Has anyone cured Bipolar with GAPS diet?

I am trying to treat my cyclothymia holistically with the GAPS diet. Basically, in my opinion, all disease including mental illness comes from the gut. Many people with mental illnesses has digestive issues relating to their gut. If they fix this problem, they will get rid of their disease. I have leaky gut and candida and I am thinking this is the cause of my disorder.

Has anyone had success with this diet?

Thanks!

I've never heard of this. But I think that it is probably not the sole cause of bipolar symptoms since there is a lot of research on changes in the brain and because meds that affect brain chemistry help. But everyone is different and not knowing anything about this I can't say that it will or won't help you, just that I think that I would be surprised to find that it is all related to digestion. That's me of course and it may be totally different for someone else.

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Any lifestyle change for the good is going to calm your mental illness down.

Cure? Thats such a funny lil word... Some people use the word "remission" of symptoms. The goal really is to lessen the amount of time when your MI is causing distress and taking away from being able to go about your life without a episode taking place.... Least that is how I look at it.

There is a lot of interesting data about the gut/mind link. If you have a leaky gut then that could certainly be making you feel crappy. A better lifestyle and diet would probably "cure" half the population of this site haha.

I recently did a full gut detox, practitioner range prescribed by my holistic GP... not a difference in mood, I still ended up inpatient and suicidal. I feel that proves my illness is most certainly mental and not a reaction to lifestyle, foods, exercise or otherwise that I constantly see in others.

I will say that after figuring out what kind of food I can actually eat, as well as my intolerances, getting enough sleep, and eating the right foods, I have found a DRASTIC impact on my wellbeing..

It hasn't cured my symptoms, but it has definitely made them a bit more bearable (taken the edge off), because im less miserable than I was before.

I DO know that it has also removed my ovarian cysts, my migraines are gone, and the fogginess, and irritability is gone which is amazing. I have found a bigger change in my physical health, digestive (biggest impact) and lymphatic system more than my psychological imbalance.

I highly recommend having good gut health, and eating a good diet. The problem is, everyone is different, so what I have to stay away from, you may find essential in your diet.

I am getting my AA in a week for biology, im a life-coach at a gym and I help peeps lose weight, so I promise i'm not talking out of my ***.

If you guys have any simple questions about foods, etc, I can do my best to answer.

I really want everyone to know just how much eating the right food can change your life and I want to help as many people as I can because we have so many false advertisers on tv and stores telling people what to eat when in fact its terrible for you, and we dont know any better.

If you don't wanna post here, you can pm me

I don't want to bash your beliefs, but I read the GAPSdiet.com FAQ -- it's very, very long -- and want to warn anyone reading this thread that there is no scientific evidence to support this claim or any of the claims made by Natasha Campbell-McBride (the creator of GAPS). Nearly all of her claims are bizarre and flat-out wrong, and she hasn't produced any studies in support of them.

While the gut is related to a lot of illnesses (read the New Yorker article called "The Excrement Experiment"; it's about fecal bacteriotherapy), the GAPS diet is based on thoroughly discredited claims, including:
1) electromagnetic radiation damages mitochondria;
2) autoimmune issues stem from the gut;
3) coffee enemas are good for you;
4) microbial exotoxins with masses of over 4000 Daltons damage your brain after passing through the blood-brain barrier (in reality, nothing larger than 500 Daltons can pass through it);
5) non-organic food items lack nutritional value;
6) sitting in a sauna removes toxins;
7) whatever is in the mother's blood will be in her milk ( nope);
8) vaccines can cause autism (huge red flag here);
9) homeopathy isn't quackery (biggest red flag).

The list goes on and on. She also has a lot of stuff she would love to sell.

In general, if something says it will help with "detoxification" or makes bold, entirely unsubstantiated claims about miracle cures of autism and other illnesses, then I assume it's a hoax. If something claims to be a cure-all, then I assume it probably cures nothing.

(to OP)

Cure-all's are definitely a fictitious concept because even when you get a cold, you still have some germs left.

Another thing to look out for is when they have small truths mixed with lies, or small parts of a truth blown into overgeneralized statements that don't make it true anymore.

Stick to [reputable] medical journals and the science, and you'll be golden.
:}

I do know that when I have an upset belly or gut discomfort I'm not in the best of moods. It's bad that I have an ulcer now that sometimes makes it feel like someone is twisting a knife in my back, or a low level throbbing ache in my chest constantly. I've been taking OTC acid reducers which has helped the acid reflux which I think caused it. It's feeling better now and I'm in a chirpy mood.

Just wanted to echo the fact that bipolar is a mental illness caused by imbalances in the brain and there is currently no cure. I believe that a healthy diet is an important part of holistically treating the illness but I know for a fact that diet alone cannot treat let alone cure this illness. Believe me, we would all know about it if there were a cure.

Wait, how did you know you have an ulcer?

I know we have google, but id like to ask from the source lol

I have been having random sharp pains in my left area (stomach) and sometimes kidney area (thinking it may just be kidney problem)

My mom is incredibly stressed with a hernia and a few ulcers as well as heart problems, asthma, food intolerances and cannot walk because she has weaned off meds and it messed up her body from being on so long and i know that's probably in my future.

I just want to know im in the clear is all

How about contacting a nutritionist to help you sort out an optimal diet for you?
Also, I don't understand how BP is caused by issues in the gut.
For sorting out candida; have you tried cutting out sugar in your diet? Candida thrives on sugar. Best of luck to you!