Introduction to Briggs Protocol for IBD

[Arnie Pye]

For anyone with gut problems, particularly Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's Disease and Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD), this may be of interest :

The Briggs Protocol for treating Ulcerative Colitis has been floating around the internet and our Facebook FMT Discussion group for a few years now. The reason it’s so popular is that it has worked for many, is science based and does not pretend to be a silver bullet.

Even if you have a digestive or autoimmune illness other than Ulcerative Colitis, there is still a lot to learn in The Briggs Protocol as the latest thinking on such illnesses is they all stem from the same cause.

The Briggs Protocol is a 31 page document that can be overwhelming at first. So below I’ve summarized the highlights to give you an overview. References to the research studies can be found in the complete paper. I do highly recommend that you take the time to read the full paper as it will give you an understanding of the rationale behind the protocol and make it easier to follow.

Source and the rest of the article : http://thepowerofpoop.com/briggs-protocol/

A later paragraph...

Like many others investigating modern Western illnesses, Michael believes that the underlying cause revolves around the breakdown of the epithelial barrier (gut wall), a condition known as “Intestinal Permeability” or colloquially as “Leaky Gut”.

The author has got his gastroenterologist onboard with the treatment protocol that he (the author) has come up with, presumably because you can't argue with success. And yet I was under the impression that Leaky Gut was still laughed at by many doctors as being "alternative" and therefore not real. Has Leaky Gut become an acceptable and believable condition now, without me noticing?

 

[jpcv]

Yes!

 

[Valentijn]

This looks like a bunch of nonsense, based on one guy trying everything and doing no research. He's also a big fan of Yasko, with some vague methylation-speak which he doesn't seem to understand, which is a substantial red flag.

 

[Jonathan Edwards]

yet I was under the impression that Leaky Gut was still laughed at by many doctors as being "alternative" and therefore not real. Has Leaky Gut become an acceptable and believable condition now, without me noticing?

No, it has not been scientifically validated and since it has been around for at least thirty years that probably means there is nothing much to it. The general idea that ulcerative colitis, Crohn's and irritable bowel syndrome all stem from a similar leaky gut problem is quite clearly wrong.

This is not 'science based'. It is advertising I suspect. Sorry to be negative but I am afraid one has to keep up a constant fight against quacks selling nonsense to everyone.

 

[Jonathan Edwards]

Yup, this is just an advertising site.

 

[Arnie Pye]

@Valentijn @Jonathan Edwards

Thanks for the feedback. I should stop being so credulous, and learn to be more discriminating.