On this episode of The Paleo View, Stacy and Sarah tackle readers questions on colonoscopies, the liquid diet needed pre-colonoscopy, and how to reintroduce bacteria to the gut after the colonoscopy.
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The Paleo View (TPV), Episode 139, Colon Health
- Intro (0:00)
- News and Views (0:56)
- Excited to see each other at Paleo f(x) next week! And everyone else, and to meet new people!
- Did you know you can live stream the presentations for free by signing up for the Paleo f(x) newsletter?!
- You can still buy tickets for the full event, or even for the vender expo alone – more info here
- This weekend Matt and Stacy will be at Costco stores in Maryland and Pittsburgh – find details here
- Excited to see each other at Paleo f(x) next week! And everyone else, and to meet new people!
- This Week’s Show (9:02)
- We invite our listeners to ask questions (which you can submit here) and we have a number of questions on poop that we will address today
- Specifically we have received a lot on colonoscopies
- Science with Sarah (11:56)
- The main reason people get colonoscopies is to check for polyps and other factors that lead to issues with digestive health
- The link of meat consumption to cancer rates is strongest in colon and rectal cancer cases, so this is a very relevant topic as it relates to the Paleo diet and overall health
- Where the studies are flawed in the correlation they are eluding to
- How the links interact with other factors, i.e. product consumption
- Questions & Answers (21:50)
- Sue – how to handle the pre-colonoscopy diet recommendations since they go against all I have learned regarding gut health?
- In addition to everything else that was recommended, be sure to check this post on gelatin for recipe recommendations
- Ruth – how to reintroduce bacteria to the gut after a colonoscopy?
- Prescript-Assist Broad Spectrum Probiotic Prebiotic Complex (Prescript-Assist changed their formula in 2017. Due to lack of validation trials, I can no longer recommend this supplement.)
- Sue – how to handle the pre-colonoscopy diet recommendations since they go against all I have learned regarding gut health?
- Thanks everyone – we will catch you next week!
- Outro (43:57)
Guest Post by Heather Resler – Creamy Butternut Squash Lasagna (Autoimmune Protocol-Friendly)