I’ll give you the slightly longer version. Last year I was diagnosed with low blood platelets that turned out to be false but I was looking for all the information I could find on the subject in order to save my spleen from being removed! After months of research it seems that the NSAIDs I was taking for headaches was causing “leaky gut” syndrome and that led to autoimmune and gastrointestinal problems.

I’m not the type to get into “fad” diets but all my research pointed to “The Paleo Diet” to fix a possible leaky gut syndrome. (I didn’t know for sure but I wanted to keep my spleen!) :-) So I went on the extreme version of the diet because it eliminated virtually everything that could be causing the problem. It wasn’t easy finding things I could eat but there are more options now.

I didn’t eat any carbs except fruits and vegetables. No grains whatsoever. I lost 25 lbs in two months but by eating a lot of protein I really didn’t feel very hungry. My problems cleared up and I started reintroducing eggs, rice, oats etc. When I reintroduced pepper however my skin started acting up so now I don’t use pepper or paprika.

The takeaway:

1. Don’t trust doctors.
2. Do your own research.
3. What you eat has a profound effect on your health.
4. You may have food allergies you don’t even know about.
5. Over-the-counter drugs can be causing problems you don’t know about.
6. Eat healthy – save a spleen.

I hope this helps.