread.
He is amazed at how good he feels now and a great perk of following the GAPS diet is the weight loss – he lost 12 lbs. in a month, without any hunger or weakness. He is now at a perfect weight and says he no longer feels full, is burping far less and the constant gas is gone. Best of all, he is pain free and healed so very fast!! He even has stopped using eye drops morning and night for his chronic dry eye (most likely due to the addition of cod liver oil to his diet).
He is a living testimony that the GAPS diet and supplement protocol truly heal those that follow it.
The GAPS Diet works!
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The Five Most Common GAPS Diet Mistakes
5 Steps to Healing IBS Naturally
FPIES: Resolving the “Other” Food Allergy
GAPS Diet Heals Ulcerative Colitis
Hannah’s Story: 2 Years on GAPS Diet Heals Autism
About the Author
Juliann Rank started her healing journey with traditional foods about 7 years ago after reading an article in the newspaper featuring a Dade City, FL grassbased farmer and the local Weston A. Price Chapter Leader.
She visited the farm the following week and after her first taste of raw milk, raw cream, cod liver oil and pastured eggs/chicken/beef, never looked back. Her son at that time had been struggling with ADHD and her daughter with mild ADD. Juliann immediately started them on cod liver oil, raw milk, pastured eggs and the complete traditional nutritional protocol. Teachers were amazed and neither child has ever had to be on meds. They are 13 and 15 now, both in honors classes and doing quite well in school. Neither has ever had tooth decay and both have peaches and cream complexions. It is never too late to heal!
My husband cured his bloating, excessive belching and heartburn, and lower back pain, gout, anemia, overweight, fatigue, and low sex drive with a whole foods, plant based diet. He is a whole new man now after 5 plant based years.
For those who are not seeing relief on a clean diet, GAP’s etc. please look into parasite and Candida “Fungal” form. This is what I discovered after removing EVERYTHING from my diet…all kinds of parasite coming out in the enemas I do daily for relief of the major pain and bloating. Really quite an eye opener. xo
Much abdominal pain. Elongated colon. Have had medical tests. Not much help. Swollen most of the time.. Very aggravating! Not much relief at all. Any suggestions????
Hi there – I have been eating this way for some time (eliminated alcohol, gluten, don’t really eat dairy, just some goat cheese once in a while, removed refined sugars, I eat lots of nuts/seeds, hemp, fresh veg raw and steamed/roasted and some fruit and good quality protein, very few grains – rice or quinoa if I do). I take probiotics (high potentcy right now), digestive enzymes, HCL, L-Glutaimine for healing the gut, and my daily vitamins and minerals, lots of fresh water and I exercise regularly. I have not been able to change the digestive issues I have with severe bloating, gas and slow elimination for months and months now. I am getting frustated – thinking I am doing everything right – what am I missing? I am tired of feeling like this all the time, no matter what I eat or do, the bloaing and pain are really interefering with life!
Dear Sarah,
I had Hashimotto’s disease when I was in my 20’s. They gave me a “radioactive cocktail” to stop it, thinking it was Grave’s disease. Within five years they said my thyroid was destroyed and began me on Synthroid. I have made the change to Naturethroid and I am now in my 50’s and have been diagnosed with fibro., IBS, severe osteoporosis, pre-diabetic, etc., etc. My children are following in my footsteps. We have been on the SCD for a few years, but never able to tolerate honey or dairy and had to switch to other starches for calories. We are preparing to do GAPS, which you know, accounts for people who cannot tolerate honey or dairy in the intro. diet.
I have tried the Pure Cod Liver Oil by Blue Ice (not the fermented), but just like the iodine a doctor prescribed for me once, it makes my heart race and gives me insomnia. I believe it to be the iodine in this “pure” unrefined product. I know I need Cod Liver Oil and am taking a Carlson Vitamin A, from fish oil and Bluebonnet D3 from fish oil and Carlson The Very Finest Fish Oil and it does not seem to hurt me. I tried Carlson Cod Liver Oil Gems, Super 1000mg, but even they made my heart race and gave me insomnia and high blood pressure. Have you heard of this before? Do you have any better recommendations for me? I would appreciate any input you might have for me. Thank you for your time, I know it is precious. Susan
Felicia, my child was extremely ill and in the NICU for 3 months. Due to the massive amounts of antibiotics in the hospital his gut was a disaster. He came home extremly constipated, severe eczema and vomited nonstop. I sadly could not breast feed enough but got a bit. After months of frustration and no help from doc’s, I decided to figure it out on my own. I started him on Goat’s milk (it is predigested) and walah! He FINALLY started to slowly gain weight. Thank god to the grandmother who happened to just post about goats milk and how it saved her grandson online.. I also started to also give him aged garlic-natural antibiotic and vitamin C (immune booster). Also, kept him away from future antibiotics which have also been linked to ear infections. If that happens get Dr. Mary Block’s book. The BEST book on kid’s health I have ever read at a cheap $5.50! Keep your kids AWAY from antibiotics even for ear infections! It is a vicious cycle that will reoccur and again and again. I gave just a tidbit of our son’s chronic health conditons but at ten years old now he eats everything possible and no longer hypereactive like your child. Cut up brocolli and carrots with dip and walk away. The kids WILL eat it….Good luck and God speed!