Case Study 17: TREATMENT OF AUTOIMMUNITY WITH THE HELP OF FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE REGENERATIVE THERAPY

Here is the healing journey of a woman from Hashimoto’s thyroiditis with IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) & extreme chronic fatigue.

A women age 37 years approached us with the complaints of:

• Imbalanced thyroid hormone
• Infertility
• Migraines
• Chronic constipation
• Slow digestion
• Brain fog
• Anxiety
• Hair fall
• Abnormal vaginal discharge
• Joint aches

Following investigations were done so as to detect the underlying root cause of multiple health problems she was facing.

INVESTIGATIONS

• Complete blood work
• Hormone tests- free T3, freeT4, TSH, RT3 and thyroid antibodies.
• Infectious disease testing- Lyme, Candida, Epstein Barr Virus and Hepatitis.
• Complete iodine thyroid w/elements & adrenal stress
• Stool Comprehensive
• Food Intolerances

TEST RESULTS

The test results revealed

1. Imbalanced Hormones: Her TSH was high and free T3 T4 were low. The thyroid antibodies that is the anti TPO & TG were extremely high. \
2. She was found positive for Ebstein Barr Virus and also her blood report showed high levels of Candida antibodies.
3. Her Vitamin D levels were low.
4. Stool Comprehensive Report: The report revealed gut dysbiosis- Klebsiella pneumoniae 3+, imbalanced gut commensals.

Stool comprehensive test result: Dysbiotic bacteria- Klebsiella pneumoniae 3+ and multiple imbalanced commensals

1. Food Intolerance Test: It was found she was intolerant to number of food items, which she was consuming on regular basis.
2. Heavy metal test: The report illustrated toxic load in body especially of Aluminium & cadmium.

7.  Mineral Test: Her crucial minerals were imbalanced, zinc levels were extremely low, and she was also deficient of phosphorus, silicon, copper, chromium, cobalt and more.

TREATMENT

On the basis of the detailed discussion with the patient and her reports, the treatment was started to cleanse her gut, eliminate the metals, prescribed her essential minerals, her liver was detoxed, worked on her hormones so as to balance them and bring them into optimum range. She was advised:

• Compounded thyroid hormones in combination-T3 and T4
• Intravenous therapy
• Nutraceuticals to fulfill the deficiencies
• Candida & Parasite Cleanse to eliminate parasites and fungal growth
• Diet corrections
• Peptide therapy
• Biofilm busting and heavy metal detox enemas
• Liver cleanse therapy- IV and oral
• Selective healthy gut bacteria strains to balance and heal the gut lining

FOLLOW UP

After almost 5 months of treatment her report depicts astonishing result her abnormally elevated thyroid antibodies dropped down.

Thyroid antibody reports before treatment

Thyroid antibody reports after treatment

The abnormal vaginal discharge has disappeared, she feels much better her energy levels got better, improved sex drive, she mentioned her gut feels good and is able to consume food comfortably-there is no frequent bloating or pain after food and no constipation. She is on her first cycle of peptides and is continuing to follow the treatment.