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With iron-deficiency anemia, how long do you recommend supplementing before retesting?

Dr. Amy Nett: It depends on the severity. I normally like to supplement for about three to four weeks and...

Follow-up question regarding TTG6- A patient does not need to avoid all dairy and only chocolate milk.

Chris Kresser: Yeah, that’s what the test results would suggest. Although they may want to try avoiding dairy and see...

What would you do with a patient with a hemoglobin A1c of 5.9, positive islet cell, and insulin antibodies on Cyrex Array 5?

Dr. Amy Nett: I would probably check some additional markers of blood sugar, so fasting blood glucose. I’d probably have...

If someone has one functioning kidney, so a solitary kidney, no diabetes, and normal blood pressure, would you expect the EGFR to be a bit off? Would 78 be considered okay in this situation, or even with just one kidney, would you hope to have the results in the same range as if you had two kidneys?

Dr. Amy Nett: So, I’m just going to say right now I’m actually not an expert in solitary kidney. I...

Rheumatoid arthritis patient who was going off the opioids. Went successfully. She’s gotten to the point where she feels as good as she did on the opioid. My thoughts were using LDN after the opiate for the autoimmunity aspect of pain and because she has super-high methane SIBO. Before the opioid withdrawal, she needed laxatives. Now she can go without. So given that she is not having any more pain being off the opioid, do you think it’s still a good idea to try LDN for the autoimmunity and motility agent? Would there be any adverse effects? I know there is the potential for disrupted sleep. Anything else? And if she does try it for autoimmunity and migrating motor complex, how would I know if it’s working? She’s pooping, albeit not in a predictable fashion, so what markers could I use?

Dr. Amy Nett: Great questions. I think one thing that I would ask is like what are the RF levels?...

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