Digestion Series - Common Digestive Imbalances Explained. Is it stomach acid or bile?

[@TheHumanCondition]

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[@xierxu]

How to increase stomach acid?

[@dianaboughner7977]

Thank you. I know your video is absolutely the explanation and solution to my long term IBS. What I don't understand is why the many doctors I have seen don't have a clue about these facts.

[@TheHumanCondition]

Very insightful-you will note on our video description we have our core concepts-one of which is "- It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Enuf said

[@janicejacome]

Asking the barber if you need a haircut! Hard to believe that the MIGHTY DOLLAR is the reason why it's sadly set up this way.

[@debbiec6216]

You are 100% right , I have the same thing in my region , doctors doesn't have no clue about anything , they are not helpful . Very hard to find a good GI doctor.

[@debbiec6216]

@@TheHumanCondition I know another doctor who's frustrated with Doctors who doesn't help their patients.

[@melaniediasdc]

This is a fantastic explanation of the digestion process. I'm going to share this with my patients. Thanks, Dr. Pierce!

[@TheHumanCondition]

So glad! Thank you, Melanie.

[@kennyj3956]

Thank you so much for your hard work to explain it so well that I can understand. I had my diet change dramatically to raw carnivore diet since last month due to my severe bad histamine reaction to all food. I cannot eat any cooked food, and only able to tolerate very flesh raw venison meat, otherwise I would be in hell. I believe it is caused by my ability to digest and also worsen the immune system by having the leaky gut. Your digestion series really help me to understand and diagnose my own problem. Surprisingly, my body is able to recover slowly after 30 days of right diet with the help of stomach acid and enzyme like the one you had suggested in the second series, even I had damaged it badly over more than two decades of very so called “healthy” food by the experts. May you and your family be well and happy.

[@TheHumanCondition]

Thanks for telling us your experience! look out for undermethylation as a possible root cause for histamine intolerance. Check B12, 5-m-folate, B6, zinc and carb loads. Good luck!

[@kennyj3956]

@@TheHumanCondition Thank you so much for your suggestions. I will definitely check it out. Hopefully, will be back to normal self again. Mahalo nui loa from Hawaii. You are the Best!

[@kennyj3956]

@@TheHumanCondition Quick update. Dry fast between 12 to 16 hours daily have been helping me in digesting my protein and fat tremendously. I don't understand why. May be I drank too much water to dilute my already weak stomach acid.

[@TheHumanCondition]

Check out Alan Goldhamer of True North clinic in california San Jose, he does up to 40 day medically managed water fast workshops in residence and had published major studies on these results.

[@serenanadrum]

Underrated video! Love it and thank you for making it.

[@TheHumanCondition]

Much appreciated!

[@marialindvall6626]

Best video about digestion ever. Thank you for your teachings!

[@squashtomato7803]

So glad to find you doc! Love your videos. So wonderful to hear a dr explain so well ❤

[@TheHumanCondition]

Thanks so much.

[@sonamparvin9450]

I have same problem.

[@tamianicoledoingme3007]

Wow Thanks Dr!!👏👏

[@jennysolomon6078]

Great info to help people who suffers with this problem.

[@TheHumanCondition]

Thank you so much!

[@virginiabartter7465]

Wow. These presentations are SO helpful! Thank you!

[@TheHumanCondition]

Thank you for your praise!

[@misspeacock-2506]

Great teaching. Thank you

[@disembark]

Only thing that stopped my sticky poop/diarrhea were antibiotics for something completely unrelated (uti infection) any time I had to take it, my poop would go back to clean swipe and food better digested for a month or 2. After that 2 months are gone its been to undigested food and hot stinky persistent gas. Two instances when I took this antibiotic 4 months apart, I noticed this. Green tea use to help aswell, but not anymore. It's been a year now that I'm affected by this. :(

[@disembark]

My family doctor hasn't been too helpful and I have an appointment with him tomorrow. I plan to see a specialist asap now. Gastroenterologist right?

[@runjunr8329]

​@@disembarkhi how are you now

[@eileenstack255]

Thanks 🙏🏻

[@amywilson9231]

I experience very different stool patterns all the time. Sometimes it's loose and greasy and other time it's hard. One thing I noticed was when I have high consumption of oily foods I get very very greasy stools. And ever since I'm having unusual stools I feel whatever I'm eating isn't getting absorbed. I've gone underweight and weak with dull skin, brittle dry hair. Recently got thyroid diagnosed dur to increased antibiodies. Hair falling out with low vitamin d and ferritin (which has gone up from 22ng/mL to 63ng/mL). I believe I'm not absorbing fats could be the reason for low vitamin d and all other fat soluble vitamins. I don't know where to start from. How do I fix my body? It's depressing. I need help. 😫

[@TheHumanCondition]

Watch Zoe Harcombe and Nina Teicholtz and Paul Mason on fiber and lectins. Let me know what you discover. see if bile support supplements help too.

