4 ms·

Seemingly intolerant to starches and sugar in general, leads to depression. Weirdly enough green stuff seems to give me panic attacks and suicidal ideation. T

Seemingly intolerant to starches and sugar in general, leads to depression. Weirdly enough green stuff seems to give me panic attacks and suicidal ideation. Takes about 4 days to get into effect. Probably something to do with fermentation. Next one will be the 3rd Therapist, this time she's also a general practicioner. There are all kinds of doctors on youtube talking about this, but haven't found one in Germany who could give me a diagnosis... I'm so frustrated

steve_adams_86 3y ago
Oh wow, that sounds incredibly frustrating. It seems wise to consider that it might be a fermentation problem, perhaps a serious imbalance of microbes or something. Good luck. I dealt with GI issues that lead to both physical and psychological misery once (after repeated courses of antibiotics), and my advice is to hang in there — you could find something that works for you, even it takes a while.
- aszantu 3y ago
  yes, fermentation was my thought as well. Carnivore diet helps, but I am unable to stick to it some days and when stressed out I'll eat anything carb, even cookies that bugs won't touch. Probably toxic in other ways I don't know.
everforward 3y ago
Not a doctor, but it could be auto-brewery syndrome [1]. In effect, your gut biome contains fermenting bacteria that ferment sugars and starches into alcohol. The alcohol might be causing depression, and switching to a diet that avoids fermentable stuff might cause anxiety due to alcohol withdrawal. Again, not a doctor, not a diagnosis, but it might help give you a name that your doctor could look into. 1: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513346/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513346/
- aszantu 3y ago
  looking into enzymes for the next 2 weeks. Haven't gotten a SIBO test yet, but SIBO makes sense when undigested carbs sit around.

4 ms·

Seemingly intolerant to starches and sugar in general, leads to depression. Weirdly enough green stuff seems to give me panic attacks and suicidal ideation. T

by aszantu 3y ago

steve_adams_86 3y ago
Oh wow, that sounds incredibly frustrating. It seems wise to consider that it might be a fermentation problem, perhaps a serious imbalance of microbes or something. Good luck. I dealt with GI issues that lead to both physical and psychological misery once (after repeated courses of antibiotics), and my advice is to hang in there — you could find something that works for you, even it takes a while.
- aszantu 3y ago
  yes, fermentation was my thought as well. Carnivore diet helps, but I am unable to stick to it some days and when stressed out I'll eat anything carb, even cookies that bugs won't touch. Probably toxic in other ways I don't know.
everforward 3y ago
Not a doctor, but it could be auto-brewery syndrome [1]. In effect, your gut biome contains fermenting bacteria that ferment sugars and starches into alcohol. The alcohol might be causing depression, and switching to a diet that avoids fermentable stuff might cause anxiety due to alcohol withdrawal. Again, not a doctor, not a diagnosis, but it might help give you a name that your doctor could look into. 1: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513346/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513346/
- aszantu 3y ago
  looking into enzymes for the next 2 weeks. Haven't gotten a SIBO test yet, but SIBO makes sense when undigested carbs sit around.