Sunday 3 June 2012

Conformation?

Thanks to Gary for taking the time to write and phone me tonight. He seems to be confirming my theory that Louis' gut has been damaged by the campylobacter.
"There are many possibilities, it could be an intolerance, allergy. It could also be that since his campylobacter it made the lining of his stomach sensitive resulting in poor absorption and digestion, effectively the bacterial growth in his colon seems to be doing very well, not so good for him. Effectively the nutrients aren't being assimilated by the small intestine resulting in them passing to the colon where the bad bacteria will proliferate, especially doing well from these nutrients. What's needed is for the intestinal flora (lining) to build up again, easier said than done as it is so fragile that the slightest thing will upset it. We sometime recommend either an exclusion diet like RC sensitivity control than it most cases settle things down, in the worst cases we find that RC hypoallergenic works, these are prescription diets and are expensive but certainly worth it. The fact that he did well on GSD 24 points me in that direction."