[@sonamparvin9450]

Is there any bile tablet?

[@sonamparvin9450]

I have same problem

[@TheHumanCondition]

ox bile is bile acids, mostly.

[@runjunr8329]

Hi how are you now please reply

[@hobnobbings7181]

Another good video. A bit confused by `bulky stool`. Understood the causes of dense stool.

[@js8213]

Thank you thank you. This is great stuff

[@delinquense]

Excellent info. New subscriber. Thanks for your efforts. I am a recent pancreaticoduodenectomy patient...8 months ago... followed by chemo for 3 months. Taking CREON now for last month or so. Bowel movements are different now... stools are much shorter since operation, even with enzymes. Any idea what that would be attributed to? Lack of bile because of gall bladder being removed? Portion of duodenum? I was under the impression that stool formation occured in the large intestine.

[@TheHumanCondition]

Yes it does dehydrate in the large intestine, but its digested by bile and compacted by muscular peristaltic contractions. After a surgery both may be reduced due to trauma and inflammation, besides the original reason for the surgery-the organs needed removal for some reason. The net change in stool is usually related to bile quality and peristalsis, at least in the literature. The colon is ruled by the bile as I read the bowel literature; let me know what you think. I hope you get well fully and soon!

[@nehalvaghela1]

Hats off bro! Thanks a lot for this information which i was looking for so many years!

[@TheHumanCondition]

No problem 👍

[@debbiec6216]

I don't have a gall bladder, had it taken out, June 2020 and Stones. I am guessing, but I feel my Bile was sluggish and caused issues with the gall bladder, and that's why I had both of them taken out. At the same time of these 2 health issues, I even had Erosion Esophagus, Gastritis and GERD. I went through "H#LL BECAUSE OF IT. At I have Low Stomach Acid and Hiatal Hernia (recently found out about Hiatal hernia) . If I didn't ask to have an "EGD test " I would never know about it. I am NOT sure where the Bile stays if the gall bladder not there to storage the Bile. .

[@TheHumanCondition]

The ductwork within the liver and pancreas are large and expansile. They hold much bile when the GB is removed. most people with your type of problems in my experience are reacting to processed or starchy foods, lectins, fibers and even heavy metals or pesticides or fluoride. Zinc deficit can contribute to low stomach acid too. Gas formation from maldigestion can drive GERD and hiatal hernia mechanically, and I have seen all these resolve after GB removal in hundreds of cases over 30 years. Watch Paul Saladino, Zoe Harcombe, Paul Mason and Ken Berry on fiber, lectins, and digestive problems.

[@APEPAJI]

You could also have bile reflux after gb removal which is generally misdiagnosed check it out and talk with your doctor

[@valentinna7183]

Do you have bad breath , the tongue covered of a yellowish biofilm smelling very bad ? No doctor knows the cause of this smell 😢

[@delinquense]

You indicated the importance of symptom timing in order to troubleshoot source of issues. I seem to occasionally have flatulence 5-10 minutes after eating . Is that even possible to happen that fast? How could things move through that quickly given the length of the intestines.

[@TheHumanCondition]

The gastro-colic reflex is a weak reflex triggered by food entering the stomach. If there is food or liquid swallowed and it hits the stomach, and there is gas in the rectum, it may be triggered to be expelled out by this central neurological reflex. The gas must already be there under low pressures-a dysbiosis of some kind usually related to bile insufficiency can be common sources of this type of symptom. Let us know what you find.

[@bettyausten9533]

How are you now?.... update please

[@daliborchytil1408]

Hats off for such a good video :) also such a wise answers in comments, really appreciate. If I may, I would love to know your opinion on betaine HCl. Is it okay it person needs like 8 or more tablets per larger meal to succesfully digest proteins? I talk long term wise, from some practicioners I heard it can affect stomach lining which sounds very strange to me. So, 3 tablets = peanut butter stool, 8 or more, no acid reaction and stool much better. Is it the same as with digestive enzymnes and bile salts? No dependency on external source and no "side effects"? Thank you very much for answer

[@TheHumanCondition]

I took a lot of betaine HCL in college for my stomach acid. I found that a lot was well tolerated by friends and patients, (I worked for a doc) and only ulcer was contraindicated. For those that feel burn with HCL or enzymes, we would give DGL licorice to restore healthy mucus lining of the gut. I later learned that plant lectins and other antinutrients from plant defenses can inhibit digestive juice secretion, and I changed to a clean animal based diet. It took weeks to get my gallbladder online and bowels, but then it was better than ever. I have used low lectin diets to address low stomach acid, chronic pancreatitis, Crohn's disease and IBS and ulcerative colitis and more in many hundreds of patients. Everyone please be wary of proton pump inhibitor drugs. So in summary: Bet HCL is super safe, but look out for H-pylori (I use a urea breath test) and consider dietary proteins such as lectins that mess up digestion worse than red meat sometimes.

