Transit Time Explained

10 Comments

1. Schulze says:

   June 26, 2014 at 5:13 AM

   Do toxins like Caffeine, Alcohol and Aspartane contribute to a bulletproof liver – if IgG’s can surely drinking alcohol, diet coke or coffee could slow the livers ability to process meds?

   • Dr Charles Parker says:

     June 26, 2014 at 5:20 AM

     Schulze,
     Caffeine sounds ok at this time, – ETOH and Aspartame create problems period. Metabolic slowing appears related to a combo of variables not just one contributory factor.
     cp

2. Michelle says:

   March 18, 2014 at 9:24 PM

   Hi Dr parker
   I was diagnosed with ADHD last October and have tried different meds but feel ill with the side effects and not getting much positives. Having watched your youtube videos and read your blogs & book, I finally did the corn test and it’s only just come through after 52 hours – so definitely got a slow transit time!

   I’m now looking into IgG testing, but wondered whether I should stop my meds for now, and also how soon approximately it can take to recover and start benefiting from the meds.
   Michelle

   • Dr Charles Parker says:

     March 19, 2014 at 5:11 AM

     Michelle,
     In my office I wouldn’t/don’t stop the meds, but see TT as a work in progress. It took years to develop the downstream effects, it will take months to resolve – therefore no big moves and patience. If the meds help a bit, hang in there.

     Sorry to dance on this answer, but it’s true: everyone is different on recovery time, depending on the metabolic damage. Many feel better in two weeks, some take more than a year when the adrenal is compromised.

     Interesting how 52 hr can make such a difference! Measure IgG is the first step, then look at supplements to heal your bowel. Probiotics, and a two step Liver Detox is what we recommend at CorePsych: 1. Amino-D-Tox for phase 2 liver [Phase 2 first then:], finish 1 bottle, then 2. PaleoCleanse carefully as can get sick, using lower doses to start at tolerance – for both Phase 1 & 2 liver detox.

     If you suffer w too many mice running around in a locked house [the liver], open the back door [Phase 2] first to let the mice out, then throw in the cat [both Phase 1&2] in. Otherwise it becomes cat and mouse mayhem.
     cp

     • Michelle says:

       March 19, 2014 at 7:41 AM

       Thanks for the speedy reply – wish my TT was nearly as fast! Will take all your advice & hopefully I’ll start seeing some improvements.
       Thanks again!

       • Dr Charles Parker says:

         March 19, 2014 at 12:00 PM

         😉

3. Alice Thornton says:

   February 18, 2014 at 3:39 PM

   Oh and I have a IgG sensitivity 1 out of 5 to grapes – should I avoid Wine?

   Thank you so much.
   Alice

   • Dr Charles Parker says:

     February 19, 2014 at 4:56 AM

     Alice,
     Don’t know the test, but just a little allergy is not the problem. Hit the big allergies first, that most often turns the tide.
     cp

4. Alice Thornton says:

   February 18, 2014 at 3:36 PM

   Hello Dr Parker,

   I have discovered that I have multiple IgG food sensitivities that meant my medications have become ineffective and make me feel ‘stoned’ and zombie like even on low doses. Feel like I have all the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. For the first 3 months on Vyvanse it worked but did make me feel slightly high! I know understand the theraputic window and think I was out the top slightly..

   I wanted to ask following my IgG test how long it takes the meds to work again?

   I must say that I am not a believer in Supplements having read Mark ‘Snake Oil’ Hymans book where he pushes his supplements down everyone’s throat -> its kind of put me of supplements in a sceptical way.

   Can I get better if I eat properly (avoiding all Igg’s) without supplements?

   • Dr Charles Parker says:

     February 19, 2014 at 4:54 AM

     Alice,
     I know Mark Hyman personally and have respect for his intelligence, his biomedical insights and his search for meaningful, useful evidence for brain work. The problem for Mark, and I’ve told him this personally, is that he inevitably provides no bridges to the effective, proven, useful interventions available in psychiatry. Why is that? Simply: he doesn’t get psych, doesn’t understand psych meds, and for years has repeatedly witnessed the downstream effect of psychs not respecting [or even remotely understanding] biomedical issues, and the painful problems of not caring [the current ‘standard of care’] about – even basic Realities such as Metabolism. Too many do write for psych meds without a clue about brain or body function – he’s right to point out that these oversights are a national catastrophe.

     But we can’t throw the baby out w the bath water. My response to Mark: Much of what you say is right, thanks for your insights, now let’s find ways to work together. Functional medicine is polarized against psych for many reasons, not the least of which is marketing and pervasive customer dissatisfaction with psych meds. That side of medical opinion seizes, as does Amen for years, on that malcontent, and emphasizes that polarization for serious economic and medical reasons. Creating a dichotomy creates choices. Without choice treatment failure continues to mushroom.

     You don’t need shotgun supplements, you likely will need some targeted supplements for the short term, not the long term – based upon your specific, measurable needs. Targeted supplements speed recovery, do work w meds and help the meds work well, and sometimes may remove all need for meds. More rare than common, but not a false hope.

     You do need to follow your IgG discoveries faithfully as they are the Ghost in the system that will haunt you if you don’t.
     cp