• First of all, if you are not sure or in doubt of the cleanliness of the water supply, don’t dare drink it, and this also applies to ice cubes and other iced drinks since you don’t have absolute assurance where the water used on making them came from. It’s best to drink sealed bottled, purified or carbonated water—and even use them for cleaning teeth. And when you are going to use regular water, be sure to boil it for one minute before consuming it.
• Cook thoroughly any food, especially meats and seafood and see to it to serve them piping hot. Remember that undercooked meats have high-risk of microorganism contamination, and foods left long enough in room temperature have high possibility to be contaminated.
• Avoid eating uncooked vegetables and fruits that are already peeled. It is best to choose raw fruits and veggies that you can peel yourself and salads made by you, just to prevent diarrhoea.
• Avoid unpasteurized milk and other dairy products, as much as possible. Boil milk before consuming it and take care with local cheeses and ice cream.
• Wash all the dishes and cutlery in clean hot water before using them and of course, wash your hands thoroughly with soap and clean water and don’t forget to dry them before eating or handling food, and always after using the toilet, holding money and touching possible contaminated objects.
• Seek hot, not just warm food and avoid foods sold in stalls in streets and places with poor hygiene.

It is also best to avoid alcohol and coffee as they can contribute to even worse case of diarrhoea.
I hope it helps.

The GI problems can contribute to the hypothyroid problems and vice versa. We can determine possible solutions for that also with this Functional Medicine approach.

I am so happy to hear the benefits you’ve attained from the nutraceutical regimen you’ve been using. I would encourage you to also make some of the dietary changes and Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes I’ve written extensively about in other blog articles on my website also, if you’ve not already done so.

Regarding the concern about “sediment in your stomach”, with those nutrients and HCL, that is not likely. Just use the HCL at the beginning of meals, and the selenium, B12, vitamins A, C, and E, folate, milk thistle, omega 3′s and others MID-MEAL. In other words, take a few bites of food and THEN take the other vitamins and nutrients with food.

I replied to your e-mail directly yesterday, but am replying here also for others benefit. In brief, yes ibuprofen can disrupt the microflora and initiate the symptoms you are experiencing.

Since you have the Ethical Nutrients HCL and you are a 50 year old female, try increasing the HCL dose to 2 capsules at the beginning of meals. If there is still not difference after a couple of days, you may want to increase it to 3 HCL capsules at the beginning of meals. You should only increase the dose to where you feel just a slight warmth in your stomach, no more! When you feel that slight warmth with the dose you find elicits that feeling, then decrease the dose by one capsule…that will be the dose you need.

The adrenal and hypothyroid issues definitely need to be addressed also however. Look on my homepage at http://www.HolisticHealthBayArea.com and scroll down to the Hypothyroid and Adrenal pages to find useful articles I’ve written on those topics. With these combined issues, I would suggest we do a phone consultation.