[@daliborchytil1408]

@@TheHumanCondition Thank you, appreciate your answer :) as a chemist I understand those mechanics. If I may, you recommend to take betaine HCl before meal? Or while eating? Some folks even say after eating (Wade Lightheart said that in podcast, he said after meal because first stage of digestion is enzymatic), would love to know your opinion cuz lot of doctors have different opinions including Dr. Berg. Plus, have you came across LPR (silent reflux), do you have any tips for that?

[@TheHumanCondition]

You know, I tend to ask each patient to try and see becasue there is some biological variance for dissolving time and pH differences in the stomach which drive these enzyme reactions. Some people paradoxically need a little water with food becasue of a histamine problem that regulates stomach water, even though commonly it is advised to not drink with meals + enzymes. Regarding LPR, my bias is toward the mechanisms of hypochlorhydria =low stomach acid (I will speak at a 5th grade level despite your extensive education for my audience benefit) and lectin reactions, and histamine reactions. In addition, I see vagal nerve weakness which is often from brain or brainstem concussion or chronic PTSD. I cant for get medication and polypharmacy is a real cause, but my typical population tends to be already super healthy and come to me for opinions after doing everything "right" and clean in alternative medicine. Low stomach acid and chocolate can cause weak cardiac sphincter in the stomach through a few mechanisms, so it seems paradoxical that we would give acid to cure acid reflux, but that's the cause in all the literature and it work unless there is an ulcer or H pylori infection in the gut. So we use methods to fit each problem: zinc lozenges to stimulate acid, we use lemon juice, we use gargling and vagal stimulation massage and brainstem exercises, we use elimination diets to reduce histamine, oxalates, and lectins and low cab diets. We support the bile too because that usually goes together with stomach issues. We welcome your professional chemistry comments and they help our audience understand deeper thanks again.

[@debbiec6216]

@@TheHumanCondition I had a breath test to see if I had H Pylori and the test came out , I was Negative . I do use Zinc Carosine , DGL and Slippery Elm is that safe for GERD, Gastritis , Esophagus , Low Stomach acid . > I don't drink anything until after one hour of breakfast, lunch or supper ...............I believe I should take Enzyme before eating food. so you think .... *Zinc will help>> Low stomach acid* ? *XO bile will help Bile* *Take Enzymes help with eating food* I can't use acidity foods or juices because of Esophagus ( out of all these , one of my biggest worries about Esophagus , I had 2 cousin died from this just days apart . I didn't know about this until we went to the funerals. I have been stress since . I know you can't directly say much, but please , I need all the help , I have been on this entire topic for 3 1/2 years , been to many GI doctors and they aren't any help , I noticed this, in this region, I don't know what's going on, All I do know is I want to heal , . I have family members depending on us , especially our 2 and 6 year old granddaughters , who will be our only grandkids, in the family. We have a small family . We baby sit them often and we enjoy being with them, while their parents works. Thank you !!!

[@debbiec6216]

@@TheHumanCondition If I take zinc lozenges will that help Low stomach acid ????? I think Low Carb diet is what caused , gall bladder and stones and who else know , it could caused something else in the body.

[@d--_3455]

Sir please help me my stool is yellow colour and loose and all time feel btoying and vitamins deficiencys.

[@TheHumanCondition]

Yellow or green stool can be infection or more likely bile problems. Blood tests can help like GGT, creatine kinase, alk phosphatase, bilirubin, lipase, amylase, and other labs.

[@arianaphillips7303]

How does this apply to someone that had a duodenum switch with gallbladder removal. You described the rollercoaster I’ve been on for the last 9 years????

[@TheHumanCondition]

The chemistry does not change with anatomy, except that it is more sensitive. Careful dosing is required for this.

[@marialissetteneiracuadra8348]

Dr how to threat constipation. Slow motility? Thanks

[@TheHumanCondition]

I have a controversial opinion- I tell people to get blood work and a physical exam and then try no fiber, try carnivore after finding a good doctor if they need one. Clean grass fed red meat and animal food can be healthy for pooping and many other conditions, as well as lifestyle management for wellness. See The Carnivore Code by Paul Saladino MD, and Dr. Ken Berry MD on KZbin, and so many others on LowCarbDownUnder, and most of all see the heart disease dietary-fat-heart hypothesis myths with the Fat Emperor Ivor Cummins. Some people have an underlying neuroautoimmune condition or injury so may need a neurologist in rare cases.

