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1. Enuresis (bed-wetting) and polyuria (excessive urination) are common
Urinary problems
1. Enuresis (bed-wetting) and polyuria (excessive urination) are common
concerns of parents before GAPS and seem to increase during the early
stages of GAPS. Please comment.
Please, read my article on Food Allergy
which explains this issue in detail. Urine is one of the venues for
toxins to leave the body. Abnormal gut flora produces a lot of toxins,
which are excreted in urine. This toxic urine irritates the lining of
the bladder and causes a low grade inflammation there, so the person
gets symptoms of chronic cystitis. The bladder does not want to hold
toxic urine, so the person has to empty it frequently. If a child (or an
adult) with this condition is fast asleep, then the bladder may empty
without waking up the person, hence bed-wetting. Die-off increases
levels of toxins in the body, so the urine will become more toxic,
exacerbating the problem. It is always important to control die-off by
slow introduction of probiotics and various foods.
GAPS Programme will eliminate this problem long term, as it will
remove its cause. In the meantime do what works to help the situation:
drink plenty of water, supplements of cranberry help to reduce
inflammation in the bladder, use various mechanical alarms and devises
developed for enuresis, wake your child up a few times during the night
and take him/her to the bathroom. Foods high in salicylates and oxalates
can make the problem worse, so try to avoid these foods for a while
until things get better.
When the natural defences of the mucous membranes of the bladder are
damaged by toxins in the urine, then any infection can join in easily.
So people with this problem get urinary infections frequently which have
to be treated with antibiotics. Populating that area with beneficial
flora will prevent urinary infections. So, I recommend applying homemade
kefir or yoghurt all over the groin after showers and baths. Probiotic
microbes will slowly travel up the urethra into the bladder, protect it
and help it heal.
which explains this issue in detail. Urine is one of the venues for
toxins to leave the body. Abnormal gut flora produces a lot of toxins,
which are excreted in urine. This toxic urine irritates the lining of
the bladder and causes a low grade inflammation there, so the person
gets symptoms of chronic cystitis. The bladder does not want to hold
toxic urine, so the person has to empty it frequently. If a child (or an
adult) with this condition is fast asleep, then the bladder may empty
without waking up the person, hence bed-wetting. Die-off increases
levels of toxins in the body, so the urine will become more toxic,
exacerbating the problem. It is always important to control die-off by
slow introduction of probiotics and various foods.
GAPS Programme will eliminate this problem long term, as it will
remove its cause. In the meantime do what works to help the situation:
drink plenty of water, supplements of cranberry help to reduce
inflammation in the bladder, use various mechanical alarms and devises
developed for enuresis, wake your child up a few times during the night
and take him/her to the bathroom. Foods high in salicylates and oxalates
can make the problem worse, so try to avoid these foods for a while
until things get better.
When the natural defences of the mucous membranes of the bladder are
damaged by toxins in the urine, then any infection can join in easily.
So people with this problem get urinary infections frequently which have
to be treated with antibiotics. Populating that area with beneficial
flora will prevent urinary infections. So, I recommend applying homemade
kefir or yoghurt all over the groin after showers and baths. Probiotic
microbes will slowly travel up the urethra into the bladder, protect it
and help it heal.
