Dr. Elizabeth Boham

And the kid was fine. That's such a common connection. I mean, even my son, when he started dairy, he got asthma and eczema. It's unfortunately such a common connection. So for this child, he had a lot of ear infections and eczema. And so he was on antibiotics about once or twice a year in his childhood. And he really didn't think that was very much.

He's like, that's not, you know, that wasn't too much. But, you know, it makes a huge impact on the microbiome as we're learning. And then he started to have acne as a teenager, maybe because of dairy more, right? Or some of the imbalances in the microbiome, right?

He's like, that's not, you know, that wasn't too much. But, you know, it makes a huge impact on the microbiome as we're learning. And then he started to have acne as a teenager, maybe because of dairy more, right? Or some of the imbalances in the microbiome, right?

He's like, that's not, you know, that wasn't too much. But, you know, it makes a huge impact on the microbiome as we're learning. And then he started to have acne as a teenager, maybe because of dairy more, right? Or some of the imbalances in the microbiome, right?

And so this history of antibiotics sort of set him up. And about a year ago, he had some sort of stomach bug. So some probably viral stomach infection. And then since that time, he started to have all these digestive issues and was losing weight.

And so this history of antibiotics sort of set him up. And about a year ago, he had some sort of stomach bug. So some probably viral stomach infection. And then since that time, he started to have all these digestive issues and was losing weight.

And so this history of antibiotics sort of set him up. And about a year ago, he had some sort of stomach bug. So some probably viral stomach infection. And then since that time, he started to have all these digestive issues and was losing weight.

Right. So with him, as we do with most of our patients, we do food first, right? So we said, okay, we've got to really focus on this person's diet and help him start feeling better right away so he can start to eat more and regain some of his strength. So we pulled away inflammatory foods. We took them off of gluten and dairy while we were waiting for tests to come back.

Right. So with him, as we do with most of our patients, we do food first, right? So we said, okay, we've got to really focus on this person's diet and help him start feeling better right away so he can start to eat more and regain some of his strength. So we pulled away inflammatory foods. We took them off of gluten and dairy while we were waiting for tests to come back.

Right. So with him, as we do with most of our patients, we do food first, right? So we said, okay, we've got to really focus on this person's diet and help him start feeling better right away so he can start to eat more and regain some of his strength. So we pulled away inflammatory foods. We took them off of gluten and dairy while we were waiting for tests to come back.

Sometimes we will do some tests that look at, of course, we'll test for celiac disease.

Sometimes we will do some tests that look at, of course, we'll test for celiac disease.

Sometimes we will do some tests that look at, of course, we'll test for celiac disease.

Yep, that's for sure.

Yep, that's for sure.

Yep, that's for sure.

And he didn't have that.

And he didn't have that.

And he didn't have that.

Absolutely. And even if people are negative totally for celiac, if they have increased intestinal permeability, they start reacting to a lot of different foods. So then you start to see with that leaky gut, as we talked about before, the coffee filter and things are coming through, then the body's reacting to lots of foods that it maybe never reacted to before.