[@suzannederringer1607]

Best description I've ever heard. Thanks!

[@TheHumanCondition]

thanks!

[@debbiec6216]

1. One of my issues are the Bile , because I don't have a gall bladder . Before you eat food , can you take Digestive Enzymes ???? So your stool doesn't become thin ???? I have low stomach acid and I am trying to figure out how to fix the issue .

[@TheHumanCondition]

Low stomach acid often responds to zinc lozenges at 25 mg daily for many adults. It goes with poor bile, and yes I use digestive enzymes to help recover bile. I think many plant fibers and lectins inhibit bile production so elimination can help. I may get cut for this but try it and tell me before they censor me.

[@shiwenyang2831]

Thank you, very informative,love them all

[@TheHumanCondition]

You are so welcome!

[@lonk752]

Thank you very much 🥰

[@chaxiong1494]

I have gallbladder out I have all these problems. Poop out yellow bile and it burns. My poop is so different now. It's so hard to poop even my poop is soft. I'm at lost now went to ER they can't help my doctor keep giving me laxatives which make my stomach hurts. I'm at a lost. Can you help me.

[@TheHumanCondition]

Examining what you eat often helps, you may be eating lectins that you cannot tolerate, or simply insufficient bile. I use ox bile supplements, lecithin, taurine, and malic acid.

[@TammiePierson]

What if you have both stomach issues after eating and pain after a bowel movement? No matter what you eat. Doctors always say IBS but with no cause. This is IBS with constipation.

[@TheHumanCondition]

consider bile acids and total bile acid blood test, the bile is the root of most IBS and alternating constipation/diarrhea when you read the scientific literature. I know gastroenterologists may not agree, but I can sleep at night because I actually read the literature. Wishing you well!

[@sonamparvin9450]

Can anyone tell me about bile supplement in India

[@TheHumanCondition]

It is ox bile powder in capsules.

[@debbiec6216]

if you can't digest your protein, if your stool was pencil thin or if your stool is normal size and thick , what cause you do for it , and if you have Low stomach acid , what can you do for that ????? I have been to the GI doctor , he's no help . It seems like many doctors in this region , isn't helping the patients.

[@TheHumanCondition]

If my stool is pencil thin, I would stop all processed food and vegetable fiber per Zoe Holcombe and Paul Mason. I like the carnivore diet but its not for everyone. When I had low stomach acid and reflux, I used Zinc lozenges 30 mg daily. I like Zand brand generally they use rice syrup and the taste is better than most zinc lozenges. I also drank a bit of lemon juice in water with my meals. Let us know what happens.

[@taimur4123]

Thanks for the very informative video. At 13min you described every symptom I have - pencil or broken stools, sink to the bottom, residue on ceramic, incomplete emptying, and worst of all constipation. It had been this way for about a year. I get some burping soon after eating that goes away in about 5 to 10 minutes. I thought it might be SIBO and tried a low FOSMAD diet but to no effect. My question now is, if it related to low stomach acid, what can I do to resolve it? Thanks!

[@TheHumanCondition]

My first thought is to examine lectins. I see lots of people who have stool changes due to plant lectins and fibers and they do well with a slow elimination diet. It can be weak bile, but the cause of that is usually chronic lectin exposure.

[@taimur4123]

@@TheHumanCondition very much appreciate the feedback. I'll definitely look into this further.

[@taimur4123]

​@@TheHumanConditionOne item I forgot to mention is that, although I have yet to feel any symptoms, I was diagnosed with 1 gallstone and gallbladder sludge through ultrasound about 2-3 years ago. Not sure if that is pointing more to a bile issue?

[@TheHumanCondition]

I would pursue that if I had a stone, it is so common in this world of high carbs and lectins and low fat, pesticides, fluoride and GMOs.

[@madagrosu1713]

Hello Dr! I have flatulance all the time,many times i wake up at night because my abdomen hurts from gas accumulation,my poop looks normal ,what can be the cause? And what suplement should i take?Thank you🙏

[@TheHumanCondition]

most of the time the food intolerances are the cause in my experience. I use elimination diets for gas.

[@TheHumanCondition]

Usually gas is caused by dysbiosis from fiber and lectins and excess carbs, I use low carb, low lectin diets to correct dysbiosis and gas in my work.

[@madagrosu1713]

@@TheHumanCondition my digestion got worse after I took clindamycin,I had sever dihareea,for a few months,and since that period my digestion isn't as it used to be ,even my gallblader works unproper.some dr recomand to make a 7 day course of rifaximine+probiotics to ,,restart,, my gut microflora.may I ask if it is ok to take rifaximine? Thank you

[@TheHumanCondition]

I dont give drug advice, and I cannot direct on this channel, however most chronic intermittent diarrhea is a bile problem according to the GI literature. I have spent years reading and applying this info. Diet mods really can work, especially gentle transitions to a proper human diet-keto or carnivore usually I find.

