Re: Post-infection IBS/Malabsorption
09/04/03 10:20 PM
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Kris
Reged: 02/23/03
Posts: 75
Loc: Vancouver Island, BC
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Hi
Have you tried Probiotics? They help replace the friendly bacteria in the gut, especially helpful post-infection if it was bacterial in nature. This can help digestion improve, as the friendly bacteria recolonize and push out some of the unfriendly ones. Do a search here for more info., esp. in articles section. (Udo's Choice is a good brand of probiotics, though expensive ($20C!/bottle) but it works well, and you don't have to take it for too long.
As far as malabsorption, have you been tested for Crohn's Disease? When this disease flares up, it can cause sufferers to lose weight; and malabsorption is the culprit, and D is usually the symptom, along with others. Also, B12 deficiency can cause weight loss and weakness, you can get an easy blood test to check for this one. (I had lost weight and was looking pale when my gastro suggested I get the test for B12, and found me deficient).
good luck!
Kris
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