[@madagrosu1713]

@@TheHumanCondition thank you! I had problems from clindamycin administration,took some rifaximine, and b vitamins especially benfotiamine, and thank God all is good

[@clanzu2]

i have the both properties, stool floats and it is sticky at the same time plus it is 99 percent of the time diarrhea how come ?

[@TheHumanCondition]

This profile of stool is almost always an insufficient bile pattern. I take ox bile and Taurine for my bile.

[@clanzu2]

@@TheHumanCondition i tried to take 4-5 capsules of ox bile 2 hours after meal it increases the diarrhea, the stool becomes burning and painful

[@TheHumanCondition]

Need more lab tests-consider fecal chymotrypsin and fecal pancreatic elastase. Pancreas may be insufficient to make good bile.

[@clanzu2]

@@TheHumanCondition I take kreon daily but elastaze level is 800 (max noarm)

[@TheHumanCondition]

Hmm, I have tested zinc and copper and ceruloplasmin in these cases, to test the hydrochloric acid capacity. that is interesting, let us know what happens.

[@MR-ck2tw]

Thank you so much for something l can aactually make sense of!! My stool is yellow softish with undigested bits of food. Does this mean that l have a problem with digestive enzymes plus a problem reabsorbing the bile in the small intestine where l get LOTS of bloating? Recently given up gluten to see if it helps too soon to say though. Thank you!! I have no bile burning when using the toilet neither do l have fatty stools

[@TheHumanCondition]

I would consider bile mechanisms anyway, regardless of the absence of fatty stools, because of the yellow and the undigested food bits. See videos on the ill effects of fiber by Zoe Harcombe and let me know what you think too. Bloating could also be related. Stomach acid can be low due to zinc deficits sometimes. Tell us what happens please.

[@MR-ck2tw]

@@TheHumanCondition thank you... will do.

[@MR-ck2tw]

@@TheHumanCondition hi its possible l have developed a intolerance (?) to plant fiber, l see greens but l also see peanuts and your description of undigested protein for stool fits my symptoms, not seeing a problem with fat. I get discomfort under right rib sometimes and discomfort right groin area. My abdomen feels ever so slightly improved since I've cut out gluten but l don't know where to start next because to me it feels like everything has a problem drs can't find anything but stool tells otherwise. Also think l have acid come part way up my esophagus when l eat. I get pain in my mid back/spine and a sensation of a lump in my chest or throat, on occasion l do get the acid (burning) actually in my throat. ANY suggestions in what to do next greatly appreciated 😥

[@TheHumanCondition]

Yes see Zoe Harcombe and Paul Mason lectures on KZbin on fiber intolerance, and let us know how it goes.

[@MR-ck2tw]

@@TheHumanCondition Hi this is a real minefield!! Could this be down to (amongst other things) fast transit of food? Recently taking inulin and my stool has bulked up and tirned brown something I've not seen in about 4yrs. Could it be that my small bowel is severely inflamed causing food to more through too quickly... something along those lines? I have LOTS of right groin/flank pain/discomfort every day, as well as discomfort under my rib. An mri has revealed nothing I'm at my wits end with trying to figure this out

[@sammrema4526]

Are there ways to measure to know if it's acid or bile?

[@TheHumanCondition]

Typically stomach acid responds to zinc or extra acid like lemon juice or raw apple cider vinegar, while bile responds to lecithin or oxbile, and not vice versa. Low stomach acid usually causes belching and reflux within 3 hours of meals, and poor bile usually shows as symptoms more than 3 hours after a meal, and manifest in the colon and by stool changes.

[@hughjass2622]

Wonderful information. I feel bloated as soon as I finish my meal, I feel it only in the stomach area which is really uncomfortable. I got tested for liver enzymes , pancreas, haemoglobin etc..but they were all normal . I also have incomplete evacuation Could you tell me what's wrong or advice me..(your opinion) Thank you sir

[@TheHumanCondition]

I cannot diagnose here; I can say how I think. I know there are no lab tests for lectins and antinutrients besides antibody tests which are not useful when negative. I would look for elimination diets like the carnivore code that reduce plant lectins after doing lots of other testing such as you listed. Good hunting! Tell us what happens.

[@PromyseKidLANDTV]

Wow very interesting. My stools often leave marks in the toilets they sink. But on a blood test I noticed my lipase was a tad out of range…. Thought that was for fat’s. I do have moderate acid reflux as well. Should I take enzymes?

[@TheHumanCondition]

Elevated pancreatic lipase and amylase in blood may indicate some acute pancreatitis, while if these are normal a consideration could be chronic pancreatitis. If lab values are out of range, consult a clinician and let us know. It might require just enzymes, but it may be more.

[@admiremapenzauswa8667]

How do we treat bile problems

[@TheHumanCondition]

enzymes, taurine, lecithin, spread out fat across meals at first, cut seed oils, use saturated fat slowly at first, reduce lectins and fiber, cleanse heavy metals. Shortest answer I ever gave.

[@markeisharobinson6437]

Thank you!

[@TheHumanCondition]

You're welcome!

[@runjunr8329]

I get yellow stool what is the solution

[@TheHumanCondition]

yellow stool is usually some kind of bile imbalance in my experience.

[@runjunr8329]

​@@TheHumanConditionis it serious.. what is the solution?😢

[@TheHumanCondition]

Need to identify the cause, why is there bile or fat changes in the stool? what dietary eliminations can one test? can bile support like ox bile, L taurine or lecithin help? are labs done to assess the organs?

[@sreenivasareddydwarampudi6034]

Hi Doctor I am observing undigested food in my stool since two months. Apart from that , I am feeling some pungent smell, when I eat curry leaves. Some gas also coming some times. But i didnt have any other digestion problems like vomiting and extra. Please help me how can i solve my problem. My stool is not sticky but dry in nature. I visited hospital, thought undigested food due to kidney problem. But doctor certified my kidney looks normal. Please help me. Thanks Sreenivasa reddy

[@TheHumanCondition]

Please understand that I cannot provide specific advice for you on this platform, so I will offer some perspective: I like the work of Dr. Ken Berry, MD on KZbin where he explains the various types of stool inclusions that occur from plant materials, and never from meat, although fatty stools are a phenomenon, however different from what you describe. I realize the idea that wholesome plant foods and fibers may contribute to indigestion is a new concept, but I remain committed to observation and he is onto something-undigested meat is not ever seen in stool. Maybe less plants for a time will help many more people if they can find tolerable animal foods to consume. Kidney problems do not usually result in maldigestion-is it possible you mean pancreas, liver or gallbladder instead? Food for thought. Please let us all know what happens with you.

[@pavanpabbireddypavanpabbir1897]

Hi brother do u find any solution regarding this..?

[@frez516]

New subscriber here! Your videos are very informative and educational, thank you for taking the time making them! Would you please make a video how to gain weight for skinny people. Going to the gym, exercising and having rich diet (Mediterranean diet, no fast food Al all), I hardly gain one kilogram, but once I stop exercising and eat rich diet of protein I start losing weight very fast. If I don’t exercise I will be losing wait, if doesn’t matter how much I eat and sleep. Thank you doctor if you have any ideas what could be the problem, I went to so many doctors and I did a lot test and everything looks normal except I was diagnosed with Helicobacter pylori, so I took the treatment (antibiotics for 10 days), but I have been struggling for weight gain all my life since I was a child and I’m now 38 years old, any advices about probiotics, enzymes…?

[@TheHumanCondition]

Yes, Ruled.me has a keto calculator for body building (not intense) for your macros-fat, carbs, protein grams and total calories. It is a great way to add weight safely. I cut seed oils and lectins and add saturated fat for these patients, and I add trace minerals and omega 3s. sometimes the weight will not stick because of heavy metal toxicity, and in another person metals make them fat. Go figure; biochemical individuality. Let us know what happens.

[@hosttransit]

Hey Doc, thanks lots for all your inputs in helping demystify our health and human conundrums. Is it possible to get a private consultation as I would like to reach out to you directly but can’t seem to find a source of contact can you please advise?

[@TheHumanCondition]

Read the comments in the channel we have contact info for clinics and resources and email, I hope we can help.

[@baileysice2715]

Hi Dr great video but I'm still confused by my symptoms and wonder if you can help. I have non greasy sticky yellow poop and see undigested vegetable matter (l think). I think l have low stomach acid l burped (tiny) 7mins after bicarbonate test and stool a bit darker when l take double dose of digestive enzymes. What might the problem be?

[@TheHumanCondition]

Could be intolerance of plant fibers, proteins and or lectins? Gall bladder infection?

[@baileysice2715]

@@TheHumanCondition thank you soooo much for that ❤❤❤ l tried the carnivore diet in one day stool turned brown with brick pattern, something l haven't seen in years. I have discomfort under my right rib but ultrasound showed nothing. I'm waiting for further investigation there and right groin(ish) area, stool test negative. Please could explain the process by which stool turns brown in the small bowel. I already understand the liver, gallbladder and bile release, thanks to your bile video. Thank you in advance PS l really wish l could show you my gratitude thus far. I understand that l have a long way to go but this is such a huge step for me. I LOVE VEG and normally consume so much, without it my stomach is much quieter, I'm less gassy etc. Clearly, just for starters plant fiber is a problem. You are amazing 🤗

[@TheHumanCondition]

All my patients stated their stools were so strange for about 2 weeks or more when they cut lectins and ate more carnivore-ish or clean keto. It usually resolves but it can be wild.

[@claudiajones356]

Thank you sir

[@TheHumanCondition]

Welcome

[@joeldsouza3779]

How can I connect you? It’s serious.

[@TheHumanCondition]

The comments below show our website and Calendly contacts, and web resources for me and others with my credentials all over the world.

[@devindersingh8241]

Hey I have all these issues. BUt in canada where can I get the supplement? thanks

[@TheHumanCondition]

I don't know do they restrict health food stores there now? I get these supplements easily online or in health food stores in the States and Mexico. Europe has more restrictions, but vitamins, minerals and herbs are still largely available. Let un know the story up there!

[@bettyausten9533]

Thank you so much, please I was diagnosed with h.pylori and did triple therapy twice but after then since two months I keep burping and get this continues churning in my stomach nonstop with gas pops (don't know if that make sense)and when I eat it's worse,I don't feel pains just the continues churning so obvious like severe gas movement and it's causing me so much anxiety,I have slow bowel motility and when I poop I see bits of meals,also when food hits my stomach I pass out fart like gas is already down there,my CT, ultrasound and blood work came out good .please what do you suggest?

[@TheHumanCondition]

I cant diagnose or treat here, however I find that this responds well in my practice to cutting carbs and lectins. I use a carnivore-ish diet and I have to support the weak bile production first in these patients. Please tell us what happens for you.

[@marialissetteneiracuadra8348]

Dr what about gilbert syndrome? Do you think is a good idea to take bile suplement or lecithin?

[@TheHumanCondition]

Generally modern medicine doesn't offer much for Gilberts syndrome, because they say it tends to settle down by itself. I think that flares of this genetic disease can be triggered by stress and other daily imbalances in diet, so the liver bile function can be supported with gentle supplements like those and with diet and symptom monitoring. I think people could benefit from lying on their left side and learning to gently massage their own gallbladder too.

[@marialissetteneiracuadra8348]

@@TheHumanCondition thanks for your answer.

[@mathewhicks2998]

What if you have undigested food in stools

[@TheHumanCondition]

If we see undigested food in stool, we have either got a problem of insufficient digestion or just lots of raw whole food. We have to figure it out. Single foods undigested such as whole corn or oats can be a transient trivial variation of normal or seasonal plants. Raw food like whole corn kernels are quite common to see emerge as undigested without a problem associated with it, except to say that some nutrients remain locked up in the husk sometimes. other times only the indigestible fiber is left and that is often normal. When we see class of nutrient be undigested, such as the "peanut butter stool" that is sticky undigested protein, or floating oil or fat, then we have a categorical digestion problem that may be greater. I don't like to see people lose muscle so I measure body fat percentage, although it is not totally accurate, it can help discover when people are truly losing the good parts of their weight like muscle and bone vs burning fat away or shedding water weight. Sarcopenia or cachexia is the loss of the good parts due to disease. We want to lose weight due to good metabolism and not due to poor absorption. A doctor may measure fecal fat, bio-impedance, or more esoteric metabolic markers in body fluids to determine what we may be wasting from our bodies. Many people simplify their diet when they feel indigestion and see stool changes, and they get back on track. Some use probiotics and notice a return to normalcy. Healthy stool is a surprise to some people and we try to show them how very large healthy adult stools are, and it can be shocking to realize.

[@TheHumanCondition]

Matt there is an excellent video on undigested food in stool by Ken Berry MD.

[@mathewhicks2998]

@@TheHumanCondition I only just seen your first reply sorry, thank you very much I appreciate it massively 💜

[@SaimTarik]

I have ulcerative Colitis taking mesalamine but since last year I started losing weight slowly, calprotectin showed high inflammation 219 (which looks like resolved with high dose of UC med and aloe Vera juice) but EPI test showed really low markers so I started beef pancreas enzymes and HCL with pepsin it worked before but looks like not working any more as I am losing weight again:( I had my abdomen CT scan pancreas protocol couple of months ago and my GI said it’s fine also I never experienced any pain After watching your videos I started taking Zinc lozenges today. Is Zinc carnosine same? Will taking lecithin, Ox bile and Taurine be helpful? Please any suggestion would be helpful thanks

[@TheHumanCondition]

Its so hard to tell with this format. Consider chronic pancreatitis with your doctor, and also good idea about zinc lozenges. Zn carnosine is a good option too it can help digestion. There are no definitive tests for chronic pancreatitis sometimes fecal chymotrypsin and fecal pancreatic elastase. Its not the same as acute pancreatitis. Most bile and large intestine inflammation has bile at the root of the problem when we see calprotectin high. Full and complete bloodwork is important, and then less orthodox panels such as organic acids, total bile acids, stool tests, walsh panels, and other options. Please keep us informed.

[@SaimTarik]

@@TheHumanCondition Thank you!

[@vintv9112]

How can bile reflux be cured naturally?

[@TheHumanCondition]

Well, we cannot say cure legally, so we begin with assessment and lab tests. Usually its acid reflux, not bile reflux, so we assess and then try stomach acid support and or bile support. If assessment makes sense, my colleagues and I tend to apply zinc lozenges, natural stomach acid support, mucus layer support, rule out other illnesses, try bile acids, ox bile, dietary restrictions, and macro ratios of protein, fats and carbs, and sometimes food separation (food combining charts). It can be difficult, but it can also be surprisingly easy sometimes. A small percent of people will have real disease, or nasty genetics that make it really difficult. Please share your experience with us!

[@chucky2316]

@@TheHumanCondition isn't a glass of cold milk suffice

[@TheHumanCondition]

Sometimes yes. I like simple answers when possible. Sometimes the fix is short and sweet and sometimes it takes me years to figure it out, and for a few cases I never figure it out. I am more into odd causes that are not orthodox especially when modern medicine fails.

[@benchmarks1016]

Can I poop daily but still have slow motility, I have incomplete evacuation and can't seem to empty bowels because all stuff doesn't reach the rectum

[@TheHumanCondition]

We always look for magnesium deficits, lectin reactions, toxic fiber, poor gallbladder secretion of weak bile, and also carbon dioxide increase due to carb loads can slow motility. Let us know what happens.

[@benchmarks1016]

@@TheHumanConditionthank you sir...I live in a not very modernised region in india.. If I somehow fix my incomplete evacuation my life will be back to normal.. Its annoying

[@TheHumanCondition]

We have a lot of requests from India and we are hoping to forge more connections so we can help online.

[@saritaarroyo3247]

I was treated for h pylori. After a month I went for a breath test and tested negative. But now I’m constantly burping right away after meals and passing gas. I do notice thin stools and some pieces of food in stool. Doctor says it’s normal. 😏

[@TheHumanCondition]

Most of the literature on these trends would point to bile imbalance or low stomach acid or both. Keep us informed so we can all learn. Thanks.

[@GodmadeTrends]

@@TheHumanCondition what would you suggest as a natural treatment for low stomach acid please?

[@bettyausten9533]

How are you now?

[@saritaarroyo3247]

@@bettyausten9533 back to normal. After 6 months. No problem now.

[@bettyausten9533]

@@saritaarroyo3247 did you do anything to help? Please I'm going through same now

[@thengamam]

My poop is hard at the beginning and then normal. Why ?

[@TheHumanCondition]

Bile imbalance is the most common reason that people complain of this in my practice followed by low stomach acid from zinc deficit or lectin intolerance, in my experience. Let us know what happens.

[@atmanand5802]

💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@theresageiger584]

NO CLAY

[@TheHumanCondition]

Thanks for your comment

[@mattymoldovan3986]

I am so stuck and do not know what to do its slimmmy nugets that sink to the bottom feels like its not done but nothing comes out where i live there is no natural help if you know what to do please email me i truly need help

[@TheHumanCondition]

Consider digestive enzymes and bile support like ox bile and zinc, and believe it or not fiber may not be as helpful as common knowledge- watch Zoe Harcombe on problems with fiber.

[@mattymoldovan3986]

@@TheHumanCondition I Have a few questions do i take the zinc with the oxbile ? how long do i take the ox bile for before body produces its own bile again ? worried that the body will become dependent on it

[@TheHumanCondition]

Generally digestive aids tend to strengthen secretions, not reduce them. There is a thing called negative feedback in neurotransmitters and hormones, where taking outside drugs reduces the output of the organs that produce them naturally, but that mechanism is not operating in digestion. Generally the more we take outside digestive enzymes and ox bile, lemon and zinc for example, the more -not less- healthy our digestive secretions become. Here is an example; we use this very concept to restore the pancreas in chronic pancreatitis (not acute) by giving supplemental enzymes for a long time and the pancreas can recover. This is well established in literature. Keep us informed. It can take weeks if it is simple, and months if the pancreas is weak. Test for this include blood test called pancreatic amylase. lipase, elastin and a stool test called chymotrypsin. Good luck and tell us what